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Clatskanie, OR Temporary Commercial Kitchen Rental and Lease Options
For Clatskanie, OR, we rent mobile commercial kitchens, backed by dishwashing trailers and emergency refrigeration for when a walk-in cooler or freezer breaks down. Use us for emergency feeding during sudden outages as well as planned kitchen renovations and construction projects. Rent for a week, lease by the month, or plan a long-term rental that matches a renovation schedule. Municipal agencies, school districts and disaster-response teams are among the customers we rent to. Our team coordinates delivery, placement and setup with your site contacts. Request availability and a quote for your project in Clatskanie, OR, or in Rainier.
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- Population (2024 est.)
- 1,782
- County
- Columbia County
- Land area
- 1.3 sq mi
- FEMA declarations (county)
- 15
Mobile commercial kitchen rental in Clatskanie
For Clatskanie, a modular kitchen trailer brings griddles, ranges, ovens, sinks and refrigeration in one unit instead of rebuilding them piece by piece. Rainier is only 13 miles away, with about 1,932 residents, and Vernonia about 17 miles, so a project that spans them can share one kitchen plan.
Match the trailer to the menu: the 28ft Mobile Kitchen for a focused cooking line, the 24ft Mobile Kitchen for more production room, and the 38ft Mobile Kitchen where bulk cooking or a walk-in cooler matters. Power requirements are shown on every page.
About Clatskanie, OR
Census estimates put Clatskanie at 1,782 people in 2024, 131st of 191 Oregon places covered here. The city spans roughly 1.3 square miles in Columbia County. Columbia County covers 659 square miles and has 6 places on this site, about 30,833 residents between them; the largest is St. Helens. That works out to about 1,371 residents per square mile. Salem, the Oregon capital, is about 82 miles away in a straight line, which matters for state-level emergency coordination. Rainier is the closest larger covered place, roughly 13 straight-line miles from Clatskanie.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
Clatskanie: emergencies, projects, access and costs
What past disasters mean for kitchens in Clatskanie
Since 1964, Columbia County has been named in 15 FEMA declarations; severe storms (8 declarations) and flooding (4 declarations) lead the list. Rainier has a page of its own with the federal declarations for its county, useful when one project crosses the line.
The most recent is Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds (major disaster declaration, DR-4562), declared September 15, 2020, with the incident beginning September 7, 2020. Wildfire response brings long shifts for responders and rebuilding crews, and smoke or utility loss can take permanent kitchens out of service. By incident type, the count is severe storms 8, flooding 4, wildfire 1, coastal storm 1 and fishing losses 1. By decade: 1960s 1, 1970s 1, 1990s 3, 2000s 6, 2010s 3 and 2020s 1. The records also list Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4328, August 8, 2017), Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4258, February 17, 2016), Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4055, March 2, 2012), Severe Winter Storm, Record and Near Record Snow (DR-1824, March 2, 2009) and Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-1733, December 8, 2007).
Ten years of NOAA storm records, 2016 through 2025, show 7 county-based event records for Columbia County; flood events account for 5 of them, high-wind and thunderstorm events for 2. After a flood the pad matters as much as the unit: a rental kitchen needs firm, well-drained ground and a clear route in.
NIFC lists no wildfire of 1,000 acres or more starting in Columbia County since 2016. Smoke and power shutoffs travel farther than fires do, though: the nearest large fire on record began in Clark County, about 31 miles away, where the Nakia Creek fire burned 1,930 acres in 2022.
Declarations are federal designations for an area, not a record of damage at a particular site.
Major construction near Clatskanie
USASpending.gov shows no federal construction contract of $500,000 or more with Columbia County as the place of work since October 2021. The nearest is in Cowlitz County, about 26 miles away. USASpending.gov shows a $29 million Department of Defense contract, “Mount Saint Helens Sediment Retention Structure Crest Raise,” starting January 2026 in Cowlitz 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 job in Vernonia (about 2,428 residents) raises the same crew-meal questions.
Major renovation in Clatskanie
Building work on record nearby: Another public record is “Bpa Call Order 0083 for Jblm RR Roof 1SFG Btln HQS 9934,” a $2.5 million General Services Administration contract from November 2024 in Cowlitz County (award record). Renovations like this are the usual reason an institution leases a mobile kitchen, because the permanent one cannot run while the work is under way. A remodel in Columbia City would start from the same closure date and the same temporary-kitchen question.
Emergency equipment access around Clatskanie
In Oregon, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) works with counties on emergency operations. Official staging areas and the roads that connect them to local emergency-management hubs are published by those agencies and should be checked there. For work in St. Helens, look to the agencies covering that area rather than assuming the same routes.
By CMS's hospital list, the closest to Clatskanie is Columbia Memorial Hospital, a critical access hospital, in Astoria, about 30 miles from Clatskanie in a straight line.
Local rental costs in Clatskanie
Price depends on the model, the rental period, delivery and setup requirements and the utilities on site. Starting prices for kitchens near Clatskanie include the 28ft Mobile Kitchen from $6,995, the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995 and the 24ft Mobile Kitchen from $4,995, and prices may vary. See the equipment pages for dishwashing and refrigeration. Scappoose is quoted on the same factors, but at 29 miles away 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 and NCES school data (retrieved October 31, 2026). Public records for an area or a project, not damage reports or work we did.
Supporting rentals: warewashing and refrigeration in Clatskanie
If the dish room is closed too, add a warewashing trailer. The 30ft High-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer needs 220V, 3 phase, 200A; plan a drain route sized for continuous washing. St. Helens, 25 miles away, has the same problem when the dish room closes before the cooking line does.
When a compressor quits, product loss follows within hours. Emergency refrigerated trailers, such as the 20ft MT Refrigerated Trailer, are rented to restaurants, hotels, hospitals and institutions around Clatskanie. A walk-in that fails in Scappoose starts the same clock on the stock inside.
A typical January night in Columbia County drops to 34°F, a typical July afternoon reaches 77°F, and the county gets about 57 inches of precipitation in a year (NOAA, 1991 to 2020). January lows run about 5 degrees warmer than the average Oregon county. Frequent rain makes ground conditions the main delivery question, more than distance or trailer length.
Customers we support in Clatskanie, OR
Rental customers in Clatskanie are commercial, institutional and public: municipal agencies, school districts, disaster-response teams and manufacturers. Each has its own pressure points, from a municipal temporary kitchen during a remodel to keeping staff fed through a long project. Astoria (about 9,906 residents) and Banks (about 1,831 residents) each have their own mix of hospitals, schools and plants, but the reasons they rent line up.
CMS lists no hospital in Columbia County; the nearest county with one is Cowlitz County, about 26 miles away. Certified nursing care adds 2 homes and roughly 132 beds. The National Center for Education Statistics counts 23 public schools with about 6,790 students, in districts such as St Helens Sd 502, Scappoose Sd 1J and Rainier Sd 13.
- Municipal and Public Institution Kitchen Trailer Rentals: senior-nutrition and community meal programs that cannot pause
- School Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals During Renovation: central kitchens that need a temporary production line during modernization
- Disaster Response Kitchen Rentals and Emergency Food Service: feeding responders, crews and displaced staff after an incident
- Manufacturing Plant Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals: cafeteria renovation across multiple shifts
Other places near Clatskanie we rent to
A shared kitchen need can span several communities. The nearest places to Clatskanie are listed with their straight-line distance; road distance and delivery time will differ.
- Rainier, OR: about 13 miles from Clatskanie, about 1,932 residents
- Vernonia, OR: about 17 miles from Clatskanie, about 2,428 residents
- Columbia City, OR: about 24 miles from Clatskanie, about 1,949 residents
- St. Helens, OR: about 25 miles from Clatskanie, about 14,460 residents
- Scappoose, OR: about 29 miles from Clatskanie, about 8,282 residents
- Astoria, OR: about 30 miles from Clatskanie, about 9,906 residents
Before the trailer arrives in Clatskanie
Moving the job to Gearhart or Warrenton changes the pad and the paperwork; the list below stays the same.
- Power: check the panel and service against the trailer's listed requirement before anything is scheduled.
- Pad and access: a level area, a clear approach for the trailer length and room for food deliveries.
- Access steps: ramp setup takes about 4 to 6 hours and stairs 5 to 15 minutes, so say early if the door needs either.
The site planning guides cover each of these items in more depth.
Clatskanie and the counties next door
The nearest Oregon counties to Clatskanie are Clatsop County (25 miles), Washington County (38 miles) and Tillamook County (52 miles).
- Clatsop County: about 25 miles from Clatskanie, 17 FEMA declarations since records began, 2 hospitals listed by CMS
- Washington County: about 38 miles from Clatskanie, 15 FEMA declarations since records began, 5 hospitals listed by CMS
- Tillamook County: about 52 miles from Clatskanie, 23 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
Add only the facilities the site needs
Plan the kitchen first; everything else is sized around mobile kitchens in Clatskanie. 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 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
Who rents mobile kitchens near Clatskanie?
Commercial, institutional and public customers: municipal agencies, school districts, disaster-response teams and manufacturers. We do not rent to households.
Can you rent dishwashing as well as a kitchen in Clatskanie?
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.
How long can I keep a kitchen trailer in Clatskanie?
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.
Can I rent a mobile kitchen in Clatskanie for a renovation?
Yes. Mobile commercial kitchens are rented to facilities in Clatskanie and Columbia County for renovations, repairs and emergencies. Rental terms run from one week to monthly, including long-term leasing. Tell us your start date, meals per day and the utilities on site, and we will help match a model.
Why Organizations Choose Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service
Kitchen outages in Clatskanie 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
Gathering utility and access details up front removes the common causes of setup delays.
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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
Help with site planning, equipment selection and delivery coordination keeps the details from falling to you.
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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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