County in Montana

Dawson County, MT Commercial Kitchen Trailers for Rent

Facilities in Dawson County can rent a temporary commercial kitchen trailer, with dishwashing and emergency cold storage available alongside it. Emergency food service for breakdowns, fires and floods sits alongside planned rentals for renovation and construction. Rent for a week, lease by the month, or plan a long-term rental around your schedule. We rent to commercial and institutional customers such as municipal agencies, jails and golf clubs. Delivery, placement and utility connections are planned with your facility team. Contact us for availability and a quote in Dawson County or Glendive.

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Stacked commercial convection ovens in a 40ft bulk combo kitchen
State
Montana
Land area
2,372 sq mi
Places covered here
1
FEMA declarations
8

Dawson County places with their own rental pages

Pages exist for a place in Dawson County.

  • Glendive: about 4,760 residents (2024 estimate)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates.

Kitchen trailers for rent in Dawson County

A mobile kitchen trailer rental in Dawson County puts a complete commercial cooking line beside the building that needs it, so a closed kitchen does not have to mean closed meal service. Crews working in Glendive and Glendive often share a kitchen plan, so one rental can serve more than one site.

Match the trailer to the menu: the 24ft Mobile Kitchen for a focused cooking line, the 38ft Mobile Kitchen for more production room, and the 28ft Mobile Kitchen where bulk cooking or a walk-in cooler matters. Power requirements are shown on every page.

A kitchen trailer needs a level area, a path for delivery, the right electrical service and water and wastewater connections. Health and permit steps differ by jurisdiction, so check with Dawson County before you schedule the opening day. Mobile kitchens can be rented for one week or on monthly terms, including long-term leases for work that runs through a full construction season. Health rules are set locally, so a kitchen in Glendive or Glendive may face different steps than one here.

Warewashing and cold storage for Dawson County

A kitchen is only half of food service. A dishwashing trailer such as the 38ft High-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer (220V, single phase, 300A) handles trays, plates and pans so Dawson County kitchens do not fall back on disposables. Kitchens in Glendive hit the same wall when the dish room closes before the cooking line does.

Cooler or freezer down? Emergency refrigeration rental for Dawson County is available on a short-term basis: ask for the 20ft MT Refrigerated Trailer or a different temperature setting when you call. A call about emergency refrigeration from Glendive starts with the same three questions: what failed, what is inside and where the trailer can sit.

A typical January night in Dawson County drops to 6°F, a typical July afternoon reaches 85°F, and the county gets about 14 inches of precipitation in a year (NOAA, 1991 to 2020). January lows run about 6 degrees colder than the average Montana 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.

Customers we support in Dawson County

Expect requests in Dawson County from municipal agencies, jails, golf clubs and school districts. A municipal temporary kitchen is a typical first conversation, followed by questions about power, water and placement. Glendive (about 4,760 residents) and Glendive (about 4,760 residents) each have their own mix of hospitals, schools and plants, but the reasons they rent line up.

CMS lists one hospital in Dawson County: Glendive Medical Center, a critical access hospital. The county also has 2 nursing homes certified by Medicare or Medicaid, with about 116 beds. Public schools here number 10, enrolling about 1,209 students, with Glendive Elem, Dawson H S and Richey Elem among the larger districts (NCES).

Local conditions and rental planning in Dawson County

What past disasters mean for kitchens in Dawson County

OpenFEMA lists 8 disaster declarations that include Dawson County, going back to 1986. The most frequent incident types were flooding (3 declarations) and severe storms (2 declarations). Glendive has its own page with its county's federal declarations, which helps when a project spans both.

The most recent is Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds (major disaster declaration, DR-4902), declared April 7, 2026, with the incident beginning December 17, 2025. Whatever the cause, the practical problem is the same: crews and facilities need cooking, dishwashing and cold storage while normal operations are down. By incident type, the count is flooding 3, severe storms 2, straight-line winds 1, declared incident 1 and hurricane 1. By decade: 1980s 1, 1990s 1, 2000s 1, 2010s 3 and 2020s 2. The records also list Straight-Line Winds (DR-4608, August 13, 2021), Ice Jams and Flooding (DR-4172, April 17, 2014), Flooding (DR-4127, July 10, 2013), Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-1996, June 17, 2011) and Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (EM-3253, September 13, 2005).

Ten years of NOAA storm records, 2016 through 2025, show 91 county-based event records for Dawson County; high-wind and thunderstorm events account for 83 of them, flood events for 8. Storm winds mean outages measured in days in some places, so the generator question belongs in the plan from the start.

Dawson County is the origin of 1 mapped wildfire of 1,000 acres or more since 2016, adding up to roughly 3,206 acres, according to NIFC. The biggest, Great Divide - Dawson, burned 3,206 acres in 2021. 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 Dawson County

USASpending.gov lists 3 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more with work in Dawson County since October 2021, worth about $50 million together. The Department of Defense committed $45 million to “Yellowstone Intake Fish Passage, Glendive, MT” in Dawson County, awarded September 2018 (award record). Another public record is “Yellowstone Canal Riprap,” a $667,000 Department of the Interior contract from September 2023 in Dawson 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 Glendive, about 4,760 residents, would face the same phasing questions about gates, haul roads and pad space.

Renovation projects that close kitchens in Dawson County

USASpending.gov shows a $4.8 million Department of the Interior contract, “Lower Yellowstone River Bypass Channel Repairs for the Bureau of Reclamation,” starting September 2024 in Dawson County (award record). A remodel in Glendive would start from the same closure date and the same temporary-kitchen question.

Emergency access and staging near Dawson County

In Montana, the Montana Disaster and Emergency Services (DES) 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. For work in Glendive, look to the agencies covering that area rather than assuming the same routes.

Pricing a mobile kitchen for Dawson County

Price depends on the model, the rental period, delivery and setup requirements and the utilities on site. Starting prices for kitchens near Dawson County include the 40ft Bulk Kitchen from $10,995, the 28ft Mobile Kitchen from $6,995 and the 24ft Mobile Kitchen from $4,995, and prices may vary. See the equipment pages for dishwashing and refrigeration. A kitchen for Glendive 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.

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.

Dawson County disaster declaration history

FEMA's records list these recent declarations for Dawson County. They show the type of event that has interrupted normal operations in the county, not damage at a specific business.

  • DR-4902, major disaster declaration: Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds, declared April 7, 2026
  • DR-4608, major disaster declaration: Straight-Line Winds, declared August 13, 2021
  • DR-4172, major disaster declaration: Ice Jams and Flooding, declared April 17, 2014
  • DR-4127, major disaster declaration: Flooding, declared July 10, 2013
  • DR-1996, major disaster declaration: Severe Storms and Flooding, declared June 17, 2011
  • EM-3253, emergency declaration: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, declared September 13, 2005
  • DR-1183, major disaster declaration: Severe Storms,Ice Jams, Snow Melt, Flooding, declared July 25, 1997
  • DR-761, major disaster declaration: Heavy Rains, Landslides & Flooding, declared March 15, 1986

Counties and pages near Dawson County

Crews and facilities working in Dawson County often look at the counties around it too. The nearest ones are below, with the state and index pages.

Beyond the kitchen: facilities for longer jobs

For a base camp the kitchen is the center of the day. Beside mobile kitchens in Dawson County, a job can add restroom trailer rentals or remote workforce housing with multi-use crew support trailers; the Standalone Restroom Trailer and the Office, Sleeper, Shower and Restroom Trailer are two examples. Rent only what the project needs.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do you need to quote a rental in Dawson County?

The site address, start date, rental length, the kind of kitchen or storage needed, the number of people served, and the power, water and wastewater available on site. The rental planning form collects each of these.

Can I rent a mobile kitchen in Dawson County?

Yes. Mobile commercial kitchens are rented to facilities in Dawson County for renovations, repairs and emergencies, from one week to monthly terms. Share your start date, meals per day and utilities and we will help match a model.

Can dishwashing be rented with a kitchen in Dawson County?

Yes. Dishwashing trailers pair with the kitchens and can also be rented alone. Low-temperature and high-temperature versions are available in several lengths.

How do I get emergency refrigeration in Dawson County?

Call the 24-hour line, give your address and describe the failure. 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 location.

Why Organizations Choose Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service

Kitchen outages in Dawson County do not wait for a convenient schedule. Mobile commercial kitchen rentals work best when the equipment, the site plan and the people who set it up are lined up before the first meal is due.

  • 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

    Emergency and planned requests can both be started at any time of day or night.

  • 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

    Kitchens, dishwashing and refrigeration can be rented together or separately as the project changes.

  • 05

    Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment

    Commercial ranges, ovens, sinks and dishwashers are built for daily institutional cooking and washing.

  • 06

    Experienced Logistics Coordination

    Planning the path in, the pad and the connections together avoids surprises on delivery day.

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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