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Colma, CA Emergency Mobile Kitchen Rentals and Dishwashing Trailers
A closed kitchen in Colma does not have to close meal service: we rent mobile commercial kitchens, with commercial dishwashing and emergency refrigerated trailers to back them up. The same team handles temporary food service after an equipment failure and planned rentals for renovation or construction work. Short-term and long-term rentals run from one week to monthly terms. Manufacturers, municipal agencies and nursing homes are among the customers we rent to. Delivery, placement and setup are planned with your site team, including power and water. Call or send a request to check availability in Colma or Daly City.
24/7 emergency line: (877) 416-7535
The trailer- Population (2024 est.)
- 1,428
- County
- San Mateo County
- Land area
- 1.9 sq mi
- FEMA declarations (county)
- 22
Temporary kitchen rental for Colma facilities
When a permanent kitchen in Colma is closed for renovation, repairs or an equipment failure, a rented mobile commercial kitchen lets meal service continue from a trailer parked on site. If the work spills into Daly City, 2 miles from here, or into San Bruno, a kitchen rented here can be planned around both sites.
Common choices include the 24ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200A), the 38ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200 to 220A) and the 28ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200A). Each model page lists the equipment and the electrical service.
Who rents kitchen trailers in Colma
Expect requests in Colma from manufacturers, municipal agencies, nursing homes and construction crews. A industrial facility temporary kitchen is a typical first conversation, followed by questions about power, water and placement. Millbrae (about 23,321 residents) and Burlingame (about 30,885 residents) each have their own mix of hospitals, schools and plants, but the reasons they rent line up.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services counts 6 hospitals in San Mateo County, among them Ahmc Seton Medical Center, Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City, Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco and Peninsula Medical Center. Certified nursing care adds 14 homes and roughly 1,657 beds. The National Center for Education Statistics counts 174 public schools with about 82,777 students, in districts such as San Mateo-Foster City, San Mateo Union High and Sequoia Union High.
- Manufacturing Plant Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals: cafeteria renovation across multiple shifts
- Municipal and Public Institution Kitchen Trailer Rentals: senior-nutrition and community meal programs that cannot pause
- Nursing Home and Assisted Living Kitchen Rentals: kitchen upgrades or code corrections that take the line out of service
- Construction Site Mobile Kitchen Rentals for Crews: remote sites with no restaurants within reasonable distance
Colma by the numbers
Colma is the 463rd most populous of the 475 California places this site covers, with an estimated 1,428 residents in 2024. It covers about 1.9 square miles of San Mateo County. San Mateo County covers 449 square miles and has 20 places on this site, about 681,908 residents between them; the largest is San Mateo. Population density is roughly 755 people per square mile. Sacramento, the California capital, is about 82 miles away in a straight line, which matters for state-level emergency coordination. The nearest larger place covered here is Daly City, about 2 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.
Local conditions and rental planning in Colma
What past disasters mean for kitchens in Colma
OpenFEMA lists 22 disaster declarations that include San Mateo County, going back to 1977. The most frequent incident types were severe storms (7 declarations) and flooding (7 declarations). A project that reaches Daly City should read that page too; it lists the declarations for its county.
The most recent is Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (major disaster declaration, DR-4699), declared April 3, 2023, with the incident beginning February 21, 2023. Severe storms interrupt power, roads and deliveries together, which is hard on any operation that serves meals on a schedule. By incident type, the count is severe storms 7, flooding 7, wildfire 3, hurricane 1 and freezing conditions 1. By decade: 1970s 1, 1980s 4, 1990s 5, 2000s 3, 2010s 3 and 2020s 6. Earlier declarations include Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (EM-3592, March 10, 2023), Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4683, January 14, 2023), Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (EM-3591, January 9, 2023), Wildfires (DR-4558, August 22, 2020) and Czu Lightning Fire Complex (FM-5336, August 20, 2020).
Between 2016 and 2025 the Storm Events Database recorded 86 county-based event records in San Mateo County, with flood events the most common at 71. Flooding fouls kitchen equipment and drainage first, and a kitchen cannot reopen until it has been cleaned and inspected.
NIFC lists no wildfire of 1,000 acres or more starting in San Mateo County since 2016. Smoke and power shutoffs travel farther than fires do, though: the nearest large fire on record began in Alameda County, about 30 miles away, where the Little fire burned 1,078 acres in 2026.
FEMA declarations apply to designated areas and do not say which individual buildings were affected.
Infrastructure work around Colma
USASpending.gov lists 23 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more with work in San Mateo County since October 2021, worth about $87 million together. USASpending.gov shows a $11 million Department of Defense contract, “Golden Gate National Cemetery Irrigation and Wells Construction,” starting October 2023 in San Mateo County (award record). The Department of Defense committed $9.5 million to “Dredging Redwood City Harbor Channel Maintenance” in San Mateo County, awarded May 2021 (award record). Another public record is “Golden Gate Shrine,” a $4.2 million Department of Veterans Affairs contract from July 2026 in San Mateo County (award record). In September 2024, the Department of Defense awarded a $3.8 million contract for “Redwood City Dredging” in San Mateo County, with work running to June 2026 (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 San Bruno, about 42,035 residents, would face the same phasing questions about gates, haul roads and pad space.
Major renovation in Colma
In June 2018, the Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a $6.3 million contract for “Provide for Renovation of Building 348 at VA Menlo Park to a Homeless Resource Center” in San Mateo County, with work running to May 2025 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $6.1 million Department of Veterans Affairs contract, “Menlop Park Fire Alarm System Upgrade,” starting November 2023 in San Mateo County (award record). The Department of Homeland Security committed $5 million to “Repair Roof, HVAC, & Reconfigure Medical Clinic Bldg B at Airsta Sfo, San Francisco, CA PSN-21499776” in San Mateo County, awarded May 2024 (award record). Another public record is “Mcrc San Bruno Renovate/Modernize HVAC System,” a $4.7 million Department of Defense contract from September 2022 in San Mateo County (award record). A remodel in Brisbane would start from the same closure date and the same temporary-kitchen question.
Emergency access and staging near Colma
In California, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) works with counties on emergency operations. Official staging areas and the roads that connect them to local emergency-management hubs are published by those agencies and should be checked there. For work in South San Francisco, look to the agencies covering that area rather than assuming the same routes.
By CMS's hospital list, the closest to Colma is Ahmc Seton Medical Center, in Daly City, about 2 miles from Colma in a straight line.
Local rental costs in Colma
A quote for Colma is built from the trailer you choose, the length of the rental, delivery distance and the setup the site needs. Starting points: the 38ft Mobile Kitchen from $7,995, the 40ft Mobile Kitchen from $9,995 and the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995. Prices may vary. A kitchen for Pacifica, 5 miles from here, 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.
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.
Supporting rentals: warewashing and refrigeration in Colma
Dishwashing trailers cover the other half of the line for Colma 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. Warewashing needs the same hot water and drain plan in South San Francisco, 4 miles from here, as it does here.
Cooler or freezer down? Emergency refrigeration rental for Colma is available on a short-term basis: ask for the 20ft LT Refrigerated Trailer or a different temperature setting when you call. A walk-in that fails in Pacifica starts the same clock on the stock inside.
NOAA's 1991 to 2020 county normals put the average January low in San Mateo County at 42°F and the average July high at 74°F, with about 29 inches of precipitation a year. January lows run about 6 degrees warmer than the average California county. Four distinct seasons mean the plan covers both ends: cold-weather water lines in winter and condenser airflow in summer.
Prepare your Colma site before delivery
Sites near Hillsborough and San Mateo start from this same list, then adjust for their own pad, power and permits.
- Entry: tell us if the door needs a ramp or stairs; the setup times differ.
- Timing: share your start date and rental period so the quote reflects the real schedule.
- Potable water: kitchens and dishwashing trailers need a clean supply close to where they sit.
See the site planning guides for power, water, wastewater and placement detail.
Other places near Colma we rent to
A shared kitchen need can span several communities. The nearest places to Colma are listed with their straight-line distance; road distance and delivery time will differ.
- Daly City, CA: about 2 miles from Colma, about 101,418 residents
- San Bruno, CA: about 4 miles from Colma, about 42,035 residents
- Brisbane, CA: about 4 miles from Colma, about 4,667 residents
- South San Francisco, CA: about 4 miles from Colma, about 64,660 residents
- Pacifica, CA: about 5 miles from Colma, about 37,056 residents
- Millbrae, CA: about 6 miles from Colma, about 23,321 residents
Colma and the counties next door
The nearest California counties to Colma are Alameda County (30 miles), Marin County (30 miles) and San Francisco County (32 miles).
- Alameda County: about 30 miles from Colma, 22 FEMA declarations since records began, 15 hospitals listed by CMS
- Marin County: about 30 miles from Colma, 24 FEMA declarations since records began, 3 hospitals listed by CMS
- San Francisco County: about 32 miles from Colma, 9 FEMA declarations since records began, 13 hospitals listed by CMS
Add only the facilities the site needs
Plan the kitchen first; everything else is sized around mobile kitchens in Colma. Crews on a long or remote job can add remote workforce housing with multi-use crew support trailers, such as the Office, Sleeper, Shower and Restroom Trailer, or restroom trailer rentals, such as the Standalone Restroom Trailer. Each model page lists its equipment and power, and we quote them on request.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long can I keep a kitchen trailer in Colma?
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.
Can I rent a mobile kitchen in Colma for a renovation?
Yes. Mobile commercial kitchens are rented to facilities in Colma and San Mateo County for renovations, repairs and emergencies. Rental terms run from one week to monthly, including long-term leasing. Tell us your start date, meals per day and the utilities on site, and we will help match a model.
Can you rent dishwashing as well as a kitchen in Colma?
Yes. Dishwashing trailers range from a compact push-through low-temperature unit to 38ft conveyor trailers in low-temperature and high-temperature versions. They can be rented with a kitchen or on their own.
Does a temporary kitchen in Colma need a health permit?
The local health authority usually reviews temporary food-service facilities, and requirements differ by jurisdiction. San Mateo 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
When a permanent kitchen is unavailable in Colma, the question is how quickly food service can safely resume. Dependable mobile commercial kitchen rentals and a team that has done site setup before keep that answer practical.
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Accelerated Deployment
Early conversations about electrical service and placement keep the delivery day short.
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24/7 Emergency Service
Emergency calls are taken around the clock, so a failure at midnight is not left until morning.
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End-to-End Project Support
From the first quote to placement, utility hookup guidance and pickup, one team stays on your project.
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Flexible Rental Solutions
Choose a short rental for an outage or a long lease for a renovation that runs for months.
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Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment
Trailer kitchens carry the same classes of equipment used in permanent commercial kitchens.
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Experienced Logistics Coordination
Coordination covers who needs to be on site, what needs to be ready and when the unit is collected.
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.
Open 24/7 for emergencies
Start Your Rental Inquiry
Tell us the project location, the equipment you need, how long you need it and what is on site, and we will help match a trailer to the job. Emergencies and planned rentals both start here, or call the line any hour.
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A request is not a reservation; availability depends on the unit and your location.