Firebaugh, CA Mobile Kitchen Trailer Lease for Renovations

What past disasters mean for kitchens in Firebaugh

OpenFEMA lists 18 disaster declarations that include Fresno County, going back to 1969. The most frequent incident types were flooding (6 declarations) and severe storms (4 declarations). Mendota 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. 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 flooding 6, severe storms 4, wildfire 3, freezing conditions 3 and hurricane 1. By decade: 1960s 1, 1970s 1, 1980s 1, 1990s 6, 2000s 2, 2010s 1 and 2020s 6. The records also list 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-4569, October 16, 2020) and Creek Fire (FM-5348, September 6, 2020).

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 363 county-based severe-weather event records for Fresno County between 2016 and 2025, led by flood events (311) and high-wind and thunderstorm events (52). NOAA's largest reported property loss there is $500,000, from a tornado in January 2019. After a flood the pad matters as much as the unit: a rental kitchen needs firm, well-drained ground and a clear route in.

Fresno County is the origin of 8 mapped wildfires of 1,000 acres or more since 2016, adding up to roughly 538,683 acres, according to NIFC. The biggest, Creek, burned 379,802 acres in 2020. A fire that never touches a kitchen can still close it: evacuation orders, smoke and utility shutoffs come first.

Declarations are federal designations for an area, not a record of damage at a particular site.

Infrastructure work around Firebaugh

Since October 2021, 78 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more have named Fresno County as the place of work. USASpending.gov shows a $17 million Department of Defense contract, “Replacement of Fresno Jet Fuel Complex,” starting September 2020 in Fresno County (award record). The Department of Veterans Affairs committed $15 million to “Phase II Chiller Project for VA Central California Healthcare System” in Fresno County, awarded September 2019 (award record). Another public record is “Improve Site Access and Physical Security Deficiencies for VA Fresno,” a $13 million Department of Veterans Affairs contract from January 2024 in Fresno County (award record). In February 2025, the Department of Agriculture awarded a $10 million contract for “Jerseydale Work & Batterson Work Center Barracks” in Fresno County, with work running to January 2028 (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 job in Dos Palos (about 5,759 residents) raises the same crew-meal questions.

Major renovation in Firebaugh

Another public record is “Implementing Eo 14398 Dei Discrimination Renovate and Expand Chilled Water Infrastructure,” a $24 million Department of Veterans Affairs contract from October 2026 in Fresno County (award record). In August 2023, the Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a $19 million contract for “Renovate Sterile Processing & Supply (SPS)” in Fresno County, with work running to September 2026 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $11 million Department of Veterans Affairs contract, “Renovate Imaging and Cathertization Lab,” starting October 2026 in Fresno County (award record). The Department of Veterans Affairs committed $11 million to “Remodel Emergency Department (Ed) for Observation Beds” in Fresno County, awarded March 2023 (award record). A remodel in Chowchilla, in Madera County, would start from the same closure date and the same temporary-kitchen question.

Getting emergency equipment into Firebaugh

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. For work in Madera, look to the agencies covering Madera County rather than assuming the same routes.

By CMS's hospital list, the closest to Firebaugh is Valley Children'S Hospital, in Madera, about 22 miles from Firebaugh in a straight line.

Local rental costs in Firebaugh

A quote for Firebaugh is built from the trailer you choose, the length of the rental, delivery distance and the setup the site needs. Starting points: the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995, the 28ft Mobile Kitchen from $6,995 and the 38ft Mobile Kitchen from $7,995. Prices may vary. A kitchen for San Joaquin, 23 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.