County in Nevada
Washoe County, NV Temporary Kitchen Rental and Lease Options
Facilities in Washoe County can rent a temporary commercial kitchen trailer, with dishwashing and emergency cold storage available alongside it. Emergency feeding for breakdowns, fires and floods sits alongside planned rentals for renovation and construction. Short-term and long-term terms run from one week to monthly. Customers include prisons, casinos and banquet venues. Delivery, placement and utility connections are planned with your facility team. Contact us for availability and a quote in Washoe County or Reno.
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- State
- Nevada
- Land area
- 6,316 sq mi
- Places covered here
- 2
- FEMA declarations
- 52
Temporary kitchen rental for Washoe County
For Washoe County, a modular kitchen trailer brings griddles, ranges, ovens, sinks and refrigeration in one unit instead of rebuilding them piece by piece. A project that crosses into Reno (about 281,714 residents) usually keeps one menu, one crew and one power plan, which is why the kitchen is chosen first.
Match the trailer to the menu: the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen for a focused cooking line, the 40ft Mobile Kitchen for more production room, and the 40ft Bulk Combo Kitchen where bulk cooking or a walk-in cooler matters. Power requirements are shown on every page.
Site preparation is where most delays start. Check power against the model, plan water and drainage, and ask the local health authority in Washoe County what it needs to see before cooking begins. Short-term rentals cover outages and events; long-term leasing suits renovations and projects that run for many months. Check the authority that covers the site itself; what cleared in Reno is no guarantee for Sparks.
Warewashing and cold storage for Washoe County
Pair the kitchen with dishwashing. The 30ft High-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer lists conveyor-type high-temperature dishwasher, a three-compartment sink and a handwashing sink, on 220V, 3 phase, 200A. Warewashing needs the same hot water and drain plan in Sparks as it does here.
Cooler or freezer down? Emergency refrigeration rental for Washoe County is available on a short-term basis: ask for the 20ft MT Refrigerated Trailer or a different temperature setting when you call. A walk-in that fails in Reno starts the same clock on the stock inside.
Climate normals for Washoe County run from an average January low of 23°F to an average July high of 88°F, with roughly 12 inches of precipitation yearly. In dry country the water supply for the kitchen is the question to settle first, along with where wastewater will be held or hauled.
Where in Washoe County we rent
Washoe County disaster declaration history
FEMA's records list these recent declarations for Washoe County. They show the type of event that has interrupted normal operations in the county, not damage at a specific business.
- FM-5678, fire management assistance declaration: Bull Fire, declared October 2, 2026
- EM-3653, emergency declaration: Hawk Fire, declared September 1, 2026
- FM-5674, fire management assistance declaration: Hawk Fire, declared August 22, 2026
- FM-5667, fire management assistance declaration: Fred Mountain Fire, declared August 11, 2026
- FM-5668, fire management assistance declaration: Stallion Fire, declared August 11, 2026
- FM-5663, fire management assistance declaration: Bug Fire, declared August 8, 2026
- FM-5602, fire management assistance declaration: Peavine Fire, declared August 2, 2025
- FM-5586, fire management assistance declaration: Marie Fire, declared June 10, 2025
Washoe County: emergencies, projects, access and costs
Past emergencies and recovery needs in Washoe County
OpenFEMA lists 52 disaster declarations that include Washoe County, going back to 1965. The most frequent incident types were wildfire (43 declarations) and severe storms (4 declarations). Reno has a page of its own with the federal declarations for its county, useful when one project crosses the line.
The most recent is Bull Fire (fire management assistance declaration, FM-5678), declared October 2, 2026. Wildfire response brings long shifts for responders and rebuilding crews, and smoke or utility loss can take permanent kitchens out of service. The latest major disaster declaration is Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (DR-4307), declared March 27, 2017. By incident type, the count is wildfire 43, severe storms 4, snowstorm 2, flooding 2 and hurricane 1. By decade: 1960s 1, 1980s 1, 1990s 2, 2000s 19, 2010s 10 and 2020s 19. Earlier declarations include Hawk Fire (EM-3653, September 1, 2026), Hawk Fire (FM-5674, August 22, 2026), Fred Mountain Fire (FM-5667, August 11, 2026), Stallion Fire (FM-5668, August 11, 2026) and Bug Fire (FM-5663, August 8, 2026).
Ten years of NOAA storm records, 2016 through 2025, show 41 county-based event records for Washoe County; flood events account for 33 of them, high-wind and thunderstorm events for 8. The costliest event with a reported dollar figure was a flood in January 2017, with about $7 million 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 13 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more that started in Washoe County since 2016, together covering about 123,482 acres. The largest was the Stallion fire in 2026, at 40,691 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.
Major construction near Washoe County
USASpending.gov lists 40 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more with work in Washoe County since October 2021, worth about $60 million together. USASpending.gov shows a $7 million Department of Veterans Affairs contract, “Kirman Avenue Utilities,” starting October 2025 in Washoe County (award record). The Department of Veterans Affairs committed $3.8 million to “Inpatient Mental Health Eoc Compliance” in Washoe County, awarded September 2021 (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 project in Sparks, about 111,520 residents, would face the same phasing questions about gates, haul roads and pad space.
Rebuilds and remodels around Washoe County
Another public record is “Replace SPS HVAC and Flooring,” a $5.5 million Department of Veterans Affairs contract from October 2022 in Washoe County (award record). In September 2026, the Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a $4.9 million contract for “Proj#654-26-760 Elevator Modernization at Reno, NV Ioannis a Lougaris Vamc” in Washoe County, with work running to August 2028 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $4.4 million Department of Veterans Affairs contract, “Replace Four Elevators in Building 1 Vasnhcs,” starting March 2022 in Washoe County (award record). The Department of Veterans Affairs committed $3 million to “Re-Roof Buildings 1a & 12 Award” in Washoe County, awarded March 2023 (award record). A remodel in Reno would start from the same closure date and the same temporary-kitchen question.
Emergency access and staging near Washoe County
The Nevada Division of Emergency Management (NDEM) and local emergency managers decide where public disaster staging happens in Nevada. Those details are theirs to publish and update, so this page points to them instead of guessing at a route. For work in Sparks, look to the agencies covering that area rather than assuming the same routes.
What a kitchen rental costs in Washoe County
There is no single price for every job in Washoe County. Equipment, rental term, delivery and site conditions all change it. As a guide, prices start at the 40ft Bulk Kitchen from $10,995, the 38ft Mobile Kitchen from $7,995 and the 24ft Mobile Kitchen from $4,995, and they may vary. A kitchen for Reno 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.
Who rents kitchen trailers in Washoe County
Kitchen requests in Washoe County tend to fall into a few groups: prisons, casinos, banquet venues and universities. Our industry pages explain what each group usually needs and how a rental is planned around it. Care homes in Sparks and school kitchens in Reno, places of about 111,520 residents and about 281,714 residents, lose their lines for different reasons, but the rental that answers them is the same.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services counts 8 hospitals in Washoe County, 1 of them critical access, among them Dini-Townsend Hospital at Nnmh, Incline Village Community Hospital, Northern Nevada Medical Center and Reno Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, LLC. Certified nursing care adds 9 homes and roughly 1,085 beds. Public schools here number 123, enrolling about 67,875 students, with Washoe County, State Sponsored Charter Schools and Davidson Academy among the larger districts (NCES).
- Prison and Correctional Facility Kitchen Rentals: security requirements that affect delivery, staffing and placement
- Casino and Entertainment Venue Kitchen Rentals: round-the-clock staff dining that cannot stop
- Banquet Hall and Conference Center Kitchen Rentals: event weeks that exceed the permanent kitchen's capacity
- University and Campus Temporary Kitchen Rentals: dining-hall upgrades timed around the academic calendar
Counties and pages near Washoe County
Projects rarely stop at a county line. These neighboring Nevada counties are the closest to Washoe County, measured between internal points rather than by road.
- Pershing County: about 69 miles from Washoe County, 2 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
- Storey County: about 90 miles from Washoe County, 11 FEMA declarations, 0 hospitals listed by CMS
- Humboldt County: about 93 miles from Washoe County, 6 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
- Carson City: about 109 miles from Washoe County, 13 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
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When the project needs more than a kitchen
Plan the kitchen first; everything else is sized around mobile kitchens in Washoe County. Crews on a long or remote job can add laundry trailer rentals, such as the 24ft Laundry Trailer, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do you need to quote a rental in Washoe 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.
How do I get emergency refrigeration in Washoe 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.
Can I rent a mobile kitchen in Washoe County?
Yes. Mobile commercial kitchens are rented to facilities in Washoe 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 Washoe 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.
Why Organizations Choose Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service
A temporary kitchen is only useful if it fits the site, the power and the menu. That is why mobile commercial kitchen rentals for Washoe County start with questions about your operation, not just a trailer size.
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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
A broken walk-in cooler or a kitchen shutdown can happen at any hour, and so can your call.
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End-to-End Project Support
From the first quote to placement, utility hookup guidance and pickup, one team stays on your project.
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Flexible Rental Solutions
Rentals run from one week to monthly terms, with short-term and long-term options for planned and emergency needs.
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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
Coordination covers who needs to be on site, what needs to be ready and when the unit is collected.
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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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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