City in Nevada
Caliente, NV Mobile Kitchen Trailer Lease for Renovations
Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service supplies mobile commercial kitchen trailers in Caliente, Nevada, plus dishwashing trailers and emergency refrigeration for the supporting work. Use us for emergency feeding during sudden outages as well as planned kitchen renovations and construction projects. Short-term and long-term rentals run from one week to monthly terms. Renters in this area include school districts, disaster-response teams and construction crews. Our team coordinates delivery, placement and setup with your site contacts. Request availability and a quote for your project in Caliente, NV, or in Mesquite.
24/7 emergency line: (877) 416-7535
- Population (2024 est.)
- 964
- County
- Lincoln County
- Land area
- 53 sq mi
- FEMA declarations (county)
- 6
Commercial kitchen trailers for Caliente
A mobile kitchen trailer rental in Caliente is one of the quickest temporary commercial kitchen solutions: a fully equipped mobile kitchen on a pad, ready to connect to power and water. Requests from Mesquite (61 miles away) and North Las Vegas start from the same questions about menu, crew and power, even though the places are far apart.
Kitchens in the fleet run from the 24ft Mobile Kitchen up to the 40ft Bulk Combo Kitchen. For a site like this one, the 24ft Mobile Kitchen, 28ft Mobile Kitchen and 38ft Mobile Kitchen are the models to compare first, each with its listed equipment and electrical requirements.
Caliente at a glance
With about 964 residents (2024 estimate), Caliente ranks 19th among 19 covered places in Nevada. The city spans roughly 53 square miles in Lincoln County. Lincoln County covers 10,633 square miles, and Caliente is the only place in it covered on this site. That works out to about 18 residents per square mile. In a straight line, Caliente sits about 303 miles from Carson City, the capital of Nevada. Mesquite is the closest larger covered place, roughly 61 straight-line miles from Caliente.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
Caliente: emergencies, projects, access and costs
What past disasters mean for kitchens in Caliente
OpenFEMA lists 6 disaster declarations that include Lincoln County, going back to 2002. The most frequent incident types were snowstorm (2 declarations) and flooding (1 declaration). If you plan across towns, check the page for Mesquite as well; Clark County has 12 federal declarations on record.
The most recent is Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (major disaster declaration, DR-4708), declared April 27, 2023, with the incident beginning March 8, 2023. Flooding tends to knock out power and drainage first, leaving kitchens unable to cook or keep food cold even when the building is standing. By incident type, the count is snowstorm 2, flooding 1, hurricane 1, severe storms 1 and wildfire 1. The records also list Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (EM-3243, September 13, 2005), Heavy Rains and Flooding (DR-1583, March 7, 2005), Snow (EM-3204, February 23, 2005), Record And/Or Near Record Snow (EM-3202, February 17, 2005) and Nv Wildfire (Pioche) 06-08-2002 (FM-2420, June 9, 2002).
Between 2016 and 2025 the Storm Events Database recorded 52 county-based event records in Lincoln County, with flood events the most common at 33. The costliest event with a reported dollar figure was a flash flood in July 2018, with about $150,000 in property damage. After a flood the pad matters as much as the unit: a rental kitchen needs firm, well-drained ground and a clear route in.
The National Interagency Fire Center maps 16 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more that started in Lincoln County since 2016, together covering about 203,829 acres. The largest was the Meadow Valley fire in 2020, at 59,291 acres. A fire that never touches a kitchen can still close it: evacuation orders, smoke and utility shutoffs come first.
A declaration designates an area for federal assistance; it does not describe damage at any one address.
Major construction near Caliente
USASpending.gov lists 5 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more with work in Lincoln County since October 2021, worth about $14 million together. USASpending.gov shows a $4.3 million Department of the Interior contract, “Pahranagat NWR Upper Dam Design/Build Project,” starting January 2025 in Lincoln County (award record). The Department of the Interior committed $1.5 million to “Pahranagat NWR - North and South Wells” in Lincoln County, awarded May 2025 (award record). Another public record is “Nv-Desert Nwrc-Whin-Marsh Levee Repair,” a $562,000 Department of the Interior contract from April 2025 in Lincoln County (award record). In February 2023, the Department of the Interior awarded a $514,000 contract for “Nv-Pahranagat Nwr-North Marsh Levee” in Lincoln County, with work running to November 2024 (award record). A contract of that size means a crew that eats on site: hot food for many people on odd shifts, with water and wastewater to plan for the kitchen. A job in North Las Vegas (about 294,034 residents) raises the same crew-meal questions.
Rebuilds and remodels around Caliente
No federal contract for repairing or modernizing a building is on record for Lincoln County. The nearest is in Nye County, about 90 miles away. The Department of Defense committed $13 million to “Tank Repairs at Tonopah Auxiliary Airfield, NV” in Nye County, awarded November 2022 (award record). Building repair and modernization work often closes a kitchen for part of the project, which is when a temporary kitchen on a lease keeps meals going. Las Vegas is on the same footing: the old kitchen closes on a date, and the temporary one has to be cooking before it.
Emergency equipment access around Caliente
Public emergency operations in Nevada are coordinated by the Nevada Division of Emergency Management (NDEM), with county emergency managers handling local response. Staging areas and access routes for disaster response are published by those agencies and can change, so this page does not draw a route. For work in Ely, look to the agencies covering White Pine County rather than assuming the same routes.
Grover C Dils Medical Center, a critical access hospital is the nearest hospital CMS lists, in Caliente itself.
What a kitchen rental costs in Caliente
There is no single price for every job in Caliente. Equipment, rental term, delivery and site conditions all change it. As a guide, prices start at the 28ft Mobile Kitchen from $6,995, the 24ft Mobile Kitchen from $4,995 and the 40ft Bulk Kitchen from $10,995, and they may vary. A kitchen for Henderson, 117 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.
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 Caliente
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 Caliente kitchens do not fall back on disposables. Warewashing needs the same hot water and drain plan in Ely, 114 miles from here, as it does here.
Cooler or freezer down? Emergency refrigeration rental for Caliente is available on a short-term basis: ask for the 20ft MT Refrigerated Trailer or a different temperature setting when you call. In Henderson, where Clark County has 12 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 Lincoln County at 26°F and the average July high at 93°F, with about 10 inches of precipitation a year. January lows run about 4 degrees warmer than the average Nevada county. In dry country the water supply for the kitchen is the question to settle first, along with where wastewater will be held or hauled.
Who rents kitchen trailers in Caliente
Rental customers in Caliente are commercial, institutional and public: school districts, disaster-response teams, construction crews and manufacturers. Each has its own pressure points, from a school cafeteria kitchen rental during a remodel to keeping staff fed through a long project. Boulder City (about 15,029 residents) and West Wendover (about 4,528 residents) each have their own mix of hospitals, schools and plants, but the reasons they rent line up.
CMS lists one hospital in Lincoln County: Grover C Dils Medical Center, a critical access hospital. Certified nursing care adds 1 home and roughly 16 beds. The National Center for Education Statistics counts 11 public schools with about 959 students, in districts such as Lincoln.
- School Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals During Renovation: summer cafeteria renovations that run late
- Disaster Response Kitchen Rentals and Emergency Food Service: dishwashing capacity where utilities are limited
- Construction Site Mobile Kitchen Rentals for Crews: a need for dishwashing, cold storage and a kitchen together
- Manufacturing Plant Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals: three-phase power at the plant matched to the equipment
Other places near Caliente we rent to
A shared kitchen need can span several communities. The nearest places to Caliente are listed with their straight-line distance; road distance and delivery time will differ.
- Mesquite, NV: about 61 miles from Caliente, about 23,599 residents
- North Las Vegas, NV: about 99 miles from Caliente, about 294,034 residents
- Las Vegas, NV: about 106 miles from Caliente, about 678,922 residents
- Ely, NV: about 114 miles from Caliente, about 3,892 residents
- Henderson, NV: about 117 miles from Caliente, about 350,039 residents
- Boulder City, NV: about 127 miles from Caliente, about 15,029 residents
Site checklist for Caliente
Sites near Carlin and Elko start from this same list, then adjust for their own pad, power and permits.
- Drainage: decide where wastewater goes, whether a sewer connection, a tank or scheduled pump-out.
- Power: check the panel and service against the trailer's listed requirement before anything is scheduled.
- Approvals: the local health authority for Lincoln County decides what review a temporary kitchen needs, so ask first.
Read the site planning section before you fix a delivery date.
Counties around Caliente
The nearest Nevada counties to Caliente are Clark County (103 miles), Nye County (110 miles) and White Pine County (124 miles).
- Clark County: about 103 miles from Caliente, 12 FEMA declarations since records began, 26 hospitals listed by CMS
- Nye County: about 110 miles from Caliente, 3 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
- White Pine County: about 124 miles from Caliente, 5 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
Add only the facilities the site needs
Mobile kitchens in Caliente come first, and the rest follows from the site. Where crews live and work on site, bunk bed sleeper trailer rentals (for example the 20ft Contractor Accommodation Unit) and laundry trailer rentals (the 24ft Laundry Trailer) can sit beside the kitchen. We confirm the exact unit and price in a written quote.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long can I keep a kitchen trailer in Caliente?
Rental periods start at one week and run by the month. A short outage may need one or two weeks; a renovation can lease a kitchen for many months. Ask about long-term leasing when you request a quote.
What should I prepare before delivery in Caliente?
A level pad, a clear approach for the trailer, the right electrical service, potable water, a wastewater route and a contact to meet the delivery. Our site planning guides walk through each item.
Does a temporary kitchen in Caliente need a health permit?
The local health authority usually reviews temporary food-service facilities, and requirements differ by jurisdiction. Lincoln County environmental health or the Nevada health department can tell you what applies. We can supply equipment lists to support the review.
Can you rent dishwashing as well as a kitchen in Caliente?
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.
Why Organizations Choose Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service
Kitchen outages in Caliente 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.
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Accelerated Deployment
A clear site checklist means mobile commercial kitchen rentals are ready to cook, wash or chill sooner once they are placed.
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24/7 Emergency Service
Emergency calls are taken around the clock, so a failure at midnight is not left until morning.
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End-to-End Project Support
Help with site planning, equipment selection and delivery coordination keeps the details from falling to you.
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Flexible Rental Solutions
Weekly and monthly terms let you match the rental period to the repair, project or season.
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Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment
Trailer kitchens carry the same classes of equipment used in permanent commercial kitchens.
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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.
Open 24/7 for emergencies
Start Your Rental Inquiry
Tell us the project location, the equipment you need, how long you need it and what is on site, and we will help match a trailer to the job. Emergencies and planned rentals both start here, or call the line any hour.
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