Shoshone, ID Emergency Mobile Kitchen Rentals and Dishwashing Trailers

Emergency food service in Shoshone often starts with one question: where will the next meal be cooked? A commercial kitchen trailer on a level pad gives the answer while the permanent kitchen is out of action. Gooding is only 16 miles away, with about 3,825 residents, and Jerome about 16 miles, so a project that spans them can share one kitchen plan.

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

Pair the kitchen with dishwashing. The 22 to 26ft Low-Temp Dishwashing Trailer lists push-through low-temperature dishwasher, a three-compartment sink and a handwashing sink, on 220V, single phase, 150A. Warewashing needs the same hot water and drain plan in Twin Falls, 26 miles from here, as it does here.

A failed walk-in freezer is a race against thawing. Call the 24-hour line for an emergency refrigerated trailer; the 20ft MT Refrigerated Trailer lists 220V, single phase, 40 to 60A and a standard receptacle. Filer sits in Twin Falls County, which has 2 federal declarations on record; a walk-in that fails there starts the same clock on the stock inside.

A typical January night in Lincoln County drops to 17°F, a typical July afternoon reaches 88°F, and the county gets about 10 inches of precipitation in a year (NOAA, 1991 to 2020). July highs run about 5 degrees hotter than the average Idaho county. Hard freezes are routine, so the water hookup is planned with heat tape or an insulated hose, and wastewater lines are kept from freezing between uses.

Expect requests in Shoshone from disaster-response teams, municipal agencies, school districts and manufacturers. A emergency commercial kitchen rental is a typical first conversation, followed by questions about power, water and placement. Kimberly (about 5,592 residents) and Hansen (about 1,118 residents) each have their own mix of hospitals, schools and plants, but the reasons they rent line up.

CMS lists no hospital in Lincoln County; the nearest county with one is Jerome County, about 21 miles away. Certified nursing care adds 1 home and roughly 36 beds. Public schools here number 6, enrolling about 906 students, with Shoshone Joint District, Richfield District and Dietrich District among the larger districts (NCES).

• Disaster Response Kitchen Rentals and Emergency Food Service: cold storage for donated or purchased food when power is out
• Municipal and Public Institution Kitchen Trailer Rentals: senior-nutrition and community meal programs that cannot pause
• School Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals During Renovation: summer cafeteria renovations that run late
• Manufacturing Plant Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals: plant shutdowns and turnarounds that bring in extra contractors

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.

With about 1,757 residents (2024 estimate), Shoshone ranks 69th among 128 covered places in Idaho. The city spans roughly 1.2 square miles in Lincoln County. Lincoln County covers 1,201 square miles, and Shoshone is the only place in it covered on this site. Spread over that area, the estimate gives about 1,498 residents per square mile. Boise City, the Idaho capital, is about 103 miles away in a straight line, which matters for state-level emergency coordination. Gooding is the closest larger covered place, roughly 16 straight-line miles from Shoshone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.

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

• Gooding, ID: about 16 miles from Shoshone, about 3,825 residents
• Jerome, ID: about 16 miles from Shoshone, about 13,481 residents
• Wendell, ID: about 19 miles from Shoshone, about 3,032 residents
• Twin Falls, ID: about 26 miles from Shoshone, about 55,589 residents
• Filer, ID: about 28 miles from Shoshone, about 3,040 residents
• Kimberly, ID: about 28 miles from Shoshone, about 5,592 residents

Sites in Buhl, 29 miles away, and Bellevue use the same checklist; only the pad and the paperwork change.

• Timing: share your start date and rental period so the quote reflects the real schedule.
• Placement: pick a level spot with turning room, and keep fire lanes and entrances clear.
• Drainage: decide where wastewater goes, whether a sewer connection, a tank or scheduled pump-out.

Read the site planning section before you fix a delivery date.

The nearest Idaho counties to Shoshone are Jerome County (18 miles), Gooding County (21 miles) and Blaine County (39 miles).

• Jerome County: about 18 miles from Shoshone, 4 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
• Gooding County: about 21 miles from Shoshone, 5 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
• Blaine County: about 39 miles from Shoshone, 8 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS

Plan the kitchen first; everything else is sized around mobile kitchens in Shoshone. Crews on a long or remote job can add bunk bed sleeper trailer rentals, such as the 20ft Contractor Accommodation Unit, or shower and restroom combination trailer rentals, such as the 22ft Six-Stall Shower and Restroom Trailer. Each model page lists its equipment and power, and we quote them on request.