St. George, UT Mobile Kitchen Trailer Lease for Renovations

What past disasters mean for kitchens in St. George

Since 1977, Washington County has been named in 12 FEMA declarations; wildfire (6 declarations) and flooding (3 declarations) lead the list. A project that reaches Santa Clara should read that page too; it lists the declarations for its county.

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. The records also list 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. NOAA's largest reported property loss there is $5.4 million, from a flash flood in August 2020. 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 St. George

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. In August 2022, the Department of the Interior awarded a $2 million contract for “Lodge Parking Lot Asphalt Replacement for Zion National Park” in Washington County, with work running to June 2023 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $1.8 million Department of the Interior contract, “Water System Improvement at Kolob Canyons Visitor Center, Zion National Park,” starting September 2021 in Washington County (award record). The Department of Agriculture committed $1.4 million to “Network End of Lifecycle Management” in Washington County, awarded October 2024 (award record). Another public record is “Zion Museum-Shuttlestop Comfort Station,” a $1.4 million Department of the Interior contract from September 2021 in Washington 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 Washington, about 35,501 residents, would face the same phasing questions about gates, haul roads and pad space.

Major renovation in St. George

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. USASpending.gov shows a $3.1 million Department of Health and Human Services contract, “PS Sprinkler System, HVAC, and Communication Cabling,” starting August 2023 in Mohave 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. Ivins is on the same footing: the old kitchen closes on a date, and the temporary one has to be cooking before it.

Emergency equipment access around St. George

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. For work in Hurricane, look to the agencies covering that area rather than assuming the same routes.

The nearest hospital in CMS's list is ST. George Regional Hospital, in St. George itself.

Local rental costs in St. George

There is no single price for every job in St. George. Equipment, rental term, delivery and site conditions all change it. As a guide, prices start at the 40ft Bulk Kitchen from $10,995, the 40ft Mobile Kitchen from $9,995 and the 24ft Mobile Kitchen from $4,995, and they may vary. Toquerville is quoted on the same factors, but at 20 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.