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Burlington, CO Mobile Commercial Kitchen Rentals and Emergency Cold Storage

For Burlington, CO, we rent mobile commercial kitchens, backed by dishwashing trailers and emergency refrigeration for when a walk-in cooler or freezer breaks down. Emergency meal service for breakdowns, fires and floods is available alongside planned renovation and construction rentals. Terms are flexible, from short-term emergency rentals to long-term leasing. Our rentals go to commercial and public customers, from jails, construction crews and golf clubs. Delivery coordination covers the route, the pad and the utility connections. Request availability and a quote for your project in Burlington, CO, or in Wray.

24/7 emergency line: (877) 416-7535

Handwashing and utility sink inside a mobile dish trailer
Population (2024 est.)
3,171
County
Kit Carson County
Land area
2.1 sq mi
FEMA declarations (county)
5

Kitchen trailers for rent in Burlington, CO

When a permanent kitchen in Burlington is closed for renovation, repairs or an equipment failure, a rented mobile commercial kitchen lets meal service continue from a trailer parked on site. Wray, with about 2,363 residents, and Yuma are a long way from here, but a kitchen there is sized by the same things: menu, headcount and the power on site.

Kitchens in the fleet run from the 24ft Mobile Kitchen up to the 40ft Bulk Combo Kitchen. For a site like this one, the 28ft Mobile Kitchen, 38ft Mobile Kitchen and 24ft Mobile Kitchen are the models to compare first, each with its listed equipment and electrical requirements.

Customers we support in Burlington, CO

Rental customers in Burlington are commercial, institutional and public: jails, construction crews, golf clubs and manufacturers. Each has its own pressure points, from a detention center kitchen trailer during a remodel to keeping staff fed through a long project. Care homes in Holyoke and school kitchens in Deer Trail, places of about 2,296 residents and about 1,624 residents, lose their lines for different reasons, but the rental that answers them is the same.

CMS lists one hospital in Kit Carson County: Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital, a critical access hospital. Certified nursing care adds 1 home and roughly 37 beds. Public schools here number 9, enrolling about 1,389 students, with Burlington Public School District No. Re-6J, School District No. R-4 In The County Of Kit Carson And Stat and Arriba-Flagler Consolidated School District No. 20 among the larger districts (NCES).

Burlington by the numbers

Census estimates put Burlington at 3,171 people in 2024, 94th of 194 Colorado places covered here. The city spans roughly 2.1 square miles in Kit Carson County. Kit Carson County covers 2,161 square miles and has 3 places on this site, about 4,405 residents between them; the largest is Burlington. Spread over that area, the estimate gives about 1,477 residents per square mile. Denver, the Colorado capital, is about 143 miles away in a straight line, which matters for state-level emergency coordination. The nearest larger place covered here is Yuma, about 61 miles away in a straight line.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.

What shapes kitchen rentals in Burlington, CO

Past emergencies and recovery needs in Burlington

Federal records show Kit Carson County designated in 5 declarations since 1965, led by flooding (1 declaration) and coastal storm (1 declaration). Wray has its own page, and its county, Yuma County, lists 5 federal declarations, which helps when a project spans both.

The most recent is Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes (major disaster declaration, DR-4731), declared August 25, 2023, with the incident beginning June 8, 2023. Flooding tends to knock out power and drainage first, leaving kitchens unable to cook or keep food cold even when the building is standing. By incident type, the count is flooding 1, coastal storm 1, wildfire 1, drought 1 and tornado 1. By decade: 1960s 1, 1970s 1, 2000s 2 and 2020s 1. The records also list Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (EM-3224, September 5, 2005), Wildfires (DR-1421, June 19, 2002), Drought (EM-3025, January 29, 1977) and Tornadoes, Severe Storms & Flooding (DR-200, June 19, 1965).

Between 2016 and 2025 the Storm Events Database recorded 186 county-based event records in Kit Carson County, with high-wind and thunderstorm events the most common at 163. NOAA's largest reported property loss there is $250,000, from a thunderstorm wind in July 2018. Storm winds mean outages measured in days in some places, so the generator question belongs in the plan from the start.

No wildfire of 1,000 acres or more has a mapped origin in Kit Carson County in NIFC's records since 2016. Smoke and power shutoffs travel farther than fires do, though: the nearest large fire on record began in Cheyenne County, about 32 miles away, where the Ff fire burned 3,800 acres in 2022.

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

Infrastructure work around Burlington

USASpending.gov lists 1 federal construction contract of $500,000 or more with work in Kit Carson County since October 2021. Another public record is “Nk-Bonny Dam Outlet Works Re-Coating,” a $2.4 million Department of the Interior contract from April 2021 in Kit Carson 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 project in Yuma, about 3,472 residents, would face the same phasing questions about gates, haul roads and pad space.

Renovation projects that close kitchens in Burlington

No federal contract for repairing or modernizing a building is on record for Kit Carson County. The nearest is in Arapahoe County, about 95 miles away. USASpending.gov shows a $15 million Department of the Interior contract, “Green Mountain Powerplant Penstock Rehabilitation Colorado-Big Thompson Project, Colorado,” starting January 2022 in Arapahoe County (award record). The Department of Defense committed $7.6 million to “Repair by Replace Power Plant Controls” in Arapahoe County, awarded November 2020 (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. Limon 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 Burlington

Public emergency operations in Colorado are coordinated by the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM), 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. Staging and access details differ again in Akron, in Washington County, so check the published sources for that area before planning a route.

Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital, a critical access hospital is the nearest hospital CMS lists, in Burlington itself.

What a kitchen rental costs in Burlington

There is no single price for every job in Burlington. Equipment, rental term, delivery and site conditions all change it. As a guide, prices start at the 40ft Mobile Kitchen from $9,995, the 24ft Mobile Kitchen from $4,995 and the 38ft Mobile Kitchen from $7,995, and they may vary. Lamar is quoted on the same factors, but at 87 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.

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.

Dishwashing and emergency refrigeration in Burlington

Dishwashing trailers cover the other half of the line for Burlington facilities: low-temperature and high-temperature machines, push-through and conveyor styles, in several lengths. Start with the 38ft Low-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer. Warewashing needs the same hot water and drain plan in Akron, 78 miles from here, as it does here.

A failed walk-in freezer is a race against thawing. Call the 24-hour line for an emergency refrigerated trailer; the 20ft MT Refrigerated Trailer lists 220V, single phase, 40 to 60A and a standard receptacle. Lamar sits in Prowers County, which has 7 federal declarations on record; a walk-in that fails there starts the same clock on the stock inside.

Climate normals for Kit Carson County run from an average January low of 17°F to an average July high of 90°F, with roughly 17 inches of precipitation yearly. January lows run about 4 degrees warmer than the average Colorado county. Hard freezes are routine, so the water hookup is planned with heat tape or an insulated hose, and wastewater lines are kept from freezing between uses.

Site checklist for Burlington

Sites near Brush and Las Animas start from this same list, then adjust for their own pad, power and permits.

  • Health review: ask Kit Carson County environmental health or the local authority what a temporary kitchen needs to be approved.
  • Food deliveries: plan where suppliers will unload so they do not block the trailer door.
  • Potable water: kitchens and dishwashing trailers need a clean supply close to where they sit.

See the site planning guides for power, water, wastewater and placement detail.

Nearby cities and communities

Facilities near Burlington often compare notes with neighbors. These places are close enough to plan together, measured in straight-line miles from Burlington, not driving distance.

  • Cheyenne Wells, CO: about 34 miles from Burlington, about 720 residents
  • Wray, CO: about 54 miles from Burlington, about 2,363 residents
  • Yuma, CO: about 61 miles from Burlington, about 3,472 residents
  • Limon, CO: about 76 miles from Burlington, about 1,992 residents
  • Akron, CO: about 78 miles from Burlington, about 1,745 residents
  • Lamar, CO: about 87 miles from Burlington, about 7,641 residents

Counties around Burlington

The nearest Colorado counties to Burlington are Cheyenne County (37 miles), Yuma County (49 miles) and Washington County (68 miles).

  • Cheyenne County: about 37 miles from Burlington, 7 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
  • Yuma County: about 49 miles from Burlington, 5 FEMA declarations since records began, 2 hospitals listed by CMS
  • Washington County: about 68 miles from Burlington, 11 FEMA declarations since records began, 0 hospitals listed by CMS

When the project needs more than a kitchen

Mobile kitchens in Burlington come first, and the rest follows from the site. Where crews live and work on site, shower and restroom combination trailer rentals (for example the 22ft Six-Stall Shower and Restroom Trailer) and restroom trailer rentals (the Standalone Restroom Trailer) 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 Burlington for a renovation?

Yes. Mobile commercial kitchens are rented to facilities in Burlington and Kit Carson 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.

What should I prepare before delivery in Burlington?

A level pad, a clear approach for the trailer, the right electrical service, potable water, a wastewater route and a contact to meet the delivery. Our site planning guides walk through each item.

Does a temporary kitchen in Burlington need a health permit?

The local health authority usually reviews temporary food-service facilities, and requirements differ by jurisdiction. Kit Carson County environmental health or the Colorado health department can tell you what applies. We can supply equipment lists to support the review.

How do I get emergency refrigeration in Burlington?

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.

Why Organizations Choose Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service

Kitchen outages in Burlington 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.

  • 01

    Accelerated Deployment

    Early conversations about electrical service and placement keep the delivery day short.

  • 02

    24/7 Emergency Service

    Emergency calls are taken around the clock, so a failure at midnight is not left until morning.

  • 03

    End-to-End Project Support

    Questions about permits, water, power and wastewater are part of the conversation, not an afterthought.

  • 04

    Flexible Rental Solutions

    Choose a short rental for an outage or a long lease for a renovation that runs for months.

  • 05

    Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment

    Commercial-grade cooking, warewashing and cold storage equipment stands up to long service days.

  • 06

    Experienced Logistics Coordination

    Delivery routing, placement and pickup are coordinated with your facility contacts.

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.

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