Past emergencies
Federal disaster declarations that list Charleston County
Hurricane Helene (FEMA EM-3619, tropical storm) was declared on September 26, 2024, and FEMA lists Charleston County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of September 25, 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 Seabrook Island face the same weather.
Source: FEMA disaster 3619, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Hurricane Dorian (FEMA DR-4464, hurricane) was declared on September 30, 2019, and FEMA lists Charleston County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of August 31, 2019 to September 6, 2019. 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 and a refrigerated trailer rental can sit alongside it.
Source: FEMA disaster 4464, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.