La Paz County, AZ Emergency Mobile Kitchen and Dishwashing Rentals

Past emergencies and recovery needs in La Paz County

OpenFEMA lists 5 disaster declarations that include La Paz County, going back to 1983. The most frequent incident types were flooding (2 declarations) and severe storms (2 declarations). If you plan across towns, check the page for Parker as well; its own declaration history is listed there.

The most recent is Severe Storms and Flooding (major disaster declaration, DR-4203), declared November 5, 2014, with the incident beginning September 7, 2014. Flooding tends to knock out power and drainage first, leaving kitchens unable to cook or keep food cold even when the building is standing. By incident type, the count is flooding 2, severe storms 2 and hurricane 1. By decade: 1980s 1, 2000s 2 and 2010s 2. The records also list Severe Winter Storms and Flooding (DR-1888, March 18, 2010), Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (EM-3241, September 12, 2005), Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-1347, October 27, 2000) and Flooding (DR-686, July 1, 1983).

Between 2016 and 2025 the Storm Events Database recorded 117 county-based event records in La Paz County, with flood events the most common at 88. The costliest event with a reported dollar figure was a flash flood in August 2022, with about $500,000 in property damage. After a flood the pad matters as much as the unit: a rental kitchen needs firm, well-drained ground and a clear route in.

The National Interagency Fire Center maps 3 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more that started in La Paz County since 2016, together covering about 5,472 acres. The largest was the Island fire in 2026, at 3,145 acres. Crews fighting and rebuilding after a fire eat on site for weeks, and the kitchens that fed the town may be the ones that lost power.

Declarations are federal designations for an area, not a record of damage at a particular site.

Construction projects and crew meals near La Paz County

USASpending.gov lists 18 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more with work in La Paz County since October 2021, worth about $77 million together. Another public record is “Crip MC Checks and Lateral 73 Construction,” a $21 million Department of the Interior contract from July 2026 in La Paz County (award record). In March 2025, the Department of the Interior awarded a $14 million contract for “Pumping Station at Topock Marsh” in La Paz County, with work running to August 2026 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $10 million Department of Defense contract, “Alamo Dam Gate Rehabilitation,” starting October 2024 in La Paz County (award record). The Department of the Interior committed $5.3 million to “La Posa Lagoon GAOA” in La Paz County, awarded September 2022 (award record). Work like this puts crews on a site for months, often far from a restaurant, and the meals become a logistics question before the first shift starts. A job in Quartzsite (about 2,425 residents) raises the same crew-meal questions.

Renovation projects that close kitchens in La Paz County

No federal contract for repairing or modernizing a building is on record for La Paz County. The nearest is in Imperial County, about 90 miles away. The Department of Defense committed $27 million to “P262 Structural and Aircraft Fire Station Replacement, Naf El Centro, California” in Imperial County, awarded September 2022 (award record). Renovations like this are the usual reason an institution leases a mobile kitchen, because the permanent one cannot run while the work is under way. A remodel in Parker would start from the same closure date and the same temporary-kitchen question.

Emergency access and staging near La Paz County

The Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) and local emergency managers decide where public disaster staging happens in Arizona. Those details are theirs to publish and update, so this page points to them instead of guessing at a route. Staging and access details differ again in Quartzsite, so check the published sources for that area before planning a route.

What a kitchen rental costs in La Paz County

There is no single price for every job in La Paz County. Equipment, rental term, delivery and site conditions all change it. As a guide, prices start at the 40ft Mobile Kitchen from $9,995, the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995 and the 38ft Mobile Kitchen from $7,995, and they may vary. A kitchen for Parker is built from the same quote, with delivery adjusted for the address.

Starting prices are guides, and prices may vary with location, rental length, delivery, setup and utilities. A written quote states the equipment, the rental period and what is included.