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Plumas County, CA Emergency Mobile Kitchen and Dishwashing Rentals
Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service rents mobile commercial kitchen trailers across Plumas County, California, with dishwashing trailers and emergency refrigerated trailers as supporting services. 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. We rent to commercial and institutional customers such as manufacturers, construction crews and nursing homes. Our team coordinates delivery, placement and setup with your site contacts. Contact us for availability and a quote in Plumas County or Portola.
24/7 emergency line: (877) 416-7535
- State
- California
- Land area
- 2,553 sq mi
- Places covered here
- 1
- FEMA declarations
- 21
Cities and towns we cover in Plumas County
Plumas County has one place on this site. Each has its own page with local context.
- Portola: about 2,086 residents (2024 estimate)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates.
Mobile commercial kitchen rental in Plumas County
When a permanent kitchen in Plumas County is closed for renovation, repairs or an equipment failure, a rented mobile commercial kitchen lets meal service continue from a trailer parked on site. Crews working in Portola and Portola often share a kitchen plan, so one rental can serve more than one site.
Common choices include the 38ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200 to 220A), the 24ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200A) and the 28ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200A). Each model page lists the equipment and the electrical service.
A kitchen trailer needs a level area, a path for delivery, the right electrical service and water and wastewater connections. Health and permit steps differ by jurisdiction, so check with Plumas County before you schedule the opening day. Short-term rentals cover outages and events; long-term leasing suits renovations and projects that run for many months. Check the authority that covers the site itself; what cleared in Portola is no guarantee for Portola.
Dishwashing and emergency refrigeration in Plumas County
If the dish room is closed too, add a warewashing trailer. The 38ft Low-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer needs 220V, single phase, 220A; plan a drain route sized for continuous washing. Warewashing needs the same hot water and drain plan in Portola as it does here.
Cooler or freezer down? Emergency refrigeration rental for Plumas County is available on a short-term basis: ask for the 20ft Cooler Trailer, 32°F or a different temperature setting when you call. A walk-in that fails in Portola starts the same clock on the stock inside.
A typical January night in Plumas County drops to 24°F, a typical July afternoon reaches 83°F, and the county gets about 41 inches of precipitation in a year (NOAA, 1991 to 2020). January lows run about 12 degrees colder than the average California county. Frequent rain makes ground conditions the main delivery question, more than distance or trailer length.
Customers we support in Plumas County
Kitchen requests in Plumas County tend to fall into a few groups: manufacturers, construction crews, nursing homes and disaster-response teams. Our industry pages explain what each group usually needs and how a rental is planned around it. Care homes in Portola and school kitchens in Portola, places of about 2,086 residents and about 2,086 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 Plumas County, all critical access: Eastern Plumas Hospital - Portola Campus, Plumas District Hospital and Seneca District Hospital. Certified nursing care adds 3 homes and roughly 118 beds. The National Center for Education Statistics counts 15 public schools with about 2,043 students, in districts such as Plumas Unified, Plumas Charter District and Plumas County Office Of Education.
- Manufacturing Plant Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals: three-phase power at the plant matched to the equipment
- Construction Site Mobile Kitchen Rentals for Crews: shift work that needs meals at odd hours
- Nursing Home and Assisted Living Kitchen Rentals: kitchen upgrades or code corrections that take the line out of service
- Disaster Response Kitchen Rentals and Emergency Food Service: feeding responders, crews and displaced staff after an incident
Plumas County: emergencies, projects, access and costs
Past emergencies and recovery needs in Plumas County
OpenFEMA lists 21 disaster declarations that include Plumas County, going back to 1964. The most frequent incident types were flooding (7 declarations) and severe storms (6 declarations). Portola has its own page with its county's federal declarations, which helps when a project spans both.
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. Storm damage and long power outages can shut kitchens and warm the contents of walk-in coolers within hours. By incident type, the count is flooding 7, severe storms 6, wildfire 6, hurricane 1 and drought 1. By decade: 1960s 2, 1970s 2, 1980s 1, 1990s 5, 2000s 3, 2010s 2 and 2020s 6. Before that came Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (EM-3592, March 10, 2023), Wildfires (DR-4610, August 24, 2021), Dixie Fire (FM-5400, July 20, 2021), Bear Fire (FM-5363, September 9, 2020) and Wildfires (DR-4558, August 22, 2020).
Between 2016 and 2025 the Storm Events Database recorded 22 county-based event records in Plumas County, with flood events the most common at 22. The costliest event with a reported dollar figure was a flood in February 2017, with about $2 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.
Plumas County is the origin of 6 mapped wildfires of 1,000 acres or more since 2016, adding up to roughly 1,119,908 acres, according to NIFC. The biggest, Dixie, burned 963,309 acres in 2021. A fire that never touches a kitchen can still close it: evacuation orders, smoke and utility shutoffs come first.
A declaration designates an area for federal assistance; it does not describe damage at any one address.
Construction projects and crew meals near Plumas County
Since October 2021, 15 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more have named Plumas County as the place of work. The Department of Agriculture committed $10 million to “Road Reconstruction. Antelope Lake Road. Plumas National Forest” in Plumas County, awarded April 2022 (award record). Another public record is “Feather Falls Trails/Frye Foot Bridges,” a $2.6 million Department of Agriculture contract from September 2022 in Plumas County (award record). In July 2022, the Department of Agriculture awarded a $957,000 contract for “Dixie Baer Phase 1 Treatments” in Plumas County, with work running to October 2022 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $804,000 Department of Agriculture contract, “GAOA Fc-Almanor CG ADA Toilet Replacements,” starting August 2022 in Plumas County (award record). Crews on projects like this rarely have a restaurant nearby, which is the case for cooking on site with a rented kitchen and a dishwashing trailer. A job in Portola (about 2,086 residents) raises the same crew-meal questions.
Major renovation in Plumas County
No federal contract for repairing or modernizing a building is on record for Plumas County. The nearest is in Lassen County, about 51 miles away. The Department of Defense committed $7.5 million to “Design-Build Project for Building 363 Renovation and Repairs” in Lassen County, awarded September 2021 (award record). Another public record is “Construction - Building 361 Repair Work,” a $3.9 million Department of Defense contract from April 2025 in Lassen County (award record). Work inside an occupied facility tends to take its kitchen offline for weeks, so the plan for meals has to exist before the work starts. The closure date drives the plan in Portola too.
Emergency equipment access around Plumas County
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 Portola, so check the published sources for that area before planning a route.
What a kitchen rental costs in Plumas County
There is no single price for every job in Plumas County. Equipment, rental term, delivery and site conditions all change it. As a guide, prices start at the 40ft Bulk Kitchen from $10,995, the 38ft Mobile Kitchen from $7,995 and the 24ft Mobile Kitchen from $4,995, and they may vary. Portola is quoted on the same factors, but 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.
Plumas County disaster declaration history
FEMA's records list these recent declarations for Plumas County. They show the type of event that has interrupted normal operations in the county, not damage at a specific business.
- 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-4610, major disaster declaration: Wildfires, declared August 24, 2021
- FM-5400, fire management assistance declaration: Dixie Fire, declared July 20, 2021
- FM-5363, fire management assistance declaration: Bear Fire, declared September 9, 2020
- DR-4558, major disaster declaration: Wildfires, declared August 22, 2020
- DR-4308, major disaster declaration: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, declared April 1, 2017
- DR-4301, major disaster declaration: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, declared February 14, 2017
Browse connected geography
Projects rarely stop at a county line. These neighboring California counties are the closest to Plumas County, measured between internal points rather than by road.
- Sierra County: about 33 miles from Plumas County, 14 FEMA declarations, 0 hospitals listed by CMS
- Butte County: about 47 miles from Plumas County, 37 FEMA declarations, 3 hospitals listed by CMS
- Nevada County: about 48 miles from Plumas County, 21 FEMA declarations, 2 hospitals listed by CMS
- Lassen County: about 51 miles from Plumas County, 17 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
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Beyond the kitchen: facilities for longer jobs
Plan the kitchen first; everything else is sized around mobile kitchens in Plumas County. Crews on a long or remote job can add shower trailer rentals, such as the 20ft Five-Stall Shower Container, 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 do I get emergency refrigeration in Plumas 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.
Can dishwashing be rented with a kitchen in Plumas 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.
What do you need to quote a rental in Plumas 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.
Does a temporary kitchen in Plumas County need approval?
The local health authority usually reviews temporary food-service facilities, and the rules differ by jurisdiction. Ask Plumas County environmental health or the California health department what applies; we can supply equipment lists for the review.
Why Organizations Choose Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service
Facilities around Plumas 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
Gathering utility and access details up front removes the common causes of setup delays.
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24/7 Emergency Service
The line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for emergency rental requests and project questions.
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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
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
Stainless work surfaces and commercial appliances are chosen for repeated service, not occasional use.
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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.
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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