Past emergencies
Federal disaster declarations that list Smith County
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding (FEMA DR-4601, tornado) was declared on May 8, 2021, and FEMA lists Smith County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of March 25, 2021 to April 3, 2021. Tornado damage can close a building and its commercial kitchen for months, and a facility could cover meals, prep, and cooking from a modular mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental while it rebuilds. Add a dishwashing trailer rental for the dish room, and a refrigerated trailer rental if the walk-in fails. Facilities near Alexandria face the same weather.
Source: FEMA disaster 4601, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Severe Winter Storms (FEMA DR-4594, severe ice storm) was declared on April 21, 2021, and FEMA lists Smith County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of February 11, 2021 to February 19, 2021. Ice storms bring outages and frozen lines, and a commercial kitchen without power could keep cooking meals from a mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental, adding a generator if needed. A dishwashing trailer rental and a refrigerated trailer rental can sit alongside it.
Source: FEMA disaster 4594, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (FEMA DR-4476, tornado) was declared on March 5, 2020, and FEMA lists Smith County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of March 3, 2020 to March 3, 2020. Tornado damage can close a building and its commercial kitchen for months, and a facility could cover meals, prep, and cooking from a modular mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental while it rebuilds. A dishwashing trailer rental or a refrigerated trailer rental can be added when needed.
Source: FEMA disaster 4476, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.