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McCleary, WA Emergency Mobile Kitchen Rentals and Dishwashing Trailers
Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service supplies mobile commercial kitchen trailers in McCleary, Washington, plus dishwashing trailers and emergency refrigeration for the supporting work. Emergency food service for breakdowns, fires and floods is available alongside planned renovation and construction rentals. Short-term and long-term rentals run from one week to monthly terms. We rent to commercial and institutional customers such as nursing homes, disaster-response teams and school districts. Our team coordinates delivery, placement and setup with your site contacts. Request availability and a quote for your project in McCleary, WA, or in Elma.
24/7 emergency line: (877) 416-7535

- Population (2024 est.)
- 2,059
- County
- Grays Harbor County
- Land area
- 2.1 sq mi
- FEMA declarations (county)
- 33
Kitchen trailers for rent in McCleary, WA
A mobile kitchen trailer rental in McCleary puts a complete commercial cooking line beside the building that needs it, so a closed kitchen does not have to mean closed meal service. A project that crosses into Elma (about 3,515 residents) usually keeps one menu, one crew and one power plan, which is why the kitchen is chosen first.
Sizing starts with how many meals you serve. The 24ft Mobile Kitchen and 28ft Mobile Kitchen suit different kitchen volumes, and the 38ft Mobile Kitchen adds capacity for larger operations; compare their equipment lists and power needs before you choose.
Dishwashing and emergency refrigeration in McCleary
Dishwashing trailers cover the other half of the line for McCleary facilities: low-temperature and high-temperature machines, push-through and conveyor styles, in several lengths. Start with the 38ft High-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer. Warewashing needs the same hot water and drain plan in Tumwater, 17 miles from here, as it does here.
Refrigeration is an emergency. When a walk-in cooler or freezer breaks down in McCleary, stock starts to warm immediately, so an emergency refrigerated trailer such as the 20ft LT Refrigerated Trailer gives product somewhere cold to go. Olympia sits in Thurston County, which has 28 federal declarations on record; a walk-in that fails there starts the same clock on the stock inside.
Climate normals for Grays Harbor County run from an average January low of 35°F to an average July high of 72°F, with roughly 96 inches of precipitation yearly. January lows run about 7 degrees warmer than the average Washington county. Frequent rain makes ground conditions the main delivery question, more than distance or trailer length.
McCleary: emergencies, projects, access and costs
Emergencies that shaped recovery needs near McCleary
Since 1964, Grays Harbor County has been named in 33 FEMA declarations; flooding (16 declarations) and severe storms (13 declarations) lead the list. A project that reaches Elma should read that page too; it lists the declarations for its county.
The most recent is Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (major disaster declaration, DR-4906), declared April 7, 2026, with the incident beginning December 5, 2025. Flooding tends to knock out power and drainage first, leaving kitchens unable to cook or keep food cold even when the building is standing. By incident type, the count is flooding 16, severe storms 13, coastal storm 1, earthquake 1 and fishing losses 1. By decade: 1960s 1, 1970s 5, 1980s 1, 1990s 7, 2000s 9, 2010s 4 and 2020s 6. Before that came Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (EM-3629, December 12, 2025), Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4775, April 28, 2024), Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding (DR-4650, March 29, 2022), Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4593, April 8, 2021) and Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4539, April 23, 2020).
Ten years of NOAA storm records, 2016 through 2025, show 4 county-based event records for Grays Harbor County; flood events account for 3 of them, high-wind and thunderstorm events for 1. The costliest event with a reported dollar figure was a flood in January 2022, with about $3.4 million in property damage. Floodwater leaves a building standing but unusable, so cooking, dishwashing and cold storage have to run from a trailer on higher, firm ground.
No wildfire of 1,000 acres or more has a mapped origin in Grays Harbor County in NIFC's records since 2016. Smoke and power shutoffs travel farther than fires do, though: the nearest large fire on record began in Mason County, about 35 miles away, where the Bear Gulch fire burned 20,233 acres in 2025.
Declarations are federal designations for an area, not a record of damage at a particular site.
Major construction near McCleary
Since October 2021, 5 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more have named Grays Harbor County as the place of work. In May 2026, the Department of the Interior awarded a $23 million contract for “Construct New Quinault Detention Center” in Grays Harbor County, with work running to May 2029 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $1.1 million Department of Homeland Security contract, “Boathouse Siding and Sheet Piles at Station Grays Harbor Westport, Washington,” starting February 2023 in Grays Harbor County (award record). A contract of that size means a crew that eats on site: hot food for many people on odd shifts, with water and wastewater to plan for the kitchen. A job in Shelton (about 10,737 residents) raises the same crew-meal questions.
Renovation projects that close kitchens in McCleary
No federal contract for repairing or modernizing a building is on record for Grays Harbor County. The nearest is in Thurston County, about 49 miles away. USASpending.gov shows a $1.3 million Department of Transportation contract, “Replace Olm Atct Roof Envelope and Stop Water Intrusion,” starting December 2025 in Thurston County (award record). The Department of Agriculture committed $540,000 to “GAOA Rainforest Toilet Replacement” in Thurston County, awarded November 2022 (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. Montesano is on the same footing: the old kitchen closes on a date, and the temporary one has to be cooking before it.
Emergency access and staging near McCleary
In Washington, the Washington Emergency Management Division (EMD) 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 Tumwater, look to the agencies covering Thurston County rather than assuming the same routes.
Summit Pacific Medical Center, a critical access hospital is the nearest hospital CMS lists, in Elma, about 8 miles from McCleary in a straight line.
Pricing a mobile kitchen for McCleary
A quote for McCleary is built from the trailer you choose, the length of the rental, delivery distance and the setup the site needs. Starting points: the 28ft Mobile Kitchen from $6,995, the 24ft Mobile Kitchen from $4,995 and the 40ft Bulk Kitchen from $10,995. Prices may vary. A kitchen for Olympia, 18 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.
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 McCleary, WA
Kitchen requests in McCleary tend to fall into a few groups: nursing homes, disaster-response teams, school districts and manufacturers. Our industry pages explain what each group usually needs and how a rental is planned around it. Care homes in Lacey and school kitchens in Tenino, places of about 58,644 residents and about 1,956 residents, lose their lines for different reasons, but the rental that answers them is the same.
CMS lists 2 hospitals in Grays Harbor County, 1 of them critical access: Grays Harbor Community Hospital and Summit Pacific Medical Center. The county also has 3 nursing homes certified by Medicare or Medicaid, with about 271 beds. Public schools here number 46, enrolling about 10,788 students, with Aberdeen School District, Elma School District and Hoquiam School District among the larger districts (NCES).
- Nursing Home and Assisted Living Kitchen Rentals: a need for emergency cold storage when a walk-in cooler fails
- Disaster Response Kitchen Rentals and Emergency Food Service: cold storage for donated or purchased food when power is out
- School Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals During Renovation: equipment failures that close a single school's kitchen mid-year
- Manufacturing Plant Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals: cafeteria renovation across multiple shifts
McCleary by the numbers
Census estimates put McCleary at 2,059 people in 2024, 166th of 238 Washington places covered here. The city spans roughly 2.1 square miles in Grays Harbor County. Across Grays Harbor County's 1,901 square miles, 9 places are covered here, together about 48,053 residents, with Aberdeen the largest. That works out to about 1,004 residents per square mile. In a straight line, McCleary sits about 18 miles from Olympia, the capital of Washington. Elma is the closest larger covered place, roughly 8 straight-line miles from McCleary.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
Prepare your McCleary site before delivery
Sites in Cosmopolis, 25 miles away, and Aberdeen use the same checklist; only the pad and the paperwork change.
- People: decide who meets the driver, who signs off the setup and who calls us if something changes.
- Approvals: the local health authority for Grays Harbor County decides what review a temporary kitchen needs, so ask first.
- Potable water: kitchens and dishwashing trailers need a clean supply close to where they sit.
Read the site planning section before you fix a delivery date.
Other places near McCleary we rent to
Crews and facilities working around McCleary also look at the nearby places below. Distances are straight-line estimates between the places, not driving routes.
- Elma, WA: about 8 miles from McCleary, about 3,515 residents
- Shelton, WA: about 14 miles from McCleary, about 10,737 residents
- Montesano, WA: about 15 miles from McCleary, about 4,194 residents
- Tumwater, WA: about 17 miles from McCleary, about 27,826 residents
- Olympia, WA: about 18 miles from McCleary, about 56,271 residents
- Lacey, WA: about 22 miles from McCleary, about 58,644 residents
McCleary and the counties next door
The nearest Washington counties to McCleary are Mason County (21 miles), Thurston County (22 miles) and Pacific County (42 miles).
- Mason County: about 21 miles from McCleary, 30 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
- Thurston County: about 22 miles from McCleary, 28 FEMA declarations since records began, 3 hospitals listed by CMS
- Pacific County: about 42 miles from McCleary, 25 FEMA declarations since records began, 2 hospitals listed by CMS
Add only the facilities the site needs
Mobile kitchens in McCleary come first, and the rest follows from the site. Where crews live and work on site, restroom trailer rentals (for example the Standalone Restroom Trailer) and shower trailer rentals (the 20ft Five-Stall Shower Container) can sit beside the kitchen. We confirm the exact unit and price in a written quote.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a temporary kitchen in McCleary need a health permit?
The local health authority usually reviews temporary food-service facilities, and requirements differ by jurisdiction. Grays Harbor County environmental health or the Washington health department can tell you what applies. We can supply equipment lists to support the review.
How do I get emergency refrigeration in McCleary?
Call the 24-hour line and describe the failure, your address and the product you need to protect. 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 your location.
What power does a kitchen trailer need in McCleary?
Kitchen trailers on our list run on 220V single phase, from 200A on the 24ft and 28ft models to 200 to 220A on the larger ones. Dishwashing trailers range from 150A to 300A depending on the model, and the 30ft conveyor unit is listed on three-phase power. Check the model page before you confirm the site.
Who rents mobile kitchens near McCleary?
Commercial, institutional and public customers: nursing homes, disaster-response teams, school districts and manufacturers. We do not rent to households.
Why Organizations Choose Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service
Remote sites, renovations and emergencies all put pressure on food service in McCleary. 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
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
From the first quote to placement, utility hookup guidance and pickup, one team stays on your project.
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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
Commercial ranges, ovens, sinks and dishwashers are built for daily institutional cooking and washing.
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Experienced Logistics Coordination
Delivery routing, placement and pickup are coordinated with your facility contacts.
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.
Open 24/7 for emergencies
Start Your Rental Inquiry
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.
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A request is not a reservation; availability depends on the unit and your location.