Dorris, CA Temporary Commercial Kitchen Rental and Lease Options

What past disasters mean for kitchens in Dorris

Federal records show Siskiyou County designated in 21 declarations since 1964, led by wildfire (7 declarations) and flooding (6 declarations). Montague has a page of its own with the federal declarations for its county, useful when one project crosses the line.

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 wildfire 7, flooding 6, severe storms 5, hurricane 2 and drought 1. By decade: 1960s 1, 1970s 3, 1990s 3, 2000s 2, 2010s 6 and 2020s 6. The records also list Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4683, January 14, 2023), Mill Fire (FM-5450, September 2, 2022), Lava Fire (FM-5393, June 29, 2021), Wildfires (DR-4569, October 16, 2020) and Slater Fire (FM-5361, September 9, 2020).

Ten years of NOAA storm records, 2016 through 2025, show 15 county-based event records for Siskiyou County; flood events account for 13 of them, high-wind and thunderstorm events for 2. After a flood the pad matters as much as the unit: a rental kitchen needs firm, well-drained ground and a clear route in.

Since 2016, NIFC perimeter data lists 28 large wildfires beginning in Siskiyou County, about 940,513 acres in all. Haypress (River Complex) (2021, 193,402 acres) was the largest, and Butler (2025) the most recent. After a fire, inspections, smoke cleanup and power restoration decide when a kitchen reopens, and the meals have to come from somewhere in between.

FEMA declarations apply to designated areas and do not say which individual buildings were affected.

Construction projects and crew meals near Dorris

Since October 2021, 11 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more have named Siskiyou County as the place of work. The Department of the Interior committed $8.2 million to “GAOA - Design Build of New Visitors Center and Headquarters Building at Tule Lake NWR” in Siskiyou County, awarded October 2021 (award record). Another public record is “CA Tule Lake NWR Bunk House Design-Build,” a $3.4 million Department of the Interior contract from September 2024 in Siskiyou County (award record). In June 2026, the Department of Agriculture awarded a $886,000 contract for “Disaster, Lava Road Repair” in Siskiyou County, with work running to January 2027 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $676,000 Department of the Interior contract, “Grid Tied PV System, Lava Beds National Monument, Siskiyou County, California,” starting August 2023 in Siskiyou 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 Yreka (about 7,686 residents) raises the same crew-meal questions.

Renovation projects that close kitchens in Dorris

No federal contract for repairing or modernizing a building is on record for Siskiyou County. The nearest is in Jackson County, about 57 miles away. USASpending.gov shows a $9.8 million Department of Veterans Affairs contract, “Minor Project 692-348 - Replace Seismically Deficient Building 220 for Education and Meeting Rooms,” starting September 2018 in Jackson County (award record). The Department of the Interior committed $5.7 million to “OR- Nat'L Forensic Laboratory Seismic Up” in Jackson County, awarded August 2021 (award record). Building repair and modernization work often closes a kitchen for part of the project, which is when a temporary kitchen on a lease keeps meals going. Whoever remodels in Weed starts from the same two questions: when does the kitchen close, and what feeds people until it reopens?

Emergency access and staging near Dorris

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 Mount Shasta, look to the agencies covering that area rather than assuming the same routes.

Fairchild Medical Center, a critical access hospital is the nearest hospital CMS lists, in Yreka, about 40 miles from Dorris in a straight line.

Pricing a mobile kitchen for Dorris

There is no single price for every job in Dorris. 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 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995, and they may vary. Dunsmuir is quoted on the same factors, but at 54 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.