Elmore County, ID Temporary Kitchen Rental and Lease Options

What past disasters mean for kitchens in Elmore County

Since 1964, Elmore County has been named in 9 FEMA declarations; flooding (3 declarations) and wildfire (3 declarations) lead the list. If you plan across towns, check the page for Mountain Home as well; its own declaration history is listed there.

The most recent is Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (major disaster declaration, DR-4333), declared August 27, 2017, with the incident beginning May 6, 2017. Floodwater can contaminate kitchen equipment and force closures until cleanup and inspection are finished, which is when replacement cooking, dishwashing and cold storage matter. By incident type, the count is flooding 3, wildfire 3, hurricane 1, severe storms 1 and drought 1. By decade: 1960s 1, 1970s 1, 1990s 1, 2000s 2 and 2010s 4. Before that came Severe Winter Storms and Flooding (DR-4310, April 21, 2017), Elk Fire (FM-5043, August 13, 2013), Trinity Ridge Fire (FM-5006, August 15, 2012), Hurricane Katrina (EM-3244, September 13, 2005) and Wildfires (DR-1341, September 1, 2000).

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 30 county-based severe-weather event records for Elmore County between 2016 and 2025, led by high-wind and thunderstorm events (26) and flood events (4). The costliest event with a reported dollar figure was a flood in May 2017, with about $100,000 in property damage. Storm winds mean outages measured in days in some places, so the generator question belongs in the plan from the start.

The National Interagency Fire Center maps 15 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more that started in Elmore County since 2016, together covering about 69,379 acres. The largest was the Berry fire in 2024, at 14,195 acres. Crews fighting and rebuilding after a fire eat on site for weeks, and the kitchens that fed the town may be the ones that lost power.

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

Construction projects and crew meals near Elmore County

USASpending.gov lists 51 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more with work in Elmore County since October 2021, worth about $265 million together. In April 2024, the Department of Defense awarded a $94 million contract for “Construct Water Treatment Plant” in Elmore County, with work running to October 2026 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $24 million Department of Defense contract, “Design Build Initial Outfitting Project for Mountain Home, ID, Hospital Conversion,” starting August 2019 in Elmore County (award record). The Department of the Interior committed $17 million to “Anderson Ranch Dam Turbine Modernization and Runner Replacement” in Elmore County, awarded June 2023 (award record). Another public record is “Inspect, Design and Repair of Multiple Fuel Facilities at Mountain Home Afb, ID,” a $5.6 million Department of Defense contract from December 2018 in Elmore County (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 Glenns Ferry, about 1,288 residents, would face the same phasing questions about gates, haul roads and pad space.

Rebuilds and remodels around Elmore County

USASpending.gov shows a $16 million Department of Defense contract, “Repair and Fire Suppression for Aircraft Hangar 208 at Mountain Home Afb, Ifb,” starting December 2022 in Elmore County (award record). The Department of Defense committed $13 million to “Requirements for Design-Build Project to Repair Hangar 211 Structural and Fire Protection Systems” in Elmore County, awarded January 2026 (award record). Another public record is “Renovation of Building 2215, Mhafb,” a $12 million Department of Defense contract from March 2020 in Elmore County (award record). In February 2021, the Department of Defense awarded a $6.3 million contract for “Repair Taxiway Foxtrot - Arm and Disarm Pad” in Elmore County, with work running to June 2024 (award record). Whoever remodels in Mountain Home starts from the same two questions: when does the kitchen close, and what feeds people until it reopens?

Emergency access and staging near Elmore County

The Idaho Office of Emergency Management (IOEM) and local emergency managers decide where public disaster staging happens in Idaho. Those details are theirs to publish and update, so this page points to them instead of guessing at a route. For work in Glenns Ferry, look to the agencies covering that area rather than assuming the same routes.

Local rental costs in Elmore County

Price depends on the model, the rental period, delivery and setup requirements and the utilities on site. Starting prices for kitchens near Elmore County include the 24ft Mobile Kitchen from $4,995, the 38ft Mobile Kitchen from $7,995 and the 40ft Bulk Kitchen from $10,995, and prices may vary. See the equipment pages for dishwashing and refrigeration. A kitchen for Mountain Home 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.