Fontana, CA Commercial Kitchen Trailers for Rent

Emergencies that shaped recovery needs near Fontana

Since 1965, San Bernardino County has been named in 59 FEMA declarations; wildfire (33 declarations) and flooding (13 declarations) lead the list. Rialto has its own page with its county's federal declarations, which helps when a project spans both.

The most recent is Bridge Fire (fire management assistance declaration, FM-5537), declared September 11, 2024, with the incident beginning September 10, 2024. Evacuations, smoke damage and power shutoffs can close commercial kitchens and spoil refrigerated stock, while crews and displaced staff still need hot meals. The latest major disaster declaration is Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4699), declared April 3, 2023. By incident type, the count is wildfire 33, flooding 13, severe storms 7, earthquake 2 and freezing conditions 2. By decade: 1960s 3, 1970s 3, 1980s 5, 1990s 10, 2000s 21, 2010s 8 and 2020s 9. Before that came Line Fire (FM-5535, September 7, 2024), Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (EM-3592, March 10, 2023), Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (EM-3591, January 9, 2023), Blue Ridge Fire (FM-5381, October 26, 2020) and Wildfires (DR-4569, October 16, 2020).

Between 2016 and 2025 the Storm Events Database recorded 551 county-based event records in San Bernardino County, with flood events the most common at 488. The costliest event with a reported dollar figure was a flash flood in July 2017, with about $8 million in property damage. After a flood the pad matters as much as the unit: a rental kitchen needs firm, well-drained ground and a clear route in.

San Bernardino County is the origin of 5 mapped wildfires of 1,000 acres or more since 2016, adding up to roughly 161,913 acres, according to NIFC. The biggest, York, burned 93,078 acres in 2023. A fire that never touches a kitchen can still close it: evacuation orders, smoke and utility shutoffs come first.

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

Infrastructure work around Fontana

USASpending.gov lists 100 or more federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more with work in San Bernardino County since October 2021. USASpending.gov shows a $155 million Department of Defense contract, “Construction of Mcon Project P-1231 Wastewater Treatment Plant at Mcagcc, 29 Palms California,” starting May 2023 in San Bernardino County (award record). The Department of Defense committed $87 million to “P-924, Range Simulation Training & Operations Facility” in San Bernardino County, awarded August 2023 (award record). Another public record is “Sims Center - Complete,” a $47 million Department of Defense contract from February 2023 in San Bernardino County (award record). In April 2025, the Department of Transportation awarded a $32 million contract for “The Contractor Shall Provide All Program Support” in San Bernardino County, with work running to February 2027 (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 Rancho Cucamonga (about 176,675 residents) raises the same crew-meal questions.

Rebuilds and remodels around Fontana

No federal contract for repairing or modernizing a building is on record for San Bernardino County. The nearest is in Orange County, about 122 miles away. The Department of Defense committed $14 million to “Design Build Building 515 Renovation” in Orange County, awarded September 2021 (award record). Another public record is “Rrch Elevator Modernization, Ronald Reagan FB and CH, Santa Ana, CA,” a $13 million General Services Administration contract from June 2023 in Orange County (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. Jurupa Valley is on the same footing: the old kitchen closes on a date, and the temporary one has to be cooking before it.

Getting emergency equipment into Fontana

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

The nearest hospital in CMS's list is Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario, in Fontana itself.

Local rental costs in Fontana

A quote for Fontana 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 Mobile Kitchen from $9,995 and the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995. Prices may vary. A kitchen for Ontario, 10 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.