Pacifica, CA Commercial Kitchen Trailers for Rent

Past emergencies and recovery needs in Pacifica

Federal records show San Mateo County designated in 22 declarations since 1977, led by severe storms (7 declarations) and flooding (7 declarations). San Bruno 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 severe storms 7, flooding 7, wildfire 3, hurricane 1 and freezing conditions 1. By decade: 1970s 1, 1980s 4, 1990s 5, 2000s 3, 2010s 3 and 2020s 6. Before that came 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-4558, August 22, 2020) and Czu Lightning Fire Complex (FM-5336, August 20, 2020).

Between 2016 and 2025 the Storm Events Database recorded 86 county-based event records in San Mateo County, with flood events the most common at 71. Floodwater leaves a building standing but unusable, so cooking, dishwashing and cold storage have to run from a trailer on higher, firm ground.

NIFC lists no wildfire of 1,000 acres or more starting in San Mateo County since 2016. Smoke and power shutoffs travel farther than fires do, though: the nearest large fire on record began in Alameda County, about 30 miles away, where the Little fire burned 1,078 acres in 2026.

A declaration designates an area for federal assistance; it does not describe damage at any one address.

Construction projects and crew meals near Pacifica

USASpending.gov lists 23 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more with work in San Mateo County since October 2021, worth about $87 million together. Another public record is “Golden Gate National Cemetery Irrigation and Wells Construction,” a $11 million Department of Defense contract from October 2023 in San Mateo County (award record). In May 2021, the Department of Defense awarded a $9.5 million contract for “Dredging Redwood City Harbor Channel Maintenance” in San Mateo County, with work running to January 2022 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $4.2 million Department of Veterans Affairs contract, “Golden Gate Shrine,” starting July 2026 in San Mateo County (award record). The Department of Defense committed $3.8 million to “Redwood City Dredging” in San Mateo County, awarded September 2024 (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 Millbrae (about 23,321 residents) raises the same crew-meal questions.

Major renovation in Pacifica

The Department of Veterans Affairs committed $6.3 million to “Provide for Renovation of Building 348 at VA Menlo Park to a Homeless Resource Center” in San Mateo County, awarded June 2018 (award record). Another public record is “Menlop Park Fire Alarm System Upgrade,” a $6.1 million Department of Veterans Affairs contract from November 2023 in San Mateo County (award record). In May 2024, the Department of Homeland Security awarded a $5 million contract for “Repair Roof, HVAC, & Reconfigure Medical Clinic Bldg B at Airsta Sfo, San Francisco, CA PSN-21499776” in San Mateo County, with work running to August 2025 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $4.7 million Department of Defense contract, “Mcrc San Bruno Renovate/Modernize HVAC System,” starting September 2022 in San Mateo County (award record). Whoever remodels in Colma starts from the same two questions: when does the kitchen close, and what feeds people until it reopens?

Emergency equipment access around Pacifica

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

By CMS's hospital list, the closest to Pacifica is Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco, in South San Francisco, about 6 miles from Pacifica in a straight line.

Local rental costs in Pacifica

There is no single price for every job in Pacifica. Equipment, rental term, delivery and site conditions all change it. As a guide, prices start at the 40ft Bulk Kitchen from $10,995, the 40ft Mobile Kitchen from $9,995 and the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995, and they may vary. A kitchen for South San Francisco, 6 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.