County in California
Inyo County, CA Temporary Kitchen Rental and Lease Options
In Inyo County, CA, we rent mobile commercial kitchens, backed by commercial dishwashing trailers and emergency refrigeration for failed walk-in coolers and freezers. Emergency feeding for breakdowns, fires and floods sits alongside planned rentals for renovation and construction. Rent for a week, lease by the month, or plan a long-term rental around your schedule. Customers include jails, construction crews and manufacturers. Our team coordinates delivery, placement and setup with your site contacts. Call or request a quote to check availability for your Inyo County project, or one in Bishop.
24/7 emergency line: (877) 416-7535
- State
- California
- Land area
- 10,197 sq mi
- Places covered here
- 1
- FEMA declarations
- 14
Where in Inyo County we rent
Inyo County has one place on this site. Each has its own page with local context.
- Bishop: about 3,746 residents (2024 estimate)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates.
Mobile commercial kitchen rental in Inyo County
A mobile kitchen trailer rental in Inyo County puts a complete commercial cooking line beside the building that needs it, so a closed kitchen does not have to mean closed meal service. Crews working in Bishop and Bishop often share a kitchen plan, so one rental can serve more than one site.
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.
Plan the connections together: 220V power, potable water in, wastewater out and a safe route for food deliveries. The local authority in Inyo County decides which approvals a temporary kitchen needs. Rental terms run from one week to monthly, so the same trailer can cover a two-week repair or a six-month rebuild. Check the authority that covers the site itself; what cleared in Bishop is no guarantee for Bishop.
Warewashing and cold storage for Inyo County
If the dish room is closed too, add a warewashing trailer. The 38ft High-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer needs 220V, single phase, 300A; plan a drain route sized for continuous washing. Warewashing needs the same hot water and drain plan in Bishop as it does here.
A failed walk-in freezer is a race against thawing. Call the 24-hour line for an emergency refrigerated trailer; the 20ft MT Refrigerated Trailer lists 220V, single phase, 40 to 60A and a standard receptacle. A call about emergency refrigeration from Bishop 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 Inyo County at 33°F and the average July high at 97°F, with about 6 inches of precipitation a year. January lows run about 3 degrees colder than the average California county. Summer heat is the stress test for cold storage here: a walk-in that struggles in July is the usual reason for an emergency call.
Customers we support in Inyo County
Kitchen requests in Inyo County tend to fall into a few groups: jails, construction crews, manufacturers and golf clubs. Our industry pages explain what each group usually needs and how a rental is planned around it. Bishop (about 3,746 residents) and Bishop (about 3,746 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 2 hospitals in Inyo County, all critical access: Northern Inyo Hospital and Southern Inyo Hospital. Certified nursing care adds 2 homes and roughly 132 beds. The National Center for Education Statistics counts 23 public schools with about 2,576 students, in districts such as Bishop Unified, Lone Pine Unified and Big Pine Unified.
- Jail and Detention Center Kitchen Trailer Rentals: a kitchen fire or water damage that closes the line
- Construction Site Mobile Kitchen Rentals for Crews: a need for dishwashing, cold storage and a kitchen together
- Manufacturing Plant Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals: cafeteria renovation across multiple shifts
- Golf Course and Country Club Kitchen Trailer Rentals: a need for cold storage during peak weekends
Inyo County: emergencies, projects, access and costs
Past emergencies and recovery needs in Inyo County
Federal records show Inyo County designated in 14 declarations since 1967, led by flooding (7 declarations) and severe storms (3 declarations). If you plan across towns, check the page for Bishop as well; its own declaration history is listed there.
The most recent is Tropical Storm Hilary (major disaster declaration, DR-4750), declared November 21, 2023, with the incident beginning August 19, 2023. Hurricane damage and long outages can close kitchens for weeks, and recovery crews need meals while permanent facilities are repaired. By incident type, the count is flooding 7, severe storms 3, hurricane 2, wildfire 1 and drought 1. By decade: 1960s 2, 1970s 2, 1990s 1, 2000s 2, 2010s 3 and 2020s 4. Earlier declarations include Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4699, April 3, 2023), 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 (DR-4305, March 16, 2017) and Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (DR-4301, February 14, 2017).
Ten years of NOAA storm records, 2016 through 2025, show 148 county-based event records for Inyo County; flood events account for 134 of them, high-wind and thunderstorm events for 14. The costliest event with a reported dollar figure was a flash flood in August 2023, with about $500 million in property damage. Floodwater leaves a building standing but unusable, so cooking, dishwashing and cold storage have to run from a trailer on higher, firm ground.
The National Interagency Fire Center maps 6 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more that started in Inyo County since 2016, together covering about 23,969 acres. The largest was the Rock fire in 2026, at 11,737 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.
FEMA declarations apply to designated areas and do not say which individual buildings were affected.
Major construction near Inyo County
USASpending.gov lists 21 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more with work in Inyo County since October 2021, worth about $156 million together. The Department of the Interior committed $70 million to “Deva 318717 - "Rehabilitate Furnace Creek and Cow Creek Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems."” in Inyo County, awarded July 2026 (award record). Another public record is “Deva 236691 - Scotty'S Castle Climate Control System,” a $8.6 million Department of the Interior contract from September 2022 in Inyo County (award record). In February 2022, the Department of the Interior awarded a $3.6 million contract for “Scotty'S Castle Flood Recovery, Death Valley National Park, (Deva 227682)” in Inyo County, with work running to May 2023 (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 Bishop, about 3,746 residents, would face the same phasing questions about gates, haul roads and pad space.
Renovation projects that close kitchens in Inyo County
No federal contract for repairing or modernizing a building is on record for Inyo County. The nearest is in Nye County, about 110 miles away. Another public record is “Tank Repairs at Tonopah Auxiliary Airfield, NV,” a $13 million Department of Defense contract from November 2022 in Nye County (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. The closure date drives the plan in Bishop too.
Emergency access and staging near Inyo County
Public emergency operations in California are coordinated by the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), with county emergency managers handling local response. Staging areas and access routes for disaster response are published by those agencies and can change, so this page does not draw a route. For work in Bishop, look to the agencies covering that area rather than assuming the same routes.
Pricing a mobile kitchen for Inyo County
A quote for Inyo County 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 Bulk Kitchen from $10,995 and the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995. Prices may vary. A kitchen for Bishop 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.
Recent federal declarations for Inyo County
FEMA's records list these recent declarations for Inyo County. They show the type of event that has interrupted normal operations in the county, not damage at a specific business.
- DR-4750, major disaster declaration: Tropical Storm Hilary, declared November 21, 2023
- DR-4699, major disaster declaration: Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, declared April 3, 2023
- EM-3592, emergency declaration: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, declared March 10, 2023
- DR-4683, major disaster declaration: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, declared January 14, 2023
- DR-4305, major disaster declaration: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, declared March 16, 2017
- DR-4301, major disaster declaration: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, declared February 14, 2017
- DR-1952, major disaster declaration: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debris and Mud Flows, declared January 26, 2011
- FM-2706, fire management assistance declaration: Inyo Fire Complex, declared July 7, 2007
Counties and pages near Inyo County
Projects rarely stop at a county line. These neighboring California counties are the closest to Inyo County, measured between internal points rather than by road.
- Tulare County: about 80 miles from Inyo County, 21 FEMA declarations, 4 hospitals listed by CMS
- Kern County: about 112 miles from Inyo County, 38 FEMA declarations, 10 hospitals listed by CMS
- Mono County: about 124 miles from Inyo County, 12 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
- Fresno County: about 126 miles from Inyo County, 18 FEMA declarations, 8 hospitals listed by CMS
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Beyond the kitchen: facilities for longer jobs
For a base camp the kitchen is the center of the day. Beside mobile kitchens in Inyo County, a job can add laundry trailer rentals or remote workforce housing with multi-use crew support trailers; the 24ft Laundry Trailer and the Office, Sleeper, Shower and Restroom Trailer are two examples. Rent only what the project needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do you need to quote a rental in Inyo County?
The site address, start date, rental length, the kind of kitchen or storage needed, the number of people served, and the power, water and wastewater available on site. The rental planning form collects each of these.
How do I get emergency refrigeration in Inyo County?
Call the 24-hour line, give your address and describe the failure. 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 location.
Does a temporary kitchen in Inyo County need approval?
The local health authority usually reviews temporary food-service facilities, and the rules differ by jurisdiction. Ask Inyo County environmental health or the California health department what applies; we can supply equipment lists for the review.
Can dishwashing be rented with a kitchen in Inyo County?
Yes. Dishwashing trailers pair with the kitchens and can also be rented alone. Low-temperature and high-temperature versions are available in several lengths.
Why Organizations Choose Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service
Facilities around Inyo County rely on mobile commercial kitchen rentals when renovation, construction or equipment failure interrupts normal operations. Reliable equipment and clear coordination are what make that stop-gap work.
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Accelerated Deployment
A clear site checklist means mobile commercial kitchen rentals are ready to cook, wash or chill sooner once they are placed.
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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
Questions about permits, water, power and wastewater are part of the conversation, not an afterthought.
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Flexible Rental Solutions
Rentals run from one week to monthly terms, with short-term and long-term options for planned and emergency needs.
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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.
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