Ravalli County, MT Emergency Mobile Kitchen and Dishwashing Rentals

Temporary modular kitchens are how Ravalli County facilities keep serving through a closure. A modular commercial kitchen rental brings the cooking line to the site, with kitchen setup for renovations planned around your schedule. A project that crosses into Hamilton (about 5,383 residents) usually keeps one menu, one crew and one power plan, which is why the kitchen is chosen first.

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.

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 Ravalli 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 Pinesdale or Darby may face different steps than one here.

A kitchen is only half of food service. A dishwashing trailer such as the 30ft High-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer (220V, 3 phase, 200A) handles trays, plates and pans so Ravalli County kitchens do not fall back on disposables. Warewashing needs the same hot water and drain plan in Darby as it does here.

When a compressor quits, product loss follows within hours. Emergency refrigerated trailers, such as the 20ft MT Refrigerated Trailer, are rented to restaurants, hotels, hospitals and institutions around Ravalli County. A walk-in that fails in Hamilton starts the same clock on the stock inside.

Climate normals for Ravalli County run from an average January low of 17°F to an average July high of 77°F, with roughly 29 inches of precipitation yearly. January lows run about 5 degrees warmer 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.

Ravalli County has 4 places on this site. Each has its own page with local context.

• Hamilton: about 5,383 residents (2024 estimate)
• Stevensville: about 2,236 residents (2024 estimate)
• Pinesdale: about 876 residents (2024 estimate)
• Darby: about 873 residents (2024 estimate)

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

FEMA's records list these recent declarations for Ravalli 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
• FM-5197, fire management assistance declaration: Lolo Peak Fire, declared August 17, 2017
• FM-5143, fire management assistance declaration: Roaring Lion Fire, declared August 1, 2016
• DR-4172, major disaster declaration: Ice Jams and Flooding, declared April 17, 2014
• FM-5016, fire management assistance declaration: Sawtooth Fire, declared September 11, 2012
• 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-1340, major disaster declaration: Wildfires, declared August 30, 2000

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.

Expect requests in Ravalli County from nursing homes, golf clubs, manufacturers and disaster-response teams. A nursing home kitchen rental is a typical first conversation, followed by questions about power, water and placement. Care homes in Stevensville and school kitchens in Pinesdale, places of about 2,236 residents and about 876 residents, lose their lines for different reasons, but the rental that answers them is the same.

CMS lists one hospital in Ravalli County: Bitterroot Health - Daly Hospital, a critical access hospital. The county also has 2 nursing homes certified by Medicare or Medicaid, with about 108 beds. Public schools here number 22, enrolling about 5,727 students, with Hamilton K-12 Schools, Corvallis K-12 Schools and Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls among the larger districts (NCES).

• Nursing Home and Assisted Living Kitchen Rentals: kitchen upgrades or code corrections that take the line out of service
• Golf Course and Country Club Kitchen Trailer Rentals: member dining and event service that continue during construction
• Manufacturing Plant Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals: cafeteria renovation across multiple shifts
• Disaster Response Kitchen Rentals and Emergency Food Service: dishwashing capacity where utilities are limited

Projects rarely stop at a county line. These neighboring Montana counties are the closest to Ravalli County, measured between internal points rather than by road.

• Granite County: about 39 miles from Ravalli County, 6 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
• Deer Lodge County: about 46 miles from Ravalli County, 8 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
• Missoula County: about 66 miles from Ravalli County, 19 FEMA declarations, 2 hospitals listed by CMS
• Silver Bow County: about 71 miles from Ravalli County, 5 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
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For a base camp the kitchen is the center of the day. Beside mobile kitchens in Ravalli County, a job can add laundry trailer rentals or shower and restroom combination trailer rentals; the 24ft Laundry Trailer and the 22ft Six-Stall Shower and Restroom Trailer are two examples. Rent only what the project needs.