City in California
Placerville, CA Emergency Mobile Kitchen Rentals and Dishwashing Trailers
A closed kitchen in Placerville does not have to close meal service: we rent mobile commercial kitchens, with commercial dishwashing and emergency refrigerated trailers to back them up. Temporary food service for breakdowns, fires and floods is available alongside planned renovation and construction rentals. Short-term, monthly and long-term rental terms are matched to the repair or the project. We rent to commercial and institutional customers such as school districts, nursing homes and golf clubs. Delivery, placement and setup are planned with your site team, including power and water. Contact us to check availability and get a quote for Placerville or Plymouth.
24/7 emergency line: (877) 416-7535

- Population (2024 est.)
- 10,695
- County
- El Dorado County
- Land area
- 5.8 sq mi
- FEMA declarations (county)
- 25
Commercial kitchen trailers for Placerville
When a permanent kitchen in Placerville is closed for renovation, repairs or an equipment failure, a rented mobile commercial kitchen lets meal service continue from a trailer parked on site. Plymouth is only 18 miles away, with about 1,137 residents, and Auburn about 19 miles, so a project that spans them can share one kitchen plan.
Common choices include the 38ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200 to 220A), the 40ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200 to 220A) and the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200 to 220A). Each model page lists the equipment and the electrical service.
Dishwashing trailers and cold storage for Placerville
Dishwashing trailers cover the other half of the line for Placerville facilities: low-temperature and high-temperature machines, push-through and conveyor styles, in several lengths. Start with the 30ft High-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer. Warewashing needs the same hot water and drain plan in Loomis, 22 miles from here, as it does here.
Cooler or freezer down? Emergency refrigeration rental for Placerville is available on a short-term basis: ask for the 20ft MT Refrigerated Trailer or a different temperature setting when you call. In Sutter Creek, where Amador County has 19 federal declarations on record, the call for emergency refrigeration begins the same way.
Climate normals for El Dorado County run from an average January low of 33°F to an average July high of 86°F, with roughly 45 inches of precipitation yearly. January lows run about 3 degrees colder than the average California county. In a wet climate the pad has to drain, so a rental kitchen is placed on firm, graded ground with a dry route for deliveries.
Local conditions and rental planning in Placerville
Past emergencies and recovery needs in Placerville
Federal records show El Dorado County designated in 25 declarations since 1964, led by severe storms (8 declarations) and flooding (8 declarations). If you plan across towns, check the page for Plymouth as well; Amador County has 19 federal declarations on record.
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 8, flooding 8, wildfire 7, hurricane 1 and drought 1. By decade: 1960s 2, 1970s 1, 1980s 1, 1990s 3, 2000s 5, 2010s 5 and 2020s 8. Earlier declarations include 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), Mosquito Fire (FM-5453, September 9, 2022) and Wildfires (DR-4619, September 12, 2021).
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 54 county-based severe-weather event records for El Dorado County between 2016 and 2025, led by flood events (49) and high-wind and thunderstorm events (5). NOAA's largest reported property loss there is $6.5 million, from a debris flow in February 2017. Floodwater leaves a building standing but unusable, so cooking, dishwashing and cold storage have to run from a trailer on higher, firm ground.
El Dorado County is the origin of 3 mapped wildfires of 1,000 acres or more since 2016, adding up to roughly 225,370 acres, according to NIFC. The biggest, Caldor, burned 221,784 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.
Infrastructure work around Placerville
Since October 2021, 21 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more have named El Dorado County as the place of work. The Department of Agriculture committed $4.7 million to “To Repair Roads Damaged by Fire Suppression Activites Within the Caldor Fire” in El Dorado County, awarded August 2024 (award record). Another public record is “Suppression Repair on the Caldor Fire,” a $4.5 million Department of Agriculture contract from May 2023 in El Dorado County (award record). In September 2024, the Department of Agriculture awarded a $2.6 million contract for “03 - Con - Disaster, Mosquito Road Repairs” in El Dorado County, with work running to January 2026 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $2.3 million Department of Agriculture contract, “03 - Con - Ara, Mosquito Road Repairs,” starting August 2026 in El Dorado County (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 project in Auburn, about 13,780 residents, would face the same phasing questions about gates, haul roads and pad space.
Major renovation in Placerville
No federal contract for repairing or modernizing a building is on record for El Dorado County. The nearest is in Placer County, about 22 miles away. The Department of Homeland Security committed $1.1 million to “Design Build Maintenance and Repair at Station Lake Tahoe, CA. PSN 17388990” in Placer County, awarded May 2023 (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. Folsom is on the same footing: the old kitchen closes on a date, and the temporary one has to be cooking before it.
Emergency equipment access around Placerville
In California, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) works with counties on emergency operations. Official staging areas and the roads that connect them to local emergency-management hubs are published by those agencies and should be checked there. For work in Loomis, look to the agencies covering Placer County rather than assuming the same routes.
Marshall Medical Center is the nearest hospital CMS lists, in Placerville itself.
What a kitchen rental costs in Placerville
Price depends on the model, the rental period, delivery and setup requirements and the utilities on site. Starting prices for kitchens near Placerville include the 28ft Mobile Kitchen from $6,995, the 40ft Mobile Kitchen from $9,995 and the 38ft Mobile Kitchen from $7,995, and prices may vary. See the equipment pages for dishwashing and refrigeration. A kitchen for Sutter Creek, 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.
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.
Customers we support in Placerville, CA
Kitchen requests in Placerville tend to fall into a few groups: school districts, nursing homes, golf clubs and hospitals. Our industry pages explain what each group usually needs and how a rental is planned around it. Care homes in Rocklin and school kitchens in Rancho Cordova, places of about 75,129 residents and about 84,113 residents, lose their lines for different reasons, but the rental that answers them is the same.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services counts 2 hospitals in El Dorado County: Barton Memorial Hospital and Marshall Medical Center. The county also has 4 nursing homes certified by Medicare or Medicaid, with about 314 beds. Public schools here number 69, enrolling about 34,181 students, with El Dorado Union High, Buckeye Union Elementary and Lake Tahoe Unified among the larger districts (NCES).
- School Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals During Renovation: central kitchens that need a temporary production line during modernization
- Nursing Home and Assisted Living Kitchen Rentals: equipment failure in an older kitchen that cannot be repaired quickly
- Golf Course and Country Club Kitchen Trailer Rentals: clubhouse renovations in the off-season that run into tournaments
- Hospital Kitchen Rental and Temporary Kitchen Trailers: a fire, flood or equipment failure that closes the kitchen with little warning
Placerville by the numbers
Census estimates put Placerville at 10,695 people in 2024, 368th of 475 California places covered here. It covers about 5.8 square miles of El Dorado County. Across El Dorado County's 1,708 square miles, 2 places are covered here, together about 31,920 residents, with South Lake Tahoe the largest. Population density is roughly 1,831 people per square mile. Sacramento, the California capital, is about 38 miles away in a straight line, which matters for state-level emergency coordination. Auburn is the closest larger covered place, roughly 19 straight-line miles from Placerville.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
Site checklist for Placerville
Sites in Colfax, 26 miles away, and Jackson use the same checklist; only the pad and the paperwork change.
- Electrical: confirm the service matches the model, for example 220V single phase at 200 to 220A for the 40ft kitchens.
- Potable water: kitchens and dishwashing trailers need a clean supply close to where they sit.
- Timing: share your start date and rental period so the quote reflects the real schedule.
Read the site planning section before you fix a delivery date.
Rentals around Placerville
Crews and facilities working around Placerville also look at the nearby places below. Distances are straight-line estimates between the places, not driving routes.
- Plymouth, CA: about 18 miles from Placerville, about 1,137 residents
- Auburn, CA: about 19 miles from Placerville, about 13,780 residents
- Folsom, CA: about 19 miles from Placerville, about 88,091 residents
- Loomis, CA: about 22 miles from Placerville, about 6,939 residents
- Sutter Creek, CA: about 23 miles from Placerville, about 2,709 residents
- Rocklin, CA: about 25 miles from Placerville, about 75,129 residents
Placerville and the counties next door
The nearest California counties to Placerville are Amador County (21 miles), Placer County (23 miles) and Sacramento County (35 miles).
- Amador County: about 21 miles from Placerville, 19 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
- Placer County: about 23 miles from Placerville, 24 FEMA declarations since records began, 3 hospitals listed by CMS
- Sacramento County: about 35 miles from Placerville, 21 FEMA declarations since records began, 14 hospitals listed by CMS
Add only the facilities the site needs
Mobile kitchens in Placerville come first, and the rest follows from the site. Where crews live and work on site, shower trailer rentals (for example the 20ft Five-Stall Shower Container) and bunk bed sleeper trailer rentals (the 20ft Contractor Accommodation Unit) can sit beside the kitchen. We confirm the exact unit and price in a written quote.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I rent a mobile kitchen in Placerville for a renovation?
Yes. Mobile commercial kitchens are rented to facilities in Placerville and El Dorado County for renovations, repairs and emergencies. Rental terms run from one week to monthly, including long-term leasing. Tell us your start date, meals per day and the utilities on site, and we will help match a model.
How do I get emergency refrigeration in Placerville?
Call the 24-hour line and describe the failure, your address and the product you need to protect. 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 your location.
Who rents mobile kitchens near Placerville?
Commercial, institutional and public customers: school districts, nursing homes, golf clubs and hospitals. We do not rent to households.
What power does a kitchen trailer need in Placerville?
Kitchen trailers on our list run on 220V single phase, from 200A on the 24ft and 28ft models to 200 to 220A on the larger ones. Dishwashing trailers range from 150A to 300A depending on the model, and the 30ft conveyor unit is listed on three-phase power. Check the model page before you confirm the site.
Why Organizations Choose Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service
Kitchen outages in Placerville do not wait for a convenient schedule. Mobile commercial kitchen rentals work best when the equipment, the site plan and the people who set it up are lined up before the first meal is due.
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Accelerated Deployment
Early conversations about electrical service and placement keep the delivery day short.
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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
Questions about permits, water, power and wastewater are part of the conversation, not an afterthought.
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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
Planning the path in, the pad and the connections together avoids surprises on delivery day.
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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