County in New Mexico
Catron County, NM Mobile Commercial Kitchen Rentals
In Catron County, NM, we rent mobile commercial kitchens, backed by commercial dishwashing trailers and emergency refrigeration for failed walk-in coolers and freezers. Emergency meal 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. Customers include school districts, disaster-response teams and municipal agencies. Our team coordinates delivery, placement and setup with your site contacts. Call or request a quote to check availability for your Catron County project, or one in Magdalena.
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- State
- New Mexico
- Land area
- 6,924 sq mi
- Places covered here
- 0
- FEMA declarations
- 10
Nearest places to Catron County we cover
No incorporated place in Catron County reaches the 500-resident threshold used on this site, so the nearest covered places are listed instead, measured between internal points rather than by road.
- Magdalena: about 776 residents (2024 estimate)
- Silver City: about 9,399 residents (2024 estimate)
- Santa Clara: about 1,613 residents (2024 estimate)
- Truth or Consequences: about 5,942 residents (2024 estimate)
- Bayard: about 2,070 residents (2024 estimate)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates.
Mobile commercial kitchen rental in Catron County
Operations around Catron County that cannot pause food service can lease a mobile commercial kitchen for a week, a month or the length of a long renovation. Crews working in Magdalena and Silver City often share a kitchen plan, so one rental can serve more than one site.
Common choices include the 24ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200A), the 28ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200A) and the 38ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200 to 220A). Each model page lists the equipment and the electrical service.
Site preparation is where most delays start. Check power against the model, plan water and drainage, and ask the local health authority in Catron 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. Health rules are set locally: Santa Clara sits in Grant County and Truth or Consequences in Sierra County, so a kitchen there may face different steps than one here.
Dishwashing and emergency refrigeration in Catron County
Dishwashing trailers cover the other half of the line for Catron County facilities: low-temperature and high-temperature machines, push-through and conveyor styles, in several lengths. Start with the 38ft High-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer. Warewashing needs the same hot water and drain plan in Truth or Consequences as it does here.
Cooler or freezer down? Emergency refrigeration rental for Catron County is available on a short-term basis: ask for the 20ft Cooler Trailer, 32°F or a different temperature setting when you call. Bayard sits in Grant County, which has 11 federal declarations on record; a walk-in that fails there starts the same clock on the stock inside.
A typical January night in Catron County drops to 17°F, a typical July afternoon reaches 83°F, and the county gets about 15 inches of precipitation in a year (NOAA, 1991 to 2020). January lows run about 5 degrees colder than the average New Mexico 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.
Who rents kitchen trailers in Catron County
Expect requests in Catron County from school districts, disaster-response teams, municipal agencies and construction crews. A school cafeteria kitchen rental is a typical first conversation, followed by questions about power, water and placement. Care homes in Magdalena and school kitchens in Silver City, places of about 776 residents and about 9,399 residents, lose their lines for different reasons, but the rental that answers them is the same.
CMS lists no hospital in Catron County; the nearest county with one is Cibola County, about 74 miles away. Public schools here number 5, enrolling about 263 students, with Quemado and Reserve among the larger districts (NCES).
- School Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals During Renovation: summer cafeteria renovations that run late
- 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: emergency operations centers that need to feed responders
- Construction Site Mobile Kitchen Rentals for Crews: a need for dishwashing, cold storage and a kitchen together
Local conditions and rental planning in Catron County
Past emergencies and recovery needs in Catron County
Since 1972, Catron County has been named in 10 FEMA declarations; flooding (6 declarations) and wildfire (3 declarations) lead the list. Magdalena has its own page, and its county, Socorro County, lists 10 federal declarations, which helps when a project spans both.
The most recent is Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (major disaster declaration, DR-4152), declared October 29, 2013, with the incident beginning September 9, 2013. Floodwater can contaminate kitchen equipment and force closures until cleanup and inspection are finished, which is when replacement cooking, dishwashing and cold storage matter. By incident type, the count is flooding 6, wildfire 3 and hurricane 1. By decade: 1970s 2, 1980s 2, 1990s 1, 2000s 2 and 2010s 3. Before that came Whitewater-Baldy Fire Complex (FM-2978, May 26, 2012), Wallow Fire (FM-2917, June 10, 2011), Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (EM-3229, September 7, 2005), Severe Fire Threats (EM-3154, May 10, 2000) and Severe Storms & Flooding (DR-992, June 7, 1993).
Ten years of NOAA storm records, 2016 through 2025, show 12 county-based event records for Catron County; flood events account for 7 of them, high-wind and thunderstorm events for 5. NOAA's largest reported property loss there is $150,000, from a flash flood in July 2021. Flooding fouls kitchen equipment and drainage first, and a kitchen cannot reopen until it has been cleaned and inspected.
The National Interagency Fire Center maps 14 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more that started in Catron County since 2016, together covering about 579,853 acres. The largest was the Black fire in 2022, at 325,136 acres. Fire weather means planned power cuts as well as fires, and a walk-in cooler does not keep product cold through a long shutoff.
A declaration designates an area for federal assistance; it does not describe damage at any one address.
Major construction near Catron County
USASpending.gov shows no federal construction contract of $500,000 or more with Catron County as the place of work since October 2021. The nearest is in Greenlee County, about 67 miles away. Another public record is “0301 GAOA Black Jack Campground Renovation, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest,” a $1.8 million Department of Agriculture contract from July 2026 in Greenlee County (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 Silver City, about 9,399 residents, would face the same phasing questions about gates, haul roads and pad space.
Major renovation in Catron County
Renovating school kitchens, community halls and care facilities often means closing a kitchen for months. A facility in Catron County facing that kind of work could rent a mobile kitchen for the duration, keeping meal service open while the permanent kitchen is rebuilt. The closure date drives the plan in Santa Clara too.
This is a planning example, not a past customer.
Emergency access and staging near Catron County
The New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) and local emergency managers decide where public disaster staging happens in New Mexico. Those details are theirs to publish and update, so this page points to them instead of guessing at a route. Staging and access details differ again in Truth or Consequences, in Sierra County, so check the published sources for that area before planning a route.
Pricing a mobile kitchen for Catron County
Price depends on the model, the rental period, delivery and setup requirements and the utilities on site. Starting prices for kitchens near Catron County include the 40ft Bulk Kitchen from $10,995, the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995 and the 38ft Mobile Kitchen from $7,995, and prices may vary. See the equipment pages for dishwashing and refrigeration. Bayard is quoted on the same factors, but a different address can change delivery and setup terms.
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.
Recent federal declarations for Catron County
FEMA's records list these recent declarations for Catron County. They show the type of event that has interrupted normal operations in the county, not damage at a specific business.
- DR-4152, major disaster declaration: Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, declared October 29, 2013
- FM-2978, fire management assistance declaration: Whitewater-Baldy Fire Complex, declared May 26, 2012
- FM-2917, fire management assistance declaration: Wallow Fire, declared June 10, 2011
- EM-3229, emergency declaration: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, declared September 7, 2005
- EM-3154, emergency declaration: Severe Fire Threats, declared May 10, 2000
- DR-992, major disaster declaration: Severe Storms & Flooding, declared June 7, 1993
- DR-731, major disaster declaration: Severe Storms & Flooding, declared January 18, 1985
- DR-692, major disaster declaration: Severe Storms and Flooding, declared October 24, 1983
Browse connected geography
Projects rarely stop at a county line. These neighboring New Mexico counties are the closest to Catron County, measured between internal points rather than by road.
- Cibola County: about 74 miles from Catron County, 8 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
- Grant County: about 81 miles from Catron County, 11 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
- Socorro County: about 84 miles from Catron County, 10 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
- Sierra County: about 88 miles from Catron County, 11 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 Catron County. Crews on a long or remote job can add restroom trailer rentals, such as the Standalone Restroom Trailer, or remote workforce housing with multi-use crew support trailers, such as the Office, Sleeper, Shower and Restroom Trailer. Each model page lists its equipment and power, and we quote them on request.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I rent a mobile kitchen in Catron County?
Yes. Mobile commercial kitchens are rented to facilities in Catron 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.
What do you need to quote a rental in Catron 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 Catron 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 dishwashing be rented with a kitchen in Catron 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
Facilities around Catron County rely on mobile commercial kitchen rentals when renovation, construction or equipment failure interrupts normal operations. Reliable equipment and clear coordination are what make that stop-gap work.
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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 and planned requests can both be started at any time of day or night.
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End-to-End Project Support
You get a single point of contact through equipment choice, setup and the rental period.
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Flexible Rental Solutions
Choose a short rental for an outage or a long lease for a renovation that runs for months.
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Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment
Commercial ranges, ovens, sinks and dishwashers are built for daily institutional cooking and washing.
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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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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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