Jerome County, ID Temporary Kitchen Rental and Lease Options

What past disasters mean for kitchens in Jerome County

OpenFEMA lists 4 disaster declarations that include Jerome County, going back to 1964. The most frequent incident types were flooding (2 declarations) and hurricane (1 declaration). Jerome has its own page with its county's federal declarations, which helps when a project spans both.

The most recent is Severe Winter Storms and Flooding (major disaster declaration, DR-4310), declared April 21, 2017, with the incident beginning February 5, 2017. 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 2, hurricane 1 and wildfire 1. By decade: 1960s 1, 2000s 2 and 2010s 1. The records also list Hurricane Katrina (EM-3244, September 13, 2005), Wildfires (DR-1341, September 1, 2000) and Heavy Rains & Flooding (DR-186, December 31, 1964).

Between 2016 and 2025 the Storm Events Database recorded 15 county-based event records in Jerome County, with high-wind and thunderstorm events the most common at 13. NOAA's largest reported property loss there is $2.8 million, from a flood in February 2017. 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 3 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more that started in Jerome County since 2016, together covering about 18,871 acres. The largest was the Eden 2 fire in 2022, at 14,098 acres. Smoke, evacuations and power shutoffs can close kitchens and spoil stock even when the flames never reach the building.

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

Infrastructure work around Jerome County

USASpending.gov lists 5 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more with work in Jerome County since October 2021, worth about $8.7 million together. Another public record is “Eo 14398 Miin Building Expansion,” a $1.2 million Department of the Interior contract from September 2026 in Jerome County (award record). In June 2022, the Department of Agriculture awarded a $982,000 contract for “Stanley RV Dump Station Reconstruction Project Sawtooth National Forest” in Jerome County, with work running to August 2023 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $545,000 Department of Agriculture contract, “0414 GAOA Big Smoky Admin Site Deferred Maintenance,” starting October 2025 in Jerome County (award record). The Department of Agriculture committed $500,000 to “Alturas Water System Improvements & Cabin Creek Drainage Restoration Sawtooth National Forest” in Jerome County, awarded May 2022 (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 Hazelton (about 828 residents) raises the same crew-meal questions.

Renovation projects that close kitchens in Jerome County

No federal contract for repairing or modernizing a building is on record for Jerome County. The nearest is in Minidoka County, about 34 miles away. Another public record is “Miin 314972 & Hafo 314578, Rehabilitate Operational Buildings at Idaho Parks,” a $4.5 million Department of the Interior contract from July 2025 in Minidoka County (award record). In June 2024, the Department of the Interior awarded a $1.1 million contract for “Upper Snake River Field Office HVAC Renovation Project” in Minidoka County, with work running to March 2026 (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. Jerome 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 Jerome 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 Hazelton, look to the agencies covering that area rather than assuming the same routes.

Local rental costs in Jerome County

A quote for Jerome County is built from the trailer you choose, the length of the rental, delivery distance and the setup the site needs. Starting points: the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995, the 40ft Mobile Kitchen from $9,995 and the 28ft Mobile Kitchen from $6,995. Prices may vary. Jerome 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.