Mountain Home, ID Commercial Kitchen Trailers for Rent

What past disasters mean for kitchens in Mountain Home

OpenFEMA lists 9 disaster declarations that include Elmore County, going back to 1964. The most frequent incident types were flooding (3 declarations) and wildfire (3 declarations). Glenns Ferry has its own page with its county's federal declarations, which helps when a project spans both.

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).

Ten years of NOAA storm records, 2016 through 2025, show 30 county-based event records for Elmore County; high-wind and thunderstorm events account for 26 of them, flood events for 4. NOAA's largest reported property loss there is $100,000, from a flood in May 2017. High wind rarely wrecks a kitchen directly. It cuts the power to it, and the walk-in cooler is the first thing to suffer.

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. A fire that never touches a kitchen can still close it: evacuation orders, smoke and utility shutoffs come first.

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

Construction projects and crew meals near Mountain Home

Since October 2021, 51 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more have named Elmore County as the place of work. The Department of Defense committed $94 million to “Construct Water Treatment Plant” in Elmore County, awarded April 2024 (award record). Another public record is “Design Build Initial Outfitting Project for Mountain Home, ID, Hospital Conversion,” a $24 million Department of Defense contract from August 2019 in Elmore County (award record). In June 2023, the Department of the Interior awarded a $17 million contract for “Anderson Ranch Dam Turbine Modernization and Runner Replacement” in Elmore County, with work running to July 2027 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $5.6 million Department of Defense contract, “Inspect, Design and Repair of Multiple Fuel Facilities at Mountain Home Afb, ID,” starting December 2018 in Elmore 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 Boise City, about 237,963 residents, would face the same phasing questions about gates, haul roads and pad space.

Renovation projects that close kitchens in Mountain Home

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). The closure date drives the plan in Kuna too.

Emergency access and staging near Mountain Home

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 Garden City, look to the agencies covering Ada County rather than assuming the same routes.

By CMS's hospital list, the closest to Mountain Home is ST Luke'S Elmore Medical Center, a critical access hospital, in Mountain Home itself.

Local rental costs in Mountain Home

A quote for Mountain Home 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 Kitchen from $9,995, the 38ft Mobile Kitchen from $7,995 and the 24ft Mobile Kitchen from $4,995. Prices may vary. A kitchen for Meridian, 48 miles from here, 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.