Past emergencies
Federal disaster declarations that list Lee County
Hurricane Helene (FEMA EM-3618, hurricane) was declared on September 26, 2024, and FEMA lists Lee County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of September 22, 2024 to September 29, 2024. Wind, surge, and long power loss can close a commercial kitchen for days, and a facility could keep the cooking line, range, and ovens running and serve meals onsite from a mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental while repairs run. A dishwashing trailer rental or a refrigerated trailer rental can be added when needed. Facilities near Waverly face the same weather.
Source: FEMA disaster 3618, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Hurricane Sally (FEMA EM-3545, hurricane) was declared on September 14, 2020, and FEMA lists Lee County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of September 14, 2020 to September 16, 2020. Wind, surge, and long power loss can close a commercial kitchen for days, and a facility could keep the cooking line, range, and ovens running and serve meals onsite from a mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental while repairs run. Add a dishwashing trailer rental for the dish room, and a refrigerated trailer rental if the walk-in fails.
Source: FEMA disaster 3545, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes (FEMA DR-4419, tornado) was declared on March 5, 2019, and FEMA lists Lee County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of March 3, 2019 to March 3, 2019. Tornado damage can close a building and its commercial kitchen for months, and a facility could cover meals, prep, and cooking from a modular mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental while it rebuilds. A dishwashing trailer rental or a refrigerated trailer rental can be added when needed.
Source: FEMA disaster 4419, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.