Past emergencies
Federal disaster declarations that list Berrien County
Hurricane Debby (FEMA EM-3607, tropical storm) was declared on August 5, 2024, and FEMA lists Berrien County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of August 4, 2024 to August 20, 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 Alapaha face the same weather.
Source: FEMA disaster 3607, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Hurricane Idalia (FEMA DR-4738, hurricane) was declared on September 7, 2023, and FEMA lists Berrien County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of August 30, 2023 to August 30, 2023. 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 4738, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.