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Summit County, CO Commercial Kitchen Trailers for Rent
In Summit County, CO, we rent mobile commercial kitchens, backed by commercial dishwashing trailers and emergency refrigeration for failed walk-in coolers and freezers. Emergency feeding for breakdowns, fires and floods sits alongside planned rentals for renovation and construction. Short-term and long-term terms run from one week to monthly. Customers include golf clubs, jails and construction crews. Our team coordinates delivery, placement and setup with your site contacts. Call or request a quote to check availability for your Summit County project, or one in Silverthorne.
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- State
- Colorado
- Land area
- 608 sq mi
- Places covered here
- 5
- FEMA declarations
- 4
Mobile commercial kitchen rental in Summit County
For Summit County, a modular kitchen trailer brings griddles, ranges, ovens, sinks and refrigeration in one unit instead of rebuilding them piece by piece. If the work spills into Silverthorne or Breckenridge, a kitchen rented here can be planned around both sites.
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, 24ft Mobile Kitchen and 38ft Mobile Kitchen are the models to compare first, each with its listed equipment and electrical requirements.
Plan the connections together: 220V power, potable water in, wastewater out and a safe route for food deliveries. The local authority in Summit County decides which approvals a temporary kitchen needs. Short-term rentals cover outages and events; long-term leasing suits renovations and projects that run for many months. Check the authority that covers the site itself; what cleared in Frisco is no guarantee for Dillon.
Where in Summit County we rent
Pages exist for places in Summit County.
- Silverthorne: about 5,220 residents (2024 estimate)
- Breckenridge: about 4,892 residents (2024 estimate)
- Frisco: about 2,732 residents (2024 estimate)
- Dillon: about 1,013 residents (2024 estimate)
- Blue River: about 836 residents (2024 estimate)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates.
Summit County: emergencies, projects, access and costs
Emergencies that shaped recovery needs near Summit County
OpenFEMA lists 4 disaster declarations that include Summit County, going back to 1977. The most frequent incident types were coastal storm (1 declaration) and snowstorm (1 declaration). A project that reaches Silverthorne should read that page too; it lists the declarations for its county.
The most recent is Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (emergency declaration, EM-3224), declared September 5, 2005, with the incident beginning August 29, 2005. Coastal storms combine flooding, wind damage and outages, any of which can take a commercial kitchen out of service. The latest major disaster declaration is Wildfires (DR-1421), declared June 19, 2002. By incident type, the count is coastal storm 1, snowstorm 1, wildfire 1 and drought 1. Earlier declarations include Snow (EM-3185, April 9, 2003) and Drought (EM-3025, January 29, 1977).
Between 2016 and 2025 the Storm Events Database recorded 8 county-based event records in Summit County, with high-wind and thunderstorm events the most common at 8. High wind rarely wrecks a kitchen directly. It cuts the power to it, and the walk-in cooler is the first thing to suffer.
No wildfire of 1,000 acres or more has a mapped origin in Summit 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 Eagle County, about 30 miles away, where the Derby fire burned 5,452 acres in 2025.
Declarations are federal designations for an area, not a record of damage at a particular site.
Major construction near Summit County
Since October 2021, 2 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more have named Summit County as the place of work. In August 2022, the Department of the Interior awarded a $881,000 contract for “Blm-Co Design-Build River Operations Facility” in Summit County, with work running to December 2025 (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 project in Breckenridge, about 4,892 residents, would face the same phasing questions about gates, haul roads and pad space.
Renovation projects that close kitchens in Summit County
No federal contract for repairing or modernizing a building is on record for Summit County. The nearest is in Lake County, about 31 miles away. USASpending.gov shows a $2.3 million Department of the Interior contract, “Ec-Mt Elbert Powerplant Cooling Water Pump Replacement,” starting April 2023 in Lake County (award record). Renovations like this are the usual reason an institution leases a mobile kitchen, because the permanent one cannot run while the work is under way. A remodel in Frisco would start from the same closure date and the same temporary-kitchen question.
Getting emergency equipment into Summit County
In Colorado, the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) 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 Dillon, look to the agencies covering that area rather than assuming the same routes.
Local rental costs in Summit County
Price depends on the model, the rental period, delivery and setup requirements and the utilities on site. Starting prices for kitchens near Summit County include the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995, the 40ft Bulk Kitchen from $10,995 and the 28ft Mobile Kitchen from $6,995, and prices may vary. See the equipment pages for dishwashing and refrigeration. Blue River is quoted on the same factors, but 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.
Warewashing and cold storage for Summit County
Warewashing is easy to overlook until the dish room is the thing that is down. Dishwashing trailers like the 38ft High-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer and the 38ft Low-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer can be rented with a kitchen or on their own for Summit County sites. Kitchens in Dillon hit the same wall when the dish room closes before the cooking line does.
Cooler or freezer down? Emergency refrigeration rental for Summit County is available on a short-term basis: ask for the 20ft Cooler Trailer, 32°F or a different temperature setting when you call. A call about emergency refrigeration from Blue River starts with the same three questions: what failed, what is inside and where the trailer can sit.
Climate normals for Summit County run from an average January low of 8°F to an average July high of 70°F, with roughly 26 inches of precipitation yearly. January lows run about 5 degrees colder than the average Colorado county. With nights that cold, a kitchen trailer needs heated or insulated water lines, and a refrigerated trailer should not be asked to hold product warm against freezing air.
Summit County disaster declaration history
The most recent declarations that include Summit County, newest first. Each is a federal designation for the county, listed with its FEMA number and declaration date.
- EM-3224, emergency declaration: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, declared September 5, 2005
- EM-3185, emergency declaration: Snow, declared April 9, 2003
- DR-1421, major disaster declaration: Wildfires, declared June 19, 2002
- EM-3025, emergency declaration: Drought, declared January 29, 1977
Counties and pages near Summit County
Crews and facilities working in Summit County often look at the counties around it too. The nearest ones are below, with the state and index pages.
- Clear Creek County: about 25 miles from Summit County, 7 FEMA declarations, 0 hospitals listed by CMS
- Eagle County: about 30 miles from Summit County, 7 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
- Lake County: about 31 miles from Summit County, 4 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
- Grand County: about 34 miles from Summit County, 6 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
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Customers we support in Summit County
Who rents a mobile kitchen near Summit County? Mostly golf clubs, jails, construction crews and disaster-response teams, along with contractors and public agencies. The need is usually the same: a working kitchen while the permanent one is unavailable. Care homes in Silverthorne and school kitchens in Breckenridge, places of about 5,220 residents and about 4,892 residents, lose their lines for different reasons, but the rental that answers them is the same.
CMS lists one hospital in Summit County: ST Anthony Summit Medical Center. The National Center for Education Statistics counts 9 public schools with about 3,570 students, in districts such as Summit School District No. Re 1.
- Golf Course and Country Club Kitchen Trailer Rentals: member dining and event service that continue during construction
- Jail and Detention Center Kitchen Trailer Rentals: a kitchen fire or water damage that closes the line
- Construction Site Mobile Kitchen Rentals for Crews: remote sites with no restaurants within reasonable distance
- Disaster Response Kitchen Rentals and Emergency Food Service: cold storage for donated or purchased food when power is out
Add only the facilities the site needs
Mobile kitchens in Summit County 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 remote workforce housing with multi-use crew support trailers (the Office, Sleeper, Shower and Restroom Trailer) can sit beside the kitchen. We confirm the exact unit and price in a written quote.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a temporary kitchen in Summit County need approval?
The local health authority usually reviews temporary food-service facilities, and the rules differ by jurisdiction. Ask Summit County environmental health or the Colorado health department what applies; we can supply equipment lists for the review.
What do you need to quote a rental in Summit County?
The site address, start date, rental length, the kind of kitchen or storage needed, the number of people served, and the power, water and wastewater available on site. The rental planning form collects each of these.
Can I rent a mobile kitchen in Summit County?
Yes. Mobile commercial kitchens are rented to facilities in Summit County for renovations, repairs and emergencies, from one week to monthly terms. Share your start date, meals per day and utilities and we will help match a model.
Can dishwashing be rented with a kitchen in Summit County?
Yes. Dishwashing trailers pair with the kitchens and can also be rented alone. Low-temperature and high-temperature versions are available in several lengths.
Why Organizations Choose Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service
When a permanent kitchen is unavailable in Summit County, the question is how quickly food service can safely resume. Dependable mobile commercial kitchen rentals and a team that has done site setup before keep that answer practical.
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Accelerated Deployment
A clear site checklist means mobile commercial kitchen rentals are ready to cook, wash or chill sooner once they are placed.
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24/7 Emergency Service
A broken walk-in cooler or a kitchen shutdown can happen at any hour, and so can your call.
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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
Kitchens, dishwashing and refrigeration can be rented together or separately as the project changes.
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Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment
Commercial ranges, ovens, sinks and dishwashers are built for daily institutional cooking and washing.
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Experienced Logistics Coordination
Trailer length, turning room and access are checked against your site before anything is scheduled.
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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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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