City in Idaho

Franklin, ID Commercial Kitchen Trailers for Rent

Facilities in Franklin, ID can rent a mobile commercial kitchen from us, with dishwashing trailers and emergency refrigeration available alongside it. Emergency meal service for breakdowns, fires and floods is available alongside planned renovation and construction rentals. Rent for a week, lease by the month, or plan a long-term rental that matches a renovation schedule. Renters in this area include disaster-response teams, nursing homes and manufacturers. Delivery coordination covers the route, the pad and the utility connections. Call or send a request to check availability in Franklin or Preston.

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Stacked commercial convection ovens in a 40ft mobile kitchen
Population (2024 est.)
1,128
County
Franklin County
Land area
1.3 sq mi
FEMA declarations (county)
2

Temporary kitchen rental for Franklin facilities

A mobile kitchen trailer rental in Franklin is one of the quickest temporary commercial kitchen solutions: a fully equipped mobile kitchen on a pad, ready to connect to power and water. If the work spills into Preston, 7 miles from here, or into Malad City, a kitchen rented here can be planned around both sites.

Common choices include the 38ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200 to 220A), the 24ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200A) and the 28ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200A). Each model page lists the equipment and the electrical service.

Customers we support in Franklin, ID

Expect requests in Franklin from disaster-response teams, nursing homes, manufacturers and school districts. A emergency commercial kitchen rental is a typical first conversation, followed by questions about power, water and placement. Care homes in Chubbuck and school kitchens in American Falls, places of about 16,577 residents and about 4,863 residents, lose their lines for different reasons, but the rental that answers them is the same.

CMS lists one hospital in Franklin County: Franklin County Medical Center, a critical access hospital. Certified nursing care adds 1 home and roughly 35 beds. Public schools here number 8, enrolling about 3,212 students, with Preston Joint District and West Side Joint District among the larger districts (NCES).

About Franklin, ID

With about 1,128 residents (2024 estimate), Franklin ranks 81st among 128 covered places in Idaho. It covers about 1.3 square miles of Franklin County. Across Franklin County's 663 square miles, 4 places are covered here, together about 8,399 residents, with Preston the largest. Spread over that area, the estimate gives about 866 residents per square mile. In a straight line, Franklin sits about 250 miles from Boise City, the capital of Idaho. The nearest larger place covered here is Preston, about 7 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.

Local conditions and rental planning in Franklin

What past disasters mean for kitchens in Franklin

OpenFEMA lists 2 disaster declarations that include Franklin County, going back to 2005. The most frequent incident types were flooding (1 declaration) and hurricane (1 declaration). If you plan across towns, check the page for Preston as well; its own declaration history is listed there.

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. Before that came Hurricane Katrina (EM-3244, September 13, 2005).

Between 2016 and 2025 the Storm Events Database recorded 11 county-based event records in Franklin County, with flood events the most common at 7. NOAA's largest reported property loss there is $1.7 million, from a flood in February 2017. After a flood the pad matters as much as the unit: a rental kitchen needs firm, well-drained ground and a clear route in.

Since 2016, NIFC perimeter data lists 1 large wildfire beginning in Franklin County, about 1,971 acres in all. Big Creek (2023, 1,971 acres) was the largest. Fire weather means planned power cuts as well as fires, and a walk-in cooler does not keep product cold through a long shutoff.

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

Infrastructure work around Franklin

USASpending.gov lists 1 federal construction contract of $500,000 or more with work in Franklin County since October 2021. Another public record is “GAOA Spokane Historic Building Stabilization,” a $1.3 million Department of the Interior contract from September 2022 in Franklin 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 job in Malad City (about 2,326 residents) raises the same crew-meal questions.

Rebuilds and remodels around Franklin

No federal contract for repairing or modernizing a building is on record for Franklin County. The nearest is in Rich County, about 48 miles away. In January 2025, the Department of the Interior awarded a $1 million contract for “Bear River Fence & Enclosure Replacement Phase 2” in Rich County, with work running to November 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. A remodel in Montpelier, in Bear Lake County, would start from the same closure date and the same temporary-kitchen question.

Getting emergency equipment into Franklin

In Idaho, the Idaho Office of Emergency Management (IOEM) 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. Staging and access details differ again in Soda Springs, in Caribou County, so check the published sources for that area before planning a route.

The nearest hospital in CMS's list is Franklin County Medical Center, a critical access hospital, in Preston, about 7 miles from Franklin in a straight line.

Local rental costs in Franklin

Price depends on the model, the rental period, delivery and setup requirements and the utilities on site. Starting prices for kitchens near Franklin include the 38ft Mobile Kitchen from $7,995, the 40ft Mobile Kitchen from $9,995 and the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995, and prices may vary. See the equipment pages for dishwashing and refrigeration. Pocatello is quoted on the same factors, but at 69 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 Franklin

If the dish room is closed too, add a warewashing trailer. The 22 to 26ft Low-Temp Dishwashing Trailer needs 220V, single phase, 150A; plan a drain route sized for continuous washing. Soda Springs, 46 miles away, has the same problem when the dish room closes before the cooking line does.

When a compressor quits, product loss follows within hours. Emergency refrigerated trailers, such as the 20ft LT Refrigerated Trailer, are rented to restaurants, hotels, hospitals and institutions around Franklin. In Pocatello, where Bannock County has 3 federal declarations on record, the call for emergency refrigeration begins the same way.

NOAA's 1991 to 2020 county normals put the average January low in Franklin County at 15°F and the average July high at 84°F, with about 23 inches of precipitation a year. January lows run about 3 degrees colder than the average Idaho 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.

Prepare your Franklin site before delivery

Sites near Aberdeen and Blackfoot start from this same list, then adjust for their own pad, power and permits.

  • Entry: tell us if the door needs a ramp or stairs; the setup times differ.
  • Drainage: decide where wastewater goes, whether a sewer connection, a tank or scheduled pump-out.
  • Pad and access: a level area, a clear approach for the trailer length and room for food deliveries.

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

Other places near Franklin we rent to

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

  • Preston, ID: about 7 miles from Franklin, about 6,160 residents
  • Dayton, ID: about 12 miles from Franklin, about 539 residents
  • Malad City, ID: about 26 miles from Franklin, about 2,326 residents
  • Montpelier, ID: about 34 miles from Franklin, about 2,696 residents
  • Soda Springs, ID: about 46 miles from Franklin, about 3,162 residents
  • Pocatello, ID: about 69 miles from Franklin, about 58,231 residents

Franklin and the counties next door

The nearest Idaho counties to Franklin are Bear Lake County (31 miles), Oneida County (39 miles) and Bannock County (52 miles).

  • Bear Lake County: about 31 miles from Franklin, 2 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
  • Oneida County: about 39 miles from Franklin, 1 FEMA declaration since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
  • Bannock County: about 52 miles from Franklin, 3 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS

Add only the facilities the site needs

Mobile kitchens in Franklin come first, and the rest follows from the site. Where crews live and work on site, restroom trailer rentals (for example the Standalone Restroom Trailer) 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

How do I get emergency refrigeration in Franklin?

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.

Can I rent a mobile kitchen in Franklin for a renovation?

Yes. Mobile commercial kitchens are rented to facilities in Franklin and Franklin 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.

Can you rent dishwashing as well as a kitchen in Franklin?

Yes. Dishwashing trailers range from a compact push-through low-temperature unit to 38ft conveyor trailers in low-temperature and high-temperature versions. They can be rented with a kitchen or on their own.

What power does a kitchen trailer need in Franklin?

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

A temporary kitchen is only useful if it fits the site, the power and the menu. That is why mobile commercial kitchen rentals for Franklin start with questions about your operation, not just a trailer size.

  • 01

    Accelerated Deployment

    A clear site checklist means mobile commercial kitchen rentals are ready to cook, wash or chill sooner once they are placed.

  • 02

    24/7 Emergency Service

    The line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for emergency rental requests and project questions.

  • 03

    End-to-End Project Support

    You get a single point of contact through equipment choice, setup and the rental period.

  • 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

    Trailer kitchens carry the same classes of equipment used in permanent commercial kitchens.

  • 06

    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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