What Do You Set Up First After A Disaster Hits?
Water and toilets, in that order. OSHA 1926.51(a)(1) requires an adequate supply of potable water at any worksite, and that same baseline applies the moment a shelter or staging area stands up in San Bernardino. We pair handwashing station rental with portable toilet rental so crews and displaced residents have both from hour one, not day three.
Toilet counts follow OSHA 1926.51(c)(1): one toilet for 20 workers or fewer, then one seat and one urinal per 40 workers as headcount climbs past that, up to one per 50 once you cross 200 people. A relief site in Muscoy, 4.7 miles west of downtown San Bernardino, gets sized the same way a construction crew would be, because the math does not change just because the reason for the crowd did. We also stage ADA accessible porta potty units per ADA Standards section 213.2, which requires at least one accessible unit in any cluster, and never fewer than 5 percent of the total once a deployment grows past a handful of units.
Handwashing stations need soap and towels or a hand-drying device under 29 CFR 1910.141(d)2, not just sanitizer gel. That rule does not soften during an emergency. If site work involves paint, coatings or chemical cleanup, OSHA 1926.51(f)(1) also kicks in for washing facilities tied to those specific contaminants. Get the count right before people show up; use our how many porta potties do I need guide as a starting point, then call so we can confirm against your actual headcount.
How Fast Can You Deliver During An Emergency?
Fast is the whole point of this service. Our emergency porta potty rental line exists for exactly this: floods, fires, earthquakes, utility failures, anything that turns a neighborhood or a shelter into a sanitation gap overnight. We keep standard porta potty rental units, deluxe flushable porta potty options and holding tank rental tanks ready to move without waiting on a long lead-time order.
Delivery access matters as much as speed. A roll-off or restroom trailer needs about 60 feet of straight clearance behind the truck, so if debris or downed limbs block a driveway in Highland, 9.7 miles east, tell us before the truck rolls so we can route around it. The same clearance rule applies whether we are dropping a restroom trailer rental at a command post or a 4 stall restroom trailer at a larger shelter site.
We also bring roll-off dumpster rental capacity for storm debris and damaged material, temporary fence rental to secure a site perimeter, and storage container rental for equipment and supplies that need to stay dry and locked. A disaster response rarely needs just one thing; it needs toilets, waste removal and site security standing up together, and that is how we quote it.
Do You Coordinate With Shelters And Relief Agencies?
Yes, and it is often the difference between a smooth deployment and a scramble. We work directly with shelter operators and relief coordinators in San Bernardino to figure out headcount, duration and placement before units arrive, not after. A shelter running for a week gets priced differently than one running for a weekend, and standard unit weekly rates sit well below renting day by day for the same stretch.
Placement in a public right of way needs confirming with the city before drop-off; we flag that early rather than after a truck is already staged. If the deployment runs long, our monthly porta potty rental pricing tends to fit better than a string of short-term orders, and it keeps invoicing simple for agencies tracking relief spending. For displaced residents needing a longer bridge, porta potty rental per day is there for exactly this: no minimum commitment, no guessing.
| unit | duration | typical price |
|---|---|---|
| standard | day | $150 |
| standard | week | $200 |
| standard | month | $200 |
| ada | week | $185 |
| delivery_fee | day | $150 |
How quickly can you get units to a disaster site in San Bernardino?
Emergency dispatch is built for same-day or next-day delivery depending on road access and how far the site sits from our staging point. Call as soon as the need is confirmed; we would rather turn a truck around early than have you wait on toilets during an active response.
Do you provide accessible units for shelters?
Yes. ADA Standards section 213.2 requires at least one accessible unit per cluster, and we build that into every shelter deployment automatically. Ask about our ADA accessible porta potty line when you request a quote so it is on the truck the first trip.
Can you handle a multi-week disaster response?
Yes, weekly and monthly rates apply once a deployment runs past a few days, and pricing drops compared to daily rental. See monthly porta potty rental for structure, and we will adjust unit count as population at the site changes.
What if the site has no clean water access?
That is common after a disaster. We pair units with portable sink rental and hand sanitizer station rental so people can wash regardless of whether municipal water is running yet.
Do you serve areas outside San Bernardino during regional disasters?
Yes, our response covers nearby communities including Colton, 8.9 miles south, and Loma Linda, 10.8 miles south. Check service areas or call directly so we can confirm routing during an active event.
Next step
Get a delivery date
Tell us the address, the dates and the headcount. We size the order and confirm the route.