Past emergencies
Federal disaster declarations that list Sevier County
Tropical Storm Helene (FEMA DR-4832, tropical storm) was declared on October 2, 2024, and FEMA lists Sevier County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of September 26, 2024 to September 30, 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 Dandridge face the same weather.
Source: FEMA disaster 4832, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (FEMA DR-4427, flood) was declared on April 17, 2019, and FEMA lists Sevier County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of February 19, 2019 to March 30, 2019. Floodwater can take a commercial kitchen out of service in an hour, and a facility could cook meals onsite from a portable mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental placed on dry ground during cleanup. Add a dishwashing trailer rental for the dish room, and a refrigerated trailer rental if the walk-in fails.
Source: FEMA disaster 4427, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.