De Baca County, NM Emergency Mobile Kitchen and Dishwashing Rentals

Emergency food service in De Baca County often starts with one question: where will the next meal be cooked? A commercial kitchen trailer on a level pad gives the answer while the permanent kitchen is out of action. Crews working in Fort Sumner and Fort Sumner 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 38ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200 to 220A) and the 28ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200A). 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 De Baca County what it needs to see before cooking begins. Rental terms run from one week to monthly, so the same trailer can cover a two-week repair or a six-month rebuild. Check the authority that covers the site itself; what cleared in Fort Sumner is no guarantee for Fort Sumner.

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 De Baca County kitchens do not fall back on disposables. Warewashing needs the same hot water and drain plan in Fort Sumner as it does here.

Cooler or freezer down? Emergency refrigeration rental for De Baca 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 Fort Sumner starts the same clock on the stock inside.

Climate normals for De Baca County run from an average January low of 25°F to an average July high of 92°F, with roughly 14 inches of precipitation yearly. January lows run about 3 degrees warmer than the average New Mexico county. Four distinct seasons mean the plan covers both ends: cold-weather water lines in winter and condenser airflow in summer.

De Baca County has one place on this site. Each has its own page with local context.

• Fort Sumner: about 857 residents (2024 estimate)

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

The most recent declarations that include De Baca County, newest first. Each is a federal designation for the county, listed with its FEMA number and declaration date.

• DR-4152, major disaster declaration: Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, declared October 29, 2013
• EM-3229, emergency declaration: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, declared September 7, 2005
• DR-1329, major disaster declaration: Severe Forest Fire, declared May 13, 2000
• EM-3154, emergency declaration: Severe Fire Threats, declared May 10, 2000
• DR-1202, major disaster declaration: Severe Winter Storm, declared January 29, 1998

Sources: OpenFEMA (retrieved October 30, 2026); NOAA Storm Events, NIFC fire perimeters, NOAA nClimDiv normals, CMS provider data and NCES school data (retrieved October 31, 2026). Public records for an area or a project, not damage reports or work we did.

Kitchen requests in De Baca County tend to fall into a few groups: school districts, construction crews, manufacturers and municipal agencies. Our industry pages explain what each group usually needs and how a rental is planned around it. Fort Sumner (about 857 residents) and Fort Sumner (about 857 residents) each have their own mix of hospitals, schools and plants, but the reasons they rent line up.

CMS lists no hospital in De Baca County; the nearest county with one is Guadalupe County, about 42 miles away. The National Center for Education Statistics counts 3 public schools with about 267 students, in districts such as Fort Sumner.

• School Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals During Renovation: equipment failures that close a single school's kitchen mid-year
• Construction Site Mobile Kitchen Rentals for Crews: shift work that needs meals at odd hours
• Manufacturing Plant Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals: plant shutdowns and turnarounds that bring in extra contractors
• Municipal and Public Institution Kitchen Trailer Rentals: emergency operations centers that need to feed responders

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

• Guadalupe County: about 42 miles from De Baca County, 7 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
• Roosevelt County: about 56 miles from De Baca County, 5 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
• Curry County: about 60 miles from De Baca County, 4 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
• Chaves County: about 69 miles from De Baca County, 7 FEMA declarations, 2 hospitals listed by CMS
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Plan the kitchen first; everything else is sized around mobile kitchens in De Baca County. Crews on a long or remote job can add shower and restroom combination trailer rentals, such as the 22ft Six-Stall Shower and Restroom Trailer, or bunk bed sleeper trailer rentals, such as the 20ft Contractor Accommodation Unit. Each model page lists its equipment and power, and we quote them on request.