Town in Wyoming
Upton, WY Mobile Kitchen Trailer Lease for Renovations
For Upton, WY, we rent mobile commercial kitchens, backed by dishwashing trailers and emergency refrigeration for when a walk-in cooler or freezer breaks down. Emergency meal service for breakdowns, fires and floods is available alongside planned renovation and construction rentals. Terms are flexible, from short-term emergency rentals to long-term leasing. Typical renters here are school districts, municipal agencies and disaster-response teams. Placement and setup are arranged with your team, and delivery is scheduled around the site. Call or request a quote to check availability for your Upton project, or one in Moorcroft.
24/7 emergency line: (877) 416-7535

- Population (2024 est.)
- 900
- County
- Weston County
- Land area
- 2.6 sq mi
- FEMA declarations (county)
- 5
Kitchen trailers for rent in Upton, WY
For Upton, a modular kitchen trailer brings griddles, ranges, ovens, sinks and refrigeration in one unit instead of rebuilding them piece by piece. Moorcroft is only 19 miles away, with about 1,025 residents, and Sundance about 25 miles, so a project that spans them can share one kitchen plan.
Kitchens in the fleet run from the 24ft Mobile Kitchen up to the 40ft Bulk Combo Kitchen. For a site like this one, the 28ft Mobile Kitchen, 38ft Mobile Kitchen and 24ft Mobile Kitchen are the models to compare first, each with its listed equipment and electrical requirements.
About Upton, WY
With about 900 residents (2024 estimate), Upton ranks 45th among 54 covered places in Wyoming. It covers about 2.6 square miles of Weston County. Across Weston County's 2,398 square miles, 2 places are covered here, together about 4,254 residents, with Newcastle the largest. Spread over that area, the estimate gives about 348 residents per square mile. Cheyenne, the Wyoming capital, is about 206 miles away in a straight line, which matters for state-level emergency coordination. Moorcroft is the closest larger covered place, roughly 19 straight-line miles from Upton.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
Local conditions and rental planning in Upton
Past emergencies and recovery needs in Upton
OpenFEMA lists 5 disaster declarations that include Weston County, going back to 1978. The most frequent incident types were wildfire (2 declarations) and severe storms (2 declarations). If you plan across towns, check the page for Moorcroft as well; Crook County has 5 federal declarations on record.
The most recent is Oil Creek Fire (fire management assistance declaration, FM-2995), declared July 3, 2012, with the incident beginning July 1, 2012. Wildfire response brings long shifts for responders and rebuilding crews, and smoke or utility loss can take permanent kitchens out of service. The latest major disaster declaration is Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides (DR-4007), declared July 22, 2011. By incident type, the count is wildfire 2, severe storms 2 and flooding 1. By decade: 1970s 1, 2000s 2 and 2010s 2. Earlier declarations include Wy- Elk Mountain Fire Complex - 08/01/01 (FM-2370, August 1, 2001), Severe Winter Storm (DR-1351, December 13, 2000) and Severe Storms, Flooding & Mudslides (DR-557, May 29, 1978).
Ten years of NOAA storm records, 2016 through 2025, show 80 county-based event records for Weston County; high-wind and thunderstorm events account for 75 of them, flood events for 5. Wind events bring down lines and trees, and a kitchen that loses power cannot keep stock cold for more than a few hours.
Weston County is the origin of 3 mapped wildfires of 1,000 acres or more since 2016, adding up to roughly 7,048 acres, according to NIFC. The biggest, Raven Creek, burned 4,246 acres in 2026. After a fire, inspections, smoke cleanup and power restoration decide when a kitchen reopens, and the meals have to come from somewhere in between.
Declarations are federal designations for an area, not a record of damage at a particular site.
Construction projects and crew meals near Upton
Since October 2021, 1 federal construction contract of $500,000 or more has named Weston County as the place of work. In September 2023, the Department of the Interior awarded a $541,000 contract for “Newcastle Office Furniture” in Weston County, with work running to April 2024 (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 Sundance (about 1,123 residents) raises the same crew-meal questions.
Major renovation in Upton
No federal contract for repairing or modernizing a building is on record for Weston County. The nearest is in Natrona County, about 126 miles away. USASpending.gov shows a $2.8 million General Services Administration contract, “Electrical Upgrades to the Dick Cheney Federal Building in Casper, WY,” starting August 2021 in Natrona 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 Newcastle would start from the same closure date and the same temporary-kitchen question.
Emergency access and staging near Upton
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 Gillette, in Campbell County, so check the published sources for that area before planning a route.
By CMS's hospital list, the closest to Upton is Crook County Hospital, a critical access hospital, in Sundance, about 25 miles from Upton in a straight line.
What a kitchen rental costs in Upton
Price depends on the model, the rental period, delivery and setup requirements and the utilities on site. Starting prices for kitchens near Upton include the 40ft Bulk Kitchen from $10,995, the 40ft Mobile Kitchen from $9,995 and the 38ft Mobile Kitchen from $7,995, and prices may vary. See the equipment pages for dishwashing and refrigeration. A kitchen for Wright, 49 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.
Dishwashing trailers and cold storage for Upton
If the dish room is closed too, add a warewashing trailer. The 22 to 26ft Low-Temp Dishwashing Trailer needs 220V, single phase, 150A; plan a drain route sized for continuous washing. Gillette, 44 miles away, has the same problem when the dish room closes before the cooking line does.
Emergency refrigeration for Upton means cold storage that arrives as a trailer. The 20ft LT Refrigerated Trailer is one of three 20ft temperature configurations, subject to availability for your location. Wright sits in Campbell County, which has 4 federal declarations on record; a walk-in that fails there starts the same clock on the stock inside.
A typical January night in Weston County drops to 11°F, a typical July afternoon reaches 87°F, and the county gets about 16 inches of precipitation in a year (NOAA, 1991 to 2020). July highs run about 4 degrees hotter than the average Wyoming county. Hard freezes are routine, so the water hookup is planned with heat tape or an insulated hose, and wastewater lines are kept from freezing between uses.
Who rents kitchen trailers in Upton
Rental customers in Upton are commercial, institutional and public: school districts, municipal agencies, disaster-response teams and nursing homes. Each has its own pressure points, from a school cafeteria kitchen rental during a remodel to keeping staff fed through a long project. Care homes in Lusk and school kitchens in Douglas, places of about 1,401 residents and about 6,442 residents, lose their lines for different reasons, but the rental that answers them is the same.
CMS lists one hospital in Weston County: Weston County Health Services, a critical access hospital. The county also has 1 nursing home certified by Medicare or Medicaid, with about 58 beds. Public schools here number 7, enrolling about 1,656 students, with Weston County School District #7 and Weston County School District #1 among the larger districts (NCES).
- School Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals During Renovation: central kitchens that need a temporary production line during modernization
- Municipal and Public Institution Kitchen Trailer Rentals: public buildings under renovation
- Disaster Response Kitchen Rentals and Emergency Food Service: dishwashing capacity where utilities are limited
- Nursing Home and Assisted Living Kitchen Rentals: a need for emergency cold storage when a walk-in cooler fails
Other places near Upton we rent to
Crews and facilities working around Upton also look at the nearby places below. Distances are straight-line estimates between the places, not driving routes.
- Moorcroft, WY: about 19 miles from Upton, about 1,025 residents
- Sundance, WY: about 25 miles from Upton, about 1,123 residents
- Newcastle, WY: about 28 miles from Upton, about 3,354 residents
- Gillette, WY: about 44 miles from Upton, about 33,846 residents
- Wright, WY: about 49 miles from Upton, about 1,660 residents
- Lusk, WY: about 93 miles from Upton, about 1,401 residents
Site checklist for Upton
Sites near Buffalo and Glenrock start from this same list, then adjust for their own pad, power and permits.
- Access steps: ramp setup takes about 4 to 6 hours and stairs 5 to 15 minutes, so say early if the door needs either.
- Health review: ask Weston County environmental health or the local authority what a temporary kitchen needs to be approved.
- Power: check the panel and service against the trailer's listed requirement before anything is scheduled.
Read the site planning section before you fix a delivery date.
Counties around Upton
The nearest Wyoming counties to Upton are Crook County (34 miles), Campbell County (44 miles) and Niobrara County (72 miles).
- Crook County: about 34 miles from Upton, 5 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
- Campbell County: about 44 miles from Upton, 4 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
- Niobrara County: about 72 miles from Upton, 3 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
Add only the facilities the site needs
Mobile kitchens in Upton come first, and the rest follows from the site. Where crews live and work on site, shower trailer rentals (for example the 20ft Five-Stall Shower Container) and bunk bed sleeper trailer rentals (the 20ft Contractor Accommodation Unit) can sit beside the kitchen. We confirm the exact unit and price in a written quote.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who rents mobile kitchens near Upton?
Commercial, institutional and public customers: school districts, municipal agencies, disaster-response teams and nursing homes. We do not rent to households.
Does a temporary kitchen in Upton need a health permit?
The local health authority usually reviews temporary food-service facilities, and requirements differ by jurisdiction. Weston County environmental health or the Wyoming health department can tell you what applies. We can supply equipment lists to support the review.
Can you rent dishwashing as well as a kitchen in Upton?
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.
Can I rent a mobile kitchen in Upton for a renovation?
Yes. Mobile commercial kitchens are rented to facilities in Upton and Weston 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
When a permanent kitchen is unavailable in Upton, 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.
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Accelerated Deployment
A clear site checklist means mobile commercial kitchen rentals are ready to cook, wash or chill sooner once they are placed.
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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
Questions about permits, water, power and wastewater are part of the conversation, not an afterthought.
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Flexible Rental Solutions
Weekly and monthly terms let you match the rental period to the repair, project or season.
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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
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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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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