Springdale, UT Mobile Kitchen Trailer Lease for Renovations

What past disasters mean for kitchens in Springdale

Since 1977, Washington County has been named in 12 FEMA declarations; wildfire (6 declarations) and flooding (3 declarations) lead the list. If you plan across towns, check the page for Hildale as well; its own declaration history is listed there.

The most recent is Forsyth Fire (fire management assistance declaration, FM-5591), declared June 20, 2025, with the incident beginning June 19, 2025. Evacuations, smoke damage and power shutoffs can close commercial kitchens and spoil refrigerated stock, while crews and displaced staff still need hot meals. The latest major disaster declaration is Severe Storm and Flooding (DR-4088), declared November 3, 2012. By incident type, the count is wildfire 6, flooding 3, coastal storm 1, severe storms 1 and drought 1. By decade: 1970s 1, 1980s 1, 2000s 5, 2010s 3 and 2020s 2. Earlier declarations include Veyo West Fire (FM-5321, July 13, 2020), Saddle Fire (FM-5130, June 21, 2016), Severe Winter Storm and Flooding (DR-1955, February 11, 2011), Mill Flat Fire (FM-2831, August 30, 2009) and Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (EM-3223, September 5, 2005).

Ten years of NOAA storm records, 2016 through 2025, show 151 county-based event records for Washington County; flood events account for 121 of them, high-wind and thunderstorm events for 30. The costliest event with a reported dollar figure was a flash flood in August 2020, with about $5.4 million in property damage. Flooding fouls kitchen equipment and drainage first, and a kitchen cannot reopen until it has been cleaned and inspected.

Washington County is the origin of 5 mapped wildfires of 1,000 acres or more since 2016, adding up to roughly 34,353 acres, according to NIFC. The biggest, Forsyth, burned 15,662 acres in 2025. Crews fighting and rebuilding after a fire eat on site for weeks, and the kitchens that fed the town may be the ones that lost power.

A declaration designates an area for federal assistance; it does not describe damage at any one address.

Major construction near Springdale

USASpending.gov lists 23 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more with work in Washington County since October 2021, worth about $37 million together. USASpending.gov shows a $2 million Department of the Interior contract, “Lodge Parking Lot Asphalt Replacement for Zion National Park,” starting August 2022 in Washington County (award record). The Department of the Interior committed $1.8 million to “Water System Improvement at Kolob Canyons Visitor Center, Zion National Park” in Washington County, awarded September 2021 (award record). Another public record is “Network End of Lifecycle Management,” a $1.4 million Department of Agriculture contract from October 2024 in Washington County (award record). In September 2021, the Department of the Interior awarded a $1.4 million contract for “Zion Museum-Shuttlestop Comfort Station” in Washington County, with work running to September 2022 (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 La Verkin (about 4,529 residents) raises the same crew-meal questions.

Renovation projects that close kitchens in Springdale

No federal contract for repairing or modernizing a building is on record for Washington County. The nearest is in Mohave County, about 108 miles away. The Department of Health and Human Services committed $3.1 million to “PS Sprinkler System, HVAC, and Communication Cabling” in Mohave County, awarded August 2023 (award record). Work inside an occupied facility tends to take its kitchen offline for weeks, so the plan for meals has to exist before the work starts. The closure date drives the plan in Toquerville too.

Emergency access and staging near Springdale

Public emergency operations in Utah are coordinated by the Utah Division of Emergency Management (DEM), 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 Hurricane, so check the published sources for that area before planning a route.

The nearest hospital in CMS's list is Kane County Hospital, a critical access hospital, in Kanab, about 29 miles from Springdale in a straight line.

Local rental costs in Springdale

Price depends on the model, the rental period, delivery and setup requirements and the utilities on site. Starting prices for kitchens near Springdale include the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995, the 24ft Mobile Kitchen from $4,995 and the 40ft Bulk Kitchen from $10,995, and prices may vary. See the equipment pages for dishwashing and refrigeration. A kitchen for Washington, 27 miles from here, 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.