Past emergencies
Federal disaster declarations that list Manatee County
Tropical Storm Helene (FEMA EM-3615, tropical storm) was declared on September 24, 2024, and FEMA lists Manatee County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of September 23, 2024 to October 7, 2024. Tropical storms bring flooding and power loss within hours, and a commercial kitchen that goes dark could keep serving meals from a mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental, with its own range and ovens, until the building is back. Add a dishwashing trailer rental for the dish room, and a refrigerated trailer rental if the walk-in fails. Facilities near St. Pete Beach face the same weather.
Source: FEMA disaster 3615, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Hurricane Debby (FEMA DR-4806, tropical storm) was declared on August 10, 2024, and FEMA lists Manatee County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of August 1, 2024 to August 27, 2024. Tropical storms bring flooding and power loss within hours, and a commercial kitchen that goes dark could keep serving meals from a mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental, with its own range and ovens, until the building is back. Add a dishwashing trailer rental for the dish room, and a refrigerated trailer rental if the walk-in fails.
Source: FEMA disaster 4806, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.