Past emergencies
Federal disaster declarations that list Pender County
Hurricane Helene (FEMA EM-3617, tropical storm) was declared on September 26, 2024, and FEMA lists Pender County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of September 25, 2024 to December 18, 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 Wrightsville Beach face the same weather.
Source: FEMA disaster 3617, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding (FEMA DR-4543, severe storm) was declared on May 8, 2020, and FEMA lists Pender County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of February 6, 2020 to February 19, 2020. Storm damage often takes out power and roofs before it takes out equipment, and a commercial kitchen without power could cook from a mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental with its own range, griddle, and ovens. A dishwashing trailer rental and a refrigerated trailer rental can sit alongside it.
Source: FEMA disaster 4543, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.