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Colfax, CA Mobile Commercial Kitchen Rentals and Emergency Cold Storage

Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service supplies mobile commercial kitchen trailers in Colfax, California, plus dishwashing trailers and emergency refrigeration for the supporting work. Emergency food service for breakdowns, fires and floods is available alongside planned renovation and construction rentals. Short-term and long-term rentals run from one week to monthly terms. Construction crews, nursing homes and municipal agencies are among the customers we rent to. Delivery, placement and setup are planned with your site team, including power and water. Request availability and a quote for your project in Colfax, CA, or in Grass Valley.

24/7 emergency line: (877) 416-7535

Cooking line and ventilation in a 40ft mobile combo kitchen
Exterior and entrance of a 40ft mobile combo kitchen trailerThe trailer
Population (2024 est.)
2,058
County
Placer County
Land area
1.4 sq mi
FEMA declarations (county)
24

Mobile commercial kitchen rental in Colfax

A short-term kitchen rental after a failure and a long-term kitchen lease during a rebuild start the same way: a mobile kitchen for Colfax is matched to the menu, the crew and the power available. If the work spills into Grass Valley, 10 miles from here, or into Nevada City, a kitchen rented here can be planned around both sites.

Match the trailer to the menu: the 28ft Mobile Kitchen for a focused cooking line, the 24ft Mobile Kitchen for more production room, and the 38ft Mobile Kitchen where bulk cooking or a walk-in cooler matters. Power requirements are shown on every page.

Dishwashing trailers and cold storage for Colfax

Dishwashing trailers cover the other half of the line for Colfax facilities: low-temperature and high-temperature machines, push-through and conveyor styles, in several lengths. Start with the 22 to 26ft Low-Temp Dishwashing Trailer. Loomis, 24 miles away, has the same problem when the dish room closes before the cooking line does.

A failed walk-in freezer is a race against thawing. Call the 24-hour line for an emergency refrigerated trailer; the 20ft LT Refrigerated Trailer lists 220V, single phase, 40 to 60A and a standard receptacle. A call about emergency refrigeration from Lincoln starts with the same three questions: what failed, what is inside and where the trailer can sit.

NOAA's 1991 to 2020 county normals put the average January low in Placer County at 32°F and the average July high at 86°F, with about 47 inches of precipitation a year. January lows run about 4 degrees colder than the average California county. Frequent rain makes ground conditions the main delivery question, more than distance or trailer length.

Colfax: emergencies, projects, access and costs

Past emergencies and recovery needs in Colfax

OpenFEMA lists 24 disaster declarations that include Placer County, going back to 1964. The most frequent incident types were wildfire (9 declarations) and flooding (6 declarations). If you plan across towns, check the page for Grass Valley as well; Nevada County has 21 federal declarations on record.

The most recent is Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (emergency declaration, EM-3592), declared March 10, 2023, with the incident beginning March 9, 2023. Flooding tends to knock out power and drainage first, leaving kitchens unable to cook or keep food cold even when the building is standing. The latest major disaster declaration is Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4683), declared January 14, 2023. By incident type, the count is wildfire 9, flooding 6, severe storms 6, hurricane 1 and coastal storm 1. By decade: 1960s 2, 1970s 1, 1980s 2, 1990s 3, 2000s 7, 2010s 2 and 2020s 7. The records also list Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (EM-3591, January 9, 2023), Mosquito Fire (FM-5453, September 9, 2022), Caldor Fire (EM-3571, September 1, 2021), Wildfires (DR-4610, August 24, 2021) and River Fire (FM-5405, August 5, 2021).

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 50 county-based severe-weather event records for Placer County between 2016 and 2025, led by flood events (46) and high-wind and thunderstorm events (4). The costliest event with a reported dollar figure was a flood in January 2017, with about $5 million 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.

Placer County is the origin of 2 mapped wildfires of 1,000 acres or more since 2016, adding up to roughly 79,217 acres, according to NIFC. The biggest, Mosquito, burned 76,771 acres in 2022. 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.

Infrastructure work around Colfax

USASpending.gov lists 9 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more with work in Placer County since October 2021, worth about $57 million together. Another public record is “17 - Con - Mosquito Road Repairs,” a $3.3 million Department of Agriculture contract from August 2024 in Placer County (award record). In September 2022, the Department of the Interior awarded a $1.3 million contract for “Auburn Recreation Sewer Pipe and Infrastructure Repair” in Placer County, with work running to October 2023 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $986,000 Department of Veterans Affairs contract, “Incorporate Switchgear Into Building 38 of James a Haley Veterans Hospital,” starting September 2021 in Placer County (award record). The Department of Agriculture committed $595,000 to “17 - Con - Mosquito Ridge Road Striping” in Placer County, awarded May 2024 (award record). A contract of that size means a crew that eats on site: hot food for many people on odd shifts, with water and wastewater to plan for the kitchen. A project in Nevada City, about 3,195 residents, would face the same phasing questions about gates, haul roads and pad space.

Renovation projects that close kitchens in Colfax

The Department of Homeland Security committed $1.1 million to “Design Build Maintenance and Repair at Station Lake Tahoe, CA. PSN 17388990” in Placer County, awarded May 2023 (award record). Auburn is on the same footing: the old kitchen closes on a date, and the temporary one has to be cooking before it.

Getting emergency equipment into Colfax

The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and local emergency managers decide where public disaster staging happens in California. Those details are theirs to publish and update, so this page points to them instead of guessing at a route. For work in Loomis, look to the agencies covering that area rather than assuming the same routes.

The nearest hospital in CMS's list is Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, in Grass Valley, about 10 miles from Colfax in a straight line.

What a kitchen rental costs in Colfax

A quote for Colfax is built from the trailer you choose, the length of the rental, delivery distance and the setup the site needs. Starting points: the 24ft Mobile Kitchen from $4,995, the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995 and the 40ft Bulk Kitchen from $10,995. Prices may vary. Lincoln is quoted on the same factors, but at 24 miles away a different address can change delivery and setup terms.

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.

Sources: OpenFEMA (retrieved October 30, 2026); NOAA Storm Events, NIFC fire perimeters, NOAA nClimDiv normals, CMS provider data, NCES school data and USASpending.gov (retrieved October 31, 2026). Public records for an area or a project, not damage reports or work we did.

Who rents kitchen trailers in Colfax

Kitchen requests in Colfax tend to fall into a few groups: construction crews, nursing homes, municipal agencies and school districts. Our industry pages explain what each group usually needs and how a rental is planned around it. Care homes in Wheatland and school kitchens in Rocklin, places of about 4,110 residents and about 75,129 residents, lose their lines for different reasons, but the rental that answers them is the same.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services counts 3 hospitals in Placer County: Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville, Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital and Sutter Roseville Medical Center. The county also has 10 nursing homes certified by Medicare or Medicaid, with about 1,125 beds. The National Center for Education Statistics counts 118 public schools with about 69,360 students, in districts such as Roseville City Elementary, Rocklin Unified and Roseville Joint Union High.

About Colfax, CA

Census estimates put Colfax at 2,058 people in 2024, 455th of 475 California places covered here. It covers about 1.4 square miles of Placer County. Placer County covers 1,407 square miles and has 6 places on this site, about 317,478 residents between them; the largest is Roseville. Spread over that area, the estimate gives about 1,464 residents per square mile. Sacramento, the California capital, is about 46 miles away in a straight line, which matters for state-level emergency coordination. The nearest larger place covered here is Grass Valley, about 10 miles away in a straight line.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.

Site checklist for Colfax

Moving the job to Placerville or Roseville changes the pad and the paperwork; the list below stays the same.

  • Pad and access: a level area, a clear approach for the trailer length and room for food deliveries.
  • Timing: share your start date and rental period so the quote reflects the real schedule.
  • Electrical: confirm the service matches the model, for example 220V single phase at 200 to 220A for the 40ft kitchens.

The site planning guides cover each of these items in more depth.

Nearby cities and communities

Crews and facilities working around Colfax also look at the nearby places below. Distances are straight-line estimates between the places, not driving routes.

  • Grass Valley, CA: about 10 miles from Colfax, about 14,085 residents
  • Nevada City, CA: about 12 miles from Colfax, about 3,195 residents
  • Auburn, CA: about 15 miles from Colfax, about 13,780 residents
  • Loomis, CA: about 24 miles from Colfax, about 6,939 residents
  • Lincoln, CA: about 24 miles from Colfax, about 56,268 residents
  • Wheatland, CA: about 24 miles from Colfax, about 4,110 residents

Neighboring counties near Colfax

The nearest California counties to Colfax are Nevada County (17 miles), Yuba County (24 miles) and El Dorado County (31 miles).

  • Nevada County: about 17 miles from Colfax, 21 FEMA declarations since records began, 2 hospitals listed by CMS
  • Yuba County: about 24 miles from Colfax, 26 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
  • El Dorado County: about 31 miles from Colfax, 25 FEMA declarations since records began, 2 hospitals listed by CMS

Add only the facilities the site needs

Mobile kitchens in Colfax come first, and the rest follows from the site. Where crews live and work on site, shower trailer rentals (for example the 20ft Five-Stall Shower Container) and restroom trailer rentals (the Standalone Restroom Trailer) can sit beside the kitchen. We confirm the exact unit and price in a written quote.

Frequently Asked Questions

What power does a kitchen trailer need in Colfax?

Kitchen trailers on our list run on 220V single phase, from 200A on the 24ft and 28ft models to 200 to 220A on the larger ones. Dishwashing trailers range from 150A to 300A depending on the model, and the 30ft conveyor unit is listed on three-phase power. Check the model page before you confirm the site.

How do I get emergency refrigeration in Colfax?

Call the 24-hour line and describe the failure, your address and the product you need to protect. Emergency refrigerated trailers are 20ft units listed at 32°F, 15°F and -5°F and need a 220V single-phase supply rated 40 to 60A. Availability depends on the unit and your location.

How long can I keep a kitchen trailer in Colfax?

Rental periods start at one week and run by the month. A short outage may need one or two weeks; a renovation can lease a kitchen for many months. Ask about long-term leasing when you request a quote.

Does a temporary kitchen in Colfax need a health permit?

The local health authority usually reviews temporary food-service facilities, and requirements differ by jurisdiction. Placer County environmental health or the California health department can tell you what applies. We can supply equipment lists to support the review.

Why Organizations Choose Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service

Kitchen outages in Colfax do not wait for a convenient schedule. Mobile commercial kitchen rentals work best when the equipment, the site plan and the people who set it up are lined up before the first meal is due.

  • 01

    Accelerated Deployment

    Gathering utility and access details up front removes the common causes of setup delays.

  • 02

    24/7 Emergency Service

    Emergency and planned requests can both be started at any time of day or night.

  • 03

    End-to-End Project Support

    You get a single point of contact through equipment choice, setup and the rental period.

  • 04

    Flexible Rental Solutions

    Kitchens, dishwashing and refrigeration can be rented together or separately as the project changes.

  • 05

    Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment

    Stainless work surfaces and commercial appliances are chosen for repeated service, not occasional use.

  • 06

    Experienced Logistics Coordination

    Trailer length, turning room and access are checked against your site before anything is scheduled.

Why clients trust usWhat we can confirm

  • Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for emergency and planned rental requests.
  • Rentals are for commercial and industrial customers: hospitals, schools, institutions, hotels, contractors and public agencies.
  • Equipment and electrical requirements are listed on each model page, so you can check them against your site.
  • Delivery, setup and pickup are coordinated with your facility team, with guidance on power, water and wastewater.

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