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Buffalo, WY Emergency Mobile Kitchen Rentals and Dishwashing Trailers

Facilities in Buffalo, WY can rent a mobile commercial kitchen from us, with dishwashing trailers and emergency refrigeration available alongside it. Use us for emergency food service 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. Customers include golf clubs, disaster-response teams and municipal agencies. We plan delivery and setup with your facility team, including power, water and access. Request availability and a quote for your project in Buffalo, WY, or in Sheridan.

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Cooking line inside a 28ft commercial mobile kitchen
Exterior of a 28ft temporary commercial kitchen trailer with rooftop exhaust fansThe trailer
Population (2024 est.)
4,655
County
Johnson County
Land area
4.5 sq mi
FEMA declarations (county)
5

Temporary kitchen rental for Buffalo facilities

A mobile kitchen trailer rental in Buffalo is one of the quickest temporary commercial kitchen solutions: a fully equipped mobile kitchen on a pad, ready to connect to power and water. Sheridan is only 34 miles away, with about 19,813 residents, and Ranchester about 45 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.

Customers we support in Buffalo, WY

Rental customers in Buffalo are commercial, institutional and public: golf clubs, disaster-response teams, municipal agencies and nursing homes. Each has its own pressure points, from a country club kitchen trailer during a remodel to keeping staff fed through a long project. Greybull (about 1,715 residents) and Wright (about 1,660 residents) each have their own mix of hospitals, schools and plants, but the reasons they rent line up.

CMS lists one hospital in Johnson County: Johnson County Healthcare Center, a critical access hospital. Certified nursing care adds 2 homes and roughly 86 beds. Public schools here number 6, enrolling about 1,190 students, with Johnson County School District #1 among the larger districts (NCES).

Buffalo at a glance

Buffalo is the 18th most populous of the 54 Wyoming places this site covers, with an estimated 4,655 residents in 2024. It covers about 4.5 square miles of Johnson County. Johnson County covers 4,154 square miles, and Buffalo is the only place in it covered on this site. Population density is roughly 1,025 people per square mile. In a straight line, Buffalo sits about 242 miles from Cheyenne, the capital of Wyoming. The nearest larger place covered here is Sheridan, about 34 miles away in a straight line.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.

Buffalo: emergencies, projects, access and costs

Past emergencies and recovery needs in Buffalo

Federal records show Johnson County designated in 5 declarations since 1978, led by wildfire (2 declarations) and flooding (2 declarations). If you plan across towns, check the page for Sheridan as well; Sheridan County has 5 federal declarations on record.

The most recent is Wildfires (major disaster declaration, DR-4845), declared November 13, 2024, with the incident beginning August 21, 2024. 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 wildfire 2, flooding 2 and severe storms 1. By decade: 1970s 1, 2010s 2 and 2020s 2. Before that came House Draw Fire (FM-5531, August 22, 2024), Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-4227, July 7, 2015), Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides (DR-4007, July 22, 2011) and Severe Storms, Flooding & Mudslides (DR-557, May 29, 1978).

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 45 county-based severe-weather event records for Johnson County between 2016 and 2025, led by high-wind and thunderstorm events (37) and flood events (8). High wind rarely wrecks a kitchen directly. It cuts the power to it, and the walk-in cooler is the first thing to suffer.

The National Interagency Fire Center maps 7 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more that started in Johnson County since 2016, together covering about 199,084 acres. The largest was the House Draw fire in 2024, at 174,547 acres. Smoke, evacuations and power shutoffs can close kitchens and spoil stock even when the flames never reach the building.

Declarations are federal designations for an area, not a record of damage at a particular site.

Construction projects and crew meals near Buffalo

USASpending.gov shows no federal construction contract of $500,000 or more with Johnson County as the place of work since October 2021. The nearest is in Sheridan County, about 53 miles away. The Department of Defense committed $9.1 million to “Big Goose, Little Goose & Goose Creek, Section 1135, Sheridan WY” in Sheridan County, awarded October 2021 (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 Ranchester (about 1,176 residents) raises the same crew-meal questions.

Rebuilds and remodels around Buffalo

Building work on record nearby: Another public record is “Coal Boiler Replacement and Plant Improvements,” a $13 million Department of Veterans Affairs contract from May 2022 in Sheridan County (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. A remodel in Gillette, in Campbell County, would start from the same closure date and the same temporary-kitchen question.

Emergency equipment access around Buffalo

Public emergency operations in Wyoming are coordinated by the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security (WOHS), 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 Worland, in Washakie County, so check the published sources for that area before planning a route.

The nearest hospital in CMS's list is Johnson County Healthcare Center, a critical access hospital, in Buffalo itself.

Local rental costs in Buffalo

Price depends on the model, the rental period, delivery and setup requirements and the utilities on site. Starting prices for kitchens near Buffalo include the 40ft Mobile Kitchen from $9,995, the 28ft Mobile Kitchen from $6,995 and the 40ft Bulk Kitchen from $10,995, and prices may vary. See the equipment pages for dishwashing and refrigeration. Basin is quoted on the same factors, but at 66 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, 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.

Supporting rentals: warewashing and refrigeration in Buffalo

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. Warewashing needs the same hot water and drain plan in Worland, 66 miles from here, as it does here.

Refrigeration is an emergency. When a walk-in cooler or freezer breaks down in Buffalo, stock starts to warm immediately, so an emergency refrigerated trailer such as the 20ft LT Refrigerated Trailer gives product somewhere cold to go. In Basin, where Big Horn County has 2 federal declarations on record, the call for emergency refrigeration begins the same way.

Climate normals for Johnson County run from an average January low of 13°F to an average July high of 83°F, with roughly 15 inches of precipitation yearly. With nights that cold, a kitchen trailer needs heated or insulated water lines, and a refrigerated trailer should not be asked to hold product warm against freezing air.

Site checklist for Buffalo

Moving the job to Moorcroft or Thermopolis changes the pad and the paperwork; the list below stays the same.

  • Health review: ask Johnson County environmental health or the local authority what a temporary kitchen needs to be approved.
  • Timing: share your start date and rental period so the quote reflects the real schedule.
  • Placement: pick a level spot with turning room, and keep fire lanes and entrances clear.

See the site planning guides for power, water, wastewater and placement detail.

Rentals around Buffalo

Facilities near Buffalo often compare notes with neighbors. These places are close enough to plan together, measured in straight-line miles from Buffalo, not driving distance.

  • Sheridan, WY: about 34 miles from Buffalo, about 19,813 residents
  • Ranchester, WY: about 45 miles from Buffalo, about 1,176 residents
  • Gillette, WY: about 60 miles from Buffalo, about 33,846 residents
  • Worland, WY: about 66 miles from Buffalo, about 4,765 residents
  • Basin, WY: about 66 miles from Buffalo, about 1,337 residents
  • Greybull, WY: about 67 miles from Buffalo, about 1,715 residents

Buffalo and the counties next door

The nearest Wyoming counties to Buffalo are Sheridan County (32 miles), Washakie County (57 miles) and Campbell County (60 miles).

  • Sheridan County: about 32 miles from Buffalo, 5 FEMA declarations since records began, 2 hospitals listed by CMS
  • Washakie County: about 57 miles from Buffalo, 3 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
  • Campbell County: about 60 miles from Buffalo, 4 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS

Beyond the kitchen: facilities for longer jobs

For a base camp the kitchen is the center of the day. Beside mobile kitchens in Buffalo, a job can add shower and restroom combination trailer rentals or restroom trailer rentals; the 22ft Six-Stall Shower and Restroom Trailer and the Standalone Restroom Trailer are two examples. Rent only what the project needs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you rent dishwashing as well as a kitchen in Buffalo?

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.

What power does a kitchen trailer need in Buffalo?

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.

Can I rent a mobile kitchen in Buffalo for a renovation?

Yes. Mobile commercial kitchens are rented to facilities in Buffalo and Johnson 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.

Who rents mobile kitchens near Buffalo?

Commercial, institutional and public customers: golf clubs, disaster-response teams, municipal agencies and nursing homes. We do not rent to households.

Why Organizations Choose Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service

When a permanent kitchen is unavailable in Buffalo, the question is how quickly food service can safely resume. Dependable mobile commercial kitchen rentals and a team that has done site setup before keep that answer practical.

  • 01

    Accelerated Deployment

    Early conversations about electrical service and placement keep the delivery day short.

  • 02

    24/7 Emergency Service

    The line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for emergency rental requests and project questions.

  • 03

    End-to-End Project Support

    Questions about permits, water, power and wastewater are part of the conversation, not an afterthought.

  • 04

    Flexible Rental Solutions

    Rentals run from one week to monthly terms, with short-term and long-term options for planned and emergency needs.

  • 05

    Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment

    Trailer kitchens carry the same classes of equipment used in permanent commercial kitchens.

  • 06

    Experienced Logistics Coordination

    Planning the path in, the pad and the connections together avoids surprises on delivery day.

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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