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Colusa, CA Mobile Commercial Kitchen Trailer Rentals
Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service supplies mobile commercial kitchen trailers in Colusa, California, plus dishwashing trailers and emergency refrigeration for the supporting work. Use us for temporary food service during sudden outages as well as planned kitchen renovations and construction projects. Rent for a week, lease by the month, or plan a long-term rental that matches a renovation schedule. Typical renters here are construction crews, golf clubs and municipal agencies. Delivery coordination covers the route, the pad and the utility connections. Contact us to check availability and get a quote for Colusa or Williams.
24/7 emergency line: (877) 416-7535

- Population (2024 est.)
- 6,589
- County
- Colusa County
- Land area
- 4.4 sq mi
- FEMA declarations (county)
- 17
Mobile commercial kitchen rental in Colusa
A mobile kitchen trailer rental in Colusa is one of the quickest temporary commercial kitchen solutions: a fully equipped mobile kitchen on a pad, ready to connect to power and water. Williams is only 8 miles away, with about 5,598 residents, and Live Oak about 19 miles, so a project that spans them can share one kitchen plan.
Kitchens in the fleet run from the 24ft Mobile Kitchen up to the 40ft Bulk Combo Kitchen. For a site like this one, the 28ft Mobile Kitchen, 38ft Mobile Kitchen and 24ft Mobile Kitchen are the models to compare first, each with its listed equipment and electrical requirements.
Customers we support in Colusa, CA
Rental customers in Colusa are commercial, institutional and public: construction crews, golf clubs, municipal agencies and manufacturers. Each has its own pressure points, from a temporary kitchen for construction during a remodel to keeping staff fed through a long project. Care homes in Marysville and school kitchens in Willows, places of about 12,714 residents and about 6,079 residents, lose their lines for different reasons, but the rental that answers them is the same.
CMS lists one hospital in Colusa County: Colusa Medical Center. The county also has 2 nursing homes certified by Medicare or Medicaid, with about 105 beds. Public schools here number 23, enrolling about 4,858 students, with Pierce Joint Unified, Colusa Unified and Williams Unified among the larger districts (NCES).
- Construction Site Mobile Kitchen Rentals for Crews: shift work that needs meals at odd hours
- Golf Course and Country Club Kitchen Trailer Rentals: a need for cold storage during peak weekends
- Municipal and Public Institution Kitchen Trailer Rentals: public buildings under renovation
- Manufacturing Plant Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals: plant shutdowns and turnarounds that bring in extra contractors
About Colusa, CA
Census estimates put Colusa at 6,589 people in 2024, 412th of 475 California places covered here. It covers about 4.4 square miles of Colusa County. Across Colusa County's 1,151 square miles, 2 places are covered here, together about 12,187 residents, with Colusa the largest. Spread over that area, the estimate gives about 1,511 residents per square mile. Sacramento, the California capital, is about 53 miles away in a straight line, which matters for state-level emergency coordination. Live Oak is the closest larger covered place, roughly 19 straight-line miles from Colusa.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
Colusa: emergencies, projects, access and costs
What past disasters mean for kitchens in Colusa
Since 1964, Colusa County has been named in 17 FEMA declarations; severe storms (7 declarations) and flooding (6 declarations) lead the list. A project that reaches Williams should read that page too; it lists the declarations for its county.
The most recent is Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (major disaster declaration, DR-4683), declared January 14, 2023, with the incident beginning December 27, 2022. 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 severe storms 7, flooding 6, hurricane 1, freezing conditions 1 and coastal storm 1. By decade: 1960s 1, 1970s 2, 1980s 2, 1990s 5, 2000s 2, 2010s 3 and 2020s 2. Before that came Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (EM-3591, January 9, 2023), Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4434, May 17, 2019), Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4431, May 1, 2019), Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (DR-4308, April 1, 2017) and Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides (DR-1628, February 3, 2006).
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 21 county-based severe-weather event records for Colusa County between 2016 and 2025, led by flood events (17) and high-wind and thunderstorm events (4). The costliest event with a reported dollar figure was a flood in February 2017, with about $7 million in property damage. Flooding fouls kitchen equipment and drainage first, and a kitchen cannot reopen until it has been cleaned and inspected.
Since 2016, NIFC perimeter data lists 1 large wildfire beginning in Colusa County, about 19,195 acres in all. Sites (2024, 19,195 acres) was the largest. Smoke, evacuations and power shutoffs can close kitchens and spoil stock even when the flames never reach the building.
FEMA declarations apply to designated areas and do not say which individual buildings were affected.
Major construction near Colusa
No federal construction contract of $500,000 or more lists Colusa County as its place of work in USASpending.gov since October 2021. The nearest is in Sutter County, about 30 miles away. The Department of Defense committed $39 million to “Sutter Basin Frmp Levee Repairs Cypress Ave to Tudor RD” in Sutter County, awarded February 2019 (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 Live Oak (about 9,503 residents) raises the same crew-meal questions.
Rebuilds and remodels around Colusa
A remodel of school cafeterias, senior centers and municipal buildings near Colusa is a typical reason to lease a kitchen trailer. The planning questions are the same each time: meals per day, available power, and when the permanent kitchen is due back. The closure date drives the plan in Gridley too.
Treat this as a planning example, not a record of past work.
Emergency access and staging near Colusa
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. Staging and access details differ again in Yuba City, in Sutter County, so check the published sources for that area before planning a route.
The nearest hospital in CMS's list is Colusa Medical Center, in Colusa itself.
What a kitchen rental costs in Colusa
Price depends on the model, the rental period, delivery and setup requirements and the utilities on site. Starting prices for kitchens near Colusa include the 40ft Mobile Kitchen from $9,995, the 28ft Mobile Kitchen from $6,995 and the 24ft Mobile Kitchen from $4,995, and prices may vary. See the equipment pages for dishwashing and refrigeration. A kitchen for Biggs, 21 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.
Dishwashing and emergency refrigeration in Colusa
If the dish room is closed too, add a warewashing trailer. The 30ft High-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer needs 220V, 3 phase, 200A; plan a drain route sized for continuous washing. Yuba City, 20 miles away, has the same problem when the dish room closes before the cooking line does.
Cooler or freezer down? Emergency refrigeration rental for Colusa is available on a short-term basis: ask for the 20ft MT Refrigerated Trailer or a different temperature setting when you call. In Biggs, where Butte County has 37 federal declarations on record, the call for emergency refrigeration begins the same way.
A typical January night in Colusa County drops to 37°F, a typical July afternoon reaches 95°F, and the county gets about 25 inches of precipitation in a year (NOAA, 1991 to 2020). July highs run about 7 degrees hotter than the average California county. At those temperatures a refrigerated trailer's condenser needs clear airflow, and shade or a short pad near a building helps both cooling and the crews working beside it.
Prepare your Colusa site before delivery
Moving the job to Oroville or Wheatland 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.
- Supplies: mark a drop point for food and paper goods that keeps carts away from utility lines.
Read the site planning section before you fix a delivery date.
Rentals around Colusa
Facilities near Colusa often compare notes with neighbors. These places are close enough to plan together, measured in straight-line miles from Colusa, not driving distance.
- Williams, CA: about 8 miles from Colusa, about 5,598 residents
- Live Oak, CA: about 19 miles from Colusa, about 9,503 residents
- Gridley, CA: about 20 miles from Colusa, about 7,355 residents
- Yuba City, CA: about 20 miles from Colusa, about 69,148 residents
- Biggs, CA: about 21 miles from Colusa, about 1,941 residents
- Marysville, CA: about 23 miles from Colusa, about 12,714 residents
Counties around Colusa
The nearest California counties to Colusa are Sutter County (20 miles), Glenn County (35 miles) and Yuba County (36 miles).
- Sutter County: about 20 miles from Colusa, 18 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
- Glenn County: about 35 miles from Colusa, 19 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
- Yuba County: about 36 miles from Colusa, 26 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
Beyond the kitchen: facilities for longer jobs
Mobile kitchens in Colusa 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 bunk bed sleeper trailer rentals (the 20ft Contractor Accommodation Unit) can sit beside the kitchen. We confirm the exact unit and price in a written quote.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I rent a mobile kitchen in Colusa for a renovation?
Yes. Mobile commercial kitchens are rented to facilities in Colusa and Colusa 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.
How long can I keep a kitchen trailer in Colusa?
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.
What power does a kitchen trailer need in Colusa?
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.
Does a temporary kitchen in Colusa need a health permit?
The local health authority usually reviews temporary food-service facilities, and requirements differ by jurisdiction. Colusa 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
Remote sites, renovations and emergencies all put pressure on food service in Colusa. The right mobile commercial kitchen rentals arrive with support behind them, so your team can focus on serving people.
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Accelerated Deployment
Gathering utility and access details up front removes the common causes of setup delays.
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24/7 Emergency Service
Emergency and planned requests can both be started at any time of day or night.
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End-to-End Project Support
Help with site planning, equipment selection and delivery coordination keeps the details from falling to you.
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Flexible Rental Solutions
Kitchens, dishwashing and refrigeration can be rented together or separately as the project changes.
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Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment
Stainless work surfaces and commercial appliances are chosen for repeated service, not occasional use.
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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.
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