Past emergencies
Federal disaster declarations that list Denton County
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (FEMA DR-4781, flood) was declared on May 17, 2024, and FEMA lists Denton County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of April 26, 2024 to June 5, 2024. 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. Facilities near Cross Roads face the same weather.
Source: FEMA disaster 4781, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Severe Winter Storms (FEMA DR-4586, severe ice storm) was declared on February 19, 2021, and FEMA lists Denton County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of February 11, 2021 to February 21, 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. Add a dishwashing trailer rental for the dish room, and a refrigerated trailer rental if the walk-in fails.
Source: FEMA disaster 4586, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.