County in New Mexico
Union County, NM Emergency Mobile Kitchen and Dishwashing Rentals
In Union County, NM, we rent mobile commercial kitchens, backed by commercial dishwashing trailers and emergency refrigeration for failed walk-in coolers and freezers. Emergency food service 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. We rent to commercial and institutional customers such as disaster-response teams, nursing homes and school districts. Our team coordinates delivery, placement and setup with your site contacts. Call or request a quote to check availability for your Union County project, or one in Clayton.
24/7 emergency line: (877) 416-7535
The trailer- State
- New Mexico
- Land area
- 3,825 sq mi
- Places covered here
- 1
- FEMA declarations
- 5
Kitchen trailers for rent in Union County
Temporary commercial kitchen rental in Union County covers a wide range of jobs, from a cafeteria rebuild to a crew that needs hot meals every shift. Crews working in Clayton and Clayton often share a kitchen plan, so one rental can serve more than one site.
Common choices include the 38ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200 to 220A), the 24ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200A) and the 28ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200A). Each model page lists the equipment and the electrical service.
Plan the connections together: 220V power, potable water in, wastewater out and a safe route for food deliveries. The local authority in Union County decides which approvals a temporary kitchen needs. Short-term rentals cover outages and events; long-term leasing suits renovations and projects that run for many months. Health rules are set locally, so a kitchen in Clayton or Clayton may face different steps than one here.
Warewashing and cold storage for Union County
Warewashing is easy to overlook until the dish room is the thing that is down. Dishwashing trailers like the 22 to 26ft Low-Temp Dishwashing Trailer and the 30ft High-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer can be rented with a kitchen or on their own for Union County sites. Kitchens in Clayton hit the same wall when the dish room closes before the cooking line does.
A failed walk-in freezer is a race against thawing. Call the 24-hour line for an emergency refrigerated trailer; the 20ft MT Refrigerated Trailer lists 220V, single phase, 40 to 60A and a standard receptacle. A walk-in that fails in Clayton starts the same clock on the stock inside.
A typical January night in Union County drops to 19°F, a typical July afternoon reaches 88°F, and the county gets about 16 inches of precipitation in a year (NOAA, 1991 to 2020). January lows run about 3 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.
Union County places with their own rental pages
Union County has one place on this site. Each has its own page with local context.
- Clayton: about 2,559 residents (2024 estimate)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates.
Union County disaster declaration history
FEMA's records list these recent declarations for Union County. They show the type of event that has interrupted normal operations in the county, not damage at a specific business.
- EM-3229, emergency declaration: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, declared September 7, 2005
- EM-3154, emergency declaration: Severe Fire Threats, declared May 10, 2000
- DR-1202, major disaster declaration: Severe Winter Storm, declared January 29, 1998
- EM-3034, emergency declaration: Drought, declared March 2, 1977
- DR-380, major disaster declaration: Severe Storms, Snow Melt & Flooding, declared May 11, 1973
Local conditions and rental planning in Union County
Past emergencies and recovery needs in Union County
OpenFEMA lists 5 disaster declarations that include Union County, going back to 1973. The most frequent incident types were hurricane (1 declaration) and wildfire (1 declaration). Clayton has its own page with its county's federal declarations, which helps when a project spans both.
The most recent is Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (emergency declaration, EM-3229), declared September 7, 2005, with the incident beginning August 29, 2005. Coastal storm recovery depends on feeding responders and displaced workers, often before the local power grid is restored. The latest major disaster declaration is Severe Winter Storm (DR-1202), declared January 29, 1998. By incident type, the count is hurricane 1, wildfire 1, severe storms 1, drought 1 and flooding 1. By decade: 1970s 2, 1990s 1 and 2000s 2. Earlier declarations include Severe Fire Threats (EM-3154, May 10, 2000), Drought (EM-3034, March 2, 1977) and Severe Storms, Snow Melt & Flooding (DR-380, May 11, 1973).
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 75 county-based severe-weather event records for Union County between 2016 and 2025, led by high-wind and thunderstorm events (64) and flood events (11). Storm winds mean outages measured in days in some places, so the generator question belongs in the plan from the start.
The National Interagency Fire Center maps 2 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more that started in Union County since 2016, together covering about 3,000 acres. The largest was the Atchley Ranch fire in 2021, at 2,000 acres. Smoke, evacuations and power shutoffs can close kitchens and spoil stock even when the flames never reach the building.
A declaration designates an area for federal assistance; it does not describe damage at any one address.
Infrastructure work around Union County
Since October 2021, 2 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more have named Union County as the place of work. USASpending.gov shows a $2.1 million Department of the Interior contract, “Cavo 293471 - Road Repair/Improvements to Volcano Road,” starting September 2022 in Union County (award record). Work like this puts crews on a site for months, often far from a restaurant, and the meals become a logistics question before the first shift starts. A project in Clayton, about 2,559 residents, would face the same phasing questions about gates, haul roads and pad space.
Rebuilds and remodels around Union County
No federal contract for repairing or modernizing a building is on record for Union County. The nearest is in Las Animas County, about 65 miles away. Another public record is “Pinon Canyon Land Restoration and Management (Lram),” a $2.4 million Department of Defense contract from November 2023 in Las Animas County (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. The closure date drives the plan in Clayton too.
Emergency equipment access around Union County
Public emergency operations in New Mexico are coordinated by the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM), 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. Staging and access details differ again in Clayton, so check the published sources for that area before planning a route.
What a kitchen rental costs in Union County
There is no single price for every job in Union County. Equipment, rental term, delivery and site conditions all change it. As a guide, prices start at the 28ft Mobile Kitchen from $6,995, the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995 and the 24ft Mobile Kitchen from $4,995, and they may vary. Clayton 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.
Customers we support in Union County
Kitchen requests in Union County tend to fall into a few groups: disaster-response teams, nursing homes, school districts and municipal agencies. Our industry pages explain what each group usually needs and how a rental is planned around it. Care homes in Clayton and school kitchens in Clayton, places of about 2,559 residents and about 2,559 residents, lose their lines for different reasons, but the rental that answers them is the same.
CMS lists one hospital in Union County: Union County General Hospital, a critical access hospital. Certified nursing care adds 1 home and roughly 45 beds. Public schools here number 7, enrolling about 539 students, with Clayton, Des Moines and Nm Corrections among the larger districts (NCES).
- Disaster Response Kitchen Rentals and Emergency Food Service: feeding responders, crews and displaced staff after an incident
- Nursing Home and Assisted Living Kitchen Rentals: equipment failure in an older kitchen that cannot be repaired quickly
- School Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals During Renovation: central kitchens that need a temporary production line during modernization
- Municipal and Public Institution Kitchen Trailer Rentals: public buildings under renovation
Browse connected geography
Projects rarely stop at a county line. These neighboring New Mexico counties are the closest to Union County, measured between internal points rather than by road.
- Harding County: about 48 miles from Union County, 6 FEMA declarations, 0 hospitals listed by CMS
- Colfax County: about 65 miles from Union County, 16 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
- Mora County: about 88 miles from Union County, 18 FEMA declarations, 0 hospitals listed by CMS
- Quay County: about 96 miles from Union County, 5 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
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When the project needs more than a kitchen
For a base camp the kitchen is the center of the day. Beside mobile kitchens in Union County, a job can add bunk bed sleeper trailer rentals or remote workforce housing with multi-use crew support trailers; the 20ft Contractor Accommodation Unit and the Office, Sleeper, Shower and Restroom Trailer are two examples. Rent only what the project needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I rent a mobile kitchen in Union County?
Yes. Mobile commercial kitchens are rented to facilities in Union 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.
Does a temporary kitchen in Union County need approval?
The local health authority usually reviews temporary food-service facilities, and the rules differ by jurisdiction. Ask Union County environmental health or the New Mexico health department what applies; we can supply equipment lists for the review.
How do I get emergency refrigeration in Union 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.
What do you need to quote a rental in Union 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.
Why Organizations Choose Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service
Remote sites, renovations and emergencies all put pressure on food service in Union County. The right mobile commercial kitchen rentals arrive with support behind them, so your team can focus on serving people.
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Accelerated Deployment
Gathering utility and access details up front removes the common causes of setup delays.
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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
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
Stainless work surfaces and commercial appliances are chosen for repeated service, not occasional use.
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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.
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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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