Disaster Relief Bathroom Trailers

Many Disaster Response Agencies are hard at work helping Americans affected by Hurricanes. Portable Restroom Trailers, LLC. is supporting these agencies with Shower Laundry Trailers. Working hand-in-hand, with a quick response time, Shower Laundry Trailers are being delivered each week to those areas hardest hit in the United States. In Texas, Hurricane Harvey has left thousands of residents without running water, shower, or laundry facilities. Now that floodwaters are receding, many families are cleaning up from the damage and beginning to rebuild. Portable Restroom Trailers, LLC. is helping with the recovery efforts, delivering Shower Laundry Trailers to Port Arthur, Waco, Houston, and Beaumont, TX. Our goal is to help as many families with solutions to complete simple day-to-day chores, such as taking a shower and washing their clothes. Communities and Disaster Response Agencies are coming together to help each other. Working with agencies like, All Hands, we find those most in need and commit to provide the necessary restroom, shower, and laundry needs for the long haul. On September 10, 2017 Hurricane Irma slammed the southern coast of Florida. The Florida Keys and western parts of the peninsula were left without power, running water, and roads were blocked due to debris. With so many Floridians in need of restrooms, showers, and laundry facilities, Portable Restroom Trailers, LLC delivered Shower Laundry Trailers to the Florida Keys early this week. The trailers were delivered within one hour! “Jennifer said that Steve (driver) was great and the FEMA people were so happy to get the trailers. They were delivered within an hour of the deposit being paid. Then the shower arrived promptly Sunday morning. They were so happy.” At Portable Restroom Trailers we have team members from Florida and Texas. Floridians and Texans are our people. Our goal is to provide clean, sanitized, comfortable and well stocked with supplies portable restrooms, shower trailers, and laundry trailers ready for use upon delivery! With a rapid response time, we deliver units quickly so that families can begin to clean up and rebuild after catastrophic storms. Portable Restroom Trailers also delivers to Puerto Rico. Today, Puerto Rico wakes up with no power, water is scarce, and most of the island has been damaged by yet another Hurricane. Hurricane Maria made landfall September 20, 2017. Portable Restroom Trailers has delivered mobile restrooms to the port of Miami, which then travel by ship to Puerto Rico. In a matter of days, we can help first responders, disaster relief agencies, and the people of Puerto Rico begin to recover from the Catastrophic Category 5 storm. From the whole Portable Restroom Trailers team, our hearts and prayers go out to all those beginning the recovery phase of these cataclysmic hurricanes and flooding. Our team has visited these areas, is helping with cleanup efforts, and delivering portable restrooms, shower trailers, and laundry trailers to these areas. We are working with Disaster Response Agencies to help our people find a sense of normalcy. We specialize in long-term rentals to accomplish the tasks at hand. To get started, call us at 1-877-600-8645.  We are here to serve and help!  

When Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25th, no one could have anticipated the unprecedented flooding that he would leave behind.  The winds were bad, but the storm surge was initially underwhelming.  No one knew that days later, much of the Houston metro area would be reeling from a historic influx of floodwater.As we’ve been reminded this week, sometimes the water that comes along with a major hurricane can be even more devastating than the most destructive high-speed winds.  Floodwater brings with it an assortment of serious risks and dangers.  In addition to the obvious threat of drowning, there is disease, contamination, electrocution, and more.  Unfortunately, these threats have all become realities this week in Houston and southeast Texas.   The Hidden Dangers of Flood Water   When floodwaters rise above towns and cities, the contents of sewers, septic tanks, and water treatment facilities can be suddenly released and distributed throughout the entire area.  In this environment, the risk of infectious disease skyrockets as harmful organisms and bacteria abound.  Germs including E. coli, salmonella, shigella, hepatitis, typhoid, and tetanus can flourish and become abundant in tepid floodwater.In addition to these biological threats, harmful manmade chemicals can also escape their storage tanks and enter the floodwater.  Chemicals from industrial plants and agricultural operations present dangers ranging from chemical burns to deadly explosions.  We saw this first-hand this week when the loss of power at a chemical plant in Crosby, TX resulted in the combustion of volatile organic chemicals that must be stored in refrigerated tanks.While most floods don’t cause widespread outbreaks of disease or chemical poisoning – the danger is very real for first responders and clean-up crews who are exposed to floodwaters for prolonged periods.  Disaster relief workers are prone to all the dangers that come along with floodwater.  In the aftermath of a major natural disaster, they are the first people in – and the last people out.  For relief workers, avoiding contact with floodwater isn’t a viable option.  Instead, they rely on soap, solvents, and environmental decon trailers to decontaminate their bodies, clothing, and equipment.   How an Environmental Decon Trailers Work   Environmental decon trailers are designed to facilitate decontamination of people who have been exposed to hazardous materials and infectious organisms.  Decon trailers consist of a series of compartments, and a person is decontaminated as they progress through these compartments.  Each compartment is separated from the next by airlock curtains, and each compartment has an independent air filtration system to ensure that any contaminants do not pass through the curtains to the next compartment.The decontamination process starts outside the trailer, where oversized utility sinks are available to wash off any tools and gear that cannot be washed in laundry machines.  After cleaning their gear, workers step up into the trailer to clean themselves.The first compartment in environmental decon trailers is often called the “dirty room.”  When a worker steps up into the dirty room, they remove all contaminated gear and clothing.  Contaminated items are placed inside a bin that uses negative air filtration to contain microscopic particles and organisms.  Next, workers step forward through an airlock curtain into the shower room.The shower room has several private shower stalls where workers can cleanse their bodies and hair.  Each stall drains into a water filtration system and the filtered water is stored in a waste tank for controlled disposal in accordance with government regulations.  Some decon trailers have multiple shower compartments to create a two-stage showering process.After showering, workers move forward through another airlock curtain into the “clean room.”  The clean room is essentially a locker room, where workers change back into their street clothes and exit the trailer free of any harmful chemicals and germs.   Decon Trailers for Disaster Relief Efforts   Portable Restroom Trailers carries an extensive inventory of decon trailers that can be deployed to keep first responders and emergency workers safe in the aftermath of a major natural disaster like Hurricane Harvey.Our lineup includes decon trailers designed for mass casualty disasters, decon trailers for mobile response teams, and decon trailers designed for general and commercial use.   In conjunction with our portable laundry trailers and portable restroom trailers – they can provide all the basic services needed to keep a response team operational during a major disaster.We have delivered several decon trailers to assist teams working to respond to Hurricane Harvey this week throughout southeast Texas.  We are very proud of our small contribution to the relief effort, and we will continue to keep these units in our inventory to assist with natural disasters in the future.  If your organization needs to provide decontamination services to protect relief workers now, or in the future, please get in touch with us right away at (877) 600-8645.  We’ll be happy to walk you through your options and help you find the best solution to meet your needs. 

At Portable Restroom Trailers, our biggest and oldest clientele know all about our full lineup of luxury portable restrooms. Luxury restrooms are our biggest market, and for decades we’ve been a premier provider of luxury portable restrooms for rental fleets, event venues, and exotic destinations all over the world.  However, many of these clients don’t even know that we also carry an extensive line of disaster relief trailers.At times like these, when the United States is dealing with major natural disasters, we have to change our hats and focus on those disaster relief resources for a while.  It’s something that we hope we never need to do, but also something that gives us a lot of pride and satisfaction.  When disaster strikes and the country faces a major emergency – Portable Restroom Trailers is there with a full line of resources that include mass casualty trailers, environmental decon trailers, mobile shower trailers, and portable laundry services.During a natural disaster, we meet a lot of new clients from every reach of the American economy.  We’re always interested to hear each client’s story and to start forging new relationships off our regular beaten path.  Here’s a quick look at five different types of organizations we’ve been helping to prepare for and respond to Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma:#5 – Government Agencies We’ve been in touch with representatives from every level of government over the past few weeks - from huge federal agencies all the way to small counties and towns.  Days before Hurricane Harvey made landfall, we started shipping units south to the Texas coast to help communities there prepare for loss of utility services and the arrival of first responders.  As soon as the magnitude of the disaster became apparent, we started getting calls from cities across the state who needed restrooms, mobile shower trailers, and portable laundry services to accommodate large numbers of evacuees from Houston and other cities along the coast.#4 – Major Corporations One of the first calls we received when Harvey began moving north from Houston was from a major national bank that was beginning to deploy recovery resources throughout the region.  They were looking for commercial grade portable restrooms that could handle heavy foot traffic and dirty, wet conditions.  Their goal was to provide support to the communities around their branch locations, and we were happy to help.  Corporations have also reached out to us for environmental decon trailers to provide safety and sanitation for workers who are moving into recently flooded areas to begin the rebuilding process in their buildings and offices.#3 – Non-Profit Disaster Relief Organizations International aid organizations are involved in every aspect of major disasters – conducting huge fund-raising campaigns, circulating information across different elements of the disaster relief effort, and providing distribution services to circulate emergency supplies within disaster zones.  A few big non-profits are regular customers of ours because they maintain fleets of mobile response units.  But we often hear from them in the wake of a major disaster when they need additional temporary units to meet the demands of each individual emergency.#2 – Churches and Religious OrganizationsReligious organizations provide a way for communities to pool their resources in times of need.  In past emergencies, we’ve worked with individual churches and their regional governing bodies to supply various resources to their congregations and communities.  One of Houston’s mega-churches reached out to us shortly after Hurricane Harvey to request mobile shower trailers to support the evacuees who had taken up shelter within the church.  We delivered the necessary units within one day of the initial call, and we were happy to help the church provide safe and sanitary conditions for the displaced citizens they are helping.#1 – Volunteer Groups and Local CharitiesLocal volunteer organizations don’t typically have the budget to support a full-time fleet of disaster relief resources.  But when disaster strikes in their communities, they are often a critical part of the initial response effort.  Because they are familiar with the terrain and the people in the local communities, charities and volunteer groups can almost instantly organize search parties and start setting up emergency triage services.  Local groups often reach out to us here at PRT during the earliest phases of an emergency, when basic services have been interrupted and people are gathering together for safety and security.When disaster strikes, injury and illness become pressing concerns.  Normal health and wellness services are unavailable, as are basic utilities.  At times like this, it is critical for those affected to get access to basic sanitation services like restrooms, showers, and laundry.  Many of the units in our inventory of disaster relief resources are designed specifically for this purpose.  We can provide laundry trailers, shower trailers, decon trailers, and portable restrooms that instantly restore basic sanitation services to almost any location.If your organization is involved in disaster relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey or Hurricane Irma, contact PRT at (877) 600-8645 for assistance.  Our representatives are trained to help you navigate your options and make sure you have the services and capacity you need to maintain sanitary conditions until civil services are restored.

With large sections of the Houston metropolitan region still underwater, and Hurricane Irma having recently been upgraded to a category five storm as it zeroes in on the southeastern U.S. – now seems like a good time to take a closer look at FEMA’s guidelines for the four phases of emergency management.Portable Restroom Trailers is best-known as a provider of luxury restroom rentals for high-end venues and events.  What most people don’t know is that our entire staff is well-versed in emergency management procedures and protocols.  We must be, because our extensive inventory includes several units that are specifically designed to assist government agencies and private interests in all aspects of their official emergency management plans.A great way to understand the full scope of emergency management is to look at FEMA’s training guidelines.  They train first responders that there are four separate phases of emergency management, each as important as the next.  We’ll take a closer look at those four phases below, and discuss how Portable Restroom Trailers can help your organization fulfill each of these important areas:Emergency Management Phase #1 – Mitigation The mitigation phase is focused on preventing future disasters, and reducing the damaging effects of disasters that are unavoidable.  Mitigation can take place before or after an emergency.  Some examples of mitigation include the construction of levees and flood walls, the procurement of emergency insurance policies, and the acquisition of resources that can be used when an emergency occurs.PRT offers several different types of emergency response units that governments and organizations frequently include in their mitigation plans.  These units include portable restrooms, mobile laundry services, mass casualty and decon trailers, and portable shower trailers.  Our flexible financing options include our renowned lease-to-own plan, which allows organizations to acquire new resources that may not be included in their current operating budget.By providing mobile response units that allow governments and organizations to reduce both financial and material damages, PRT plays an important role in emergency mitigation for government agencies, volunteer organizations, and private corporations across the U.S.Emergency Management Phase #2 – PreparednessPreparedness takes place before an emergency, and consists of all plans and preparations that are put in place ahead of time to assist with response when the emergency occurs.  Examples of preparedness include evacuation planning, information distribution, and the stockpiling of food, water, and other resources.Hurricane Harvey provided a great example of PRT’s role in preparedness.  In the days before the storm made landfall, several local and regional authorities reached out to pre-order short-term rental units and to arrange for their delivery before the hurricane hit.  Our support staff is trained to assist clients in selecting the appropriate units, the necessary features, and the required capacities to ensure that they get exactly what they will need when the emergency occurs.  And our available long-term and short-term rental agreements mean that each client can secure the resources they will need, without committing themselves to unnecessary costs for extended periods.Emergency Management Phase #3 – ResponseThe response phase of emergency management begins as soon as the emergency itself begins, and continue until the emergency has passed.  Response activities include saving lives, protecting property, and handling the unexpected consequences and complications that rise in the wake of a major emergency.Our inventory includes a variety of mass casualty response units and environmental decontamination units that are irreplaceable in the aftermath of a serious emergency or natural disaster.  Decon trailers allow first responders to protect themselves from sickness and infection while they deal with the unpleasant aftermath of an emergency.  Portable restroom trailers restore basic sanitary services that are lost when infrastructure collapses.  And portable laundry services allow response teams to maintain safe and sanitary conditions amid chaotic surroundings.  With these key sanitary services in place, response teams can maintain their operational effectiveness on the go, easily moving their entire operation from one location to another.Emergency Management Phase #4 – RecoveryRecovery takes place after an emergency.  All actions taken to restore normal conditions – financial, material, and otherwise – fall under the recovery phase.  Examples of recovery efforts include financial aid from governments and insurance companies, and projects to rebuild and replace damaged buildings and structures.During recovery efforts, there can be a massive influx of workers and coordinators.  The restoration of basic services and infrastructure often lags behind the beginning of the recovery effort, and PRT’s mobile resources provide a critical service by bridging that gap.  With portable restrooms, decon trailers, portable showers trailers, and mobile laundry services.  Our flexible rental options mean that any organization can secure the resources they need, only for the time those resources are necessary.If your organization is involved in response or recovery efforts for Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana, or in mitigation and preparedness efforts for Hurricane Irma in Florida and the East Coast, please contact PRT today at (877) 600-8645.  Our team can help you navigate your options and calculate your necessary capacity to make sure you have the resources you need to effectively manage your operations during these current emergencies. 

As Texas and Louisiana deal with the fallout from Hurricane Harvey, we’re receiving a lot of calls here at Portable Restroom Trailers from companies and governments in search of disaster relief services.  Many of the calls are from existing clients, asking us for referrals to companies that can provide specialized units to assist with various aspects of disaster relief.  And some of those clients have been surprised to learn about all the different disaster relief resources they can order direct from us here at Portable Restroom Trailers.As is the case with any disaster relief effort, time is a critical element for those involved in rescue and relief work in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.  Every passing second could result in lost property, and lost life.  At this important time, we’re doing everything we can to get the word out about the resources we have available to assist first responders and corporate relief efforts as the waters continue to rise in southeast Texas.If you’re in need of portable restroom trailers or any other mobile resources to assist with your response to Hurricane Harvey, please give us a call today and let us know what resources would help you the most.  Chances are, we can help.  And if we can’t help, we’ll tap into our strong referral network to find the specific units you need.  Here is a brief overview of the top five resources we can ship out on short notice to help with disaster relief efforts:#5 Portable Restroom Trailers for Disaster ReliefIn the wake of a natural disaster, the basic civil infrastructure is often temporarily disrupted, resulting in a lack of critical services like plumbing and electricity.  This lapse in services overlaps with a massive influx of first responders and displaced victims.  Availability of sanitary restroom services can become a very serious problem when stagnant flood waters accumulate solid and liquid waste from people are trapped in the disaster area.Our portable restroom trailers can be a silver bullet to instantly resolve this aspect of disaster relief, providing dependable plumbing and sanitary conditions – anywhere you need them.  Most of our portable restroom trailers can be easily relocated by any standard towing vehicle, and setup is surprisingly fast and simple.#4 Portable Shower Trailers for First RespondersAs of Monday, the entire Texas National Guard has been deployed to the flooded areas in and around metropolitan Houston.  That means 12,000 first responders living in temporary housing.  When you factor in the Coast Guard, the municipal first responders, and the federal agencies who are operating onsite – there are tens of thousands of first responders helping to mitigate the damage from Hurricane Harvey.Our portable shower trailers allow first responders to get clean and sanitize their bodies and equipment in between shifts, when rest and relaxation are critical to the success of the response effort.  We have trailers that provide ten comfortable and private shower stalls, with fresh water tanks large enough to support 1,400 individual showers.#3 Portable Laundry Trailers for Emergency Response When first responders are wading through contaminated flood waters all day long, their clothing and equipment are filthy by the end of the day.  Portable laundry trailers allow teams to refresh their gear in between shifts – helping to guard against infection and discomfort.Our largest laundry trailers include 10 stackable washer/dryer combination units, complete with folding tables and oversized utility sinks.  With great mobility, simple setup, and a small footprint – you can bring a portable laundry room straight onsite to your base of operations.#2 Environmental Decontamination Trailers for First RespondersFlood waters are notoriously dangerous, often harboring infectious organisms and germs including typhoid, tetanus, E. coli, and Shigella.  These pathogens pose a serious threat to victims and first responders alike – as they can cause vomiting, diarrhea, and fever – compounding the effects of dehydration and stress.  Other contaminants can include agricultural and industrial chemicals, depending on the location of the disaster.First responders have been trained about the importance of keeping victims out of flood water.  However, in performing this task, many first responders end up in direct contact with flood water for days on end.  Environmental decontamination trailers provide an orderly and efficient way for first responders to clean their bodies and equipment at the end of a shift – ensuring that they don’t carry harmful toxins back to their sleeping quarters.#1 Mass Casualty Trailers for Disaster ReliefMass casualty trailers are specifically designed to provide critical services during large-scale disaster relief operations.  These trailers greatly improve efficiency and response times for crews working to triage and process displaced victims.  Mass casualty trailers offer a fast and orderly way to decontaminate victims before being released to shelter or hospital.We continually hope that this part of our inventory never needs to be deployed.  We take great pride, however, in being able to facilitate the fast and efficient removal of victims from the site of any natural disaster.  It is a discomforting service to think about, but one that we are exceptionally proud to provide, each and every time it is needed.If you are involved in a government or corporate response to Hurricane Harvey, and any of these disaster relief services would help your team to operate more efficiently, effectively, or safely – please contact Portable Restroom Trailers now to arrange delivery.  Or call us at: 1-877-600-8645 We’re standing by to help. 

Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Rockport, TX last Friday night, shortly after being upgraded to a category four hurricane.  Several of PRT’s portable restrooms for rent were in the vicinity when the storm hit, as municipal authorities had arranged for our services ahead of time.  And we have continued to move additional units into the area as the disaster response effort has gotten underway.The strongest storm to hit Texas in more than 50 years, Harvey has already been called “probably the worst disaster the state's seen," by FEMA director Brock Long.  Two separate high-pressure systems to the north caused the storm to stall and spin in place near Houston, where some areas may receive more than 50 inches of rainfall.Because of the unprecedented rain, large parts of the Houston metropolitan area have experienced historic flooding.  Heavy rainfall is expected to continue for the remainder of the week, with the Brazos River projected to crest 14 feet above flood stage.  Eight people are confirmed dead at the time of this writing.  Estimates for economic damage range from $10 billion up to $60 billion.Major Bank Responds to Historic FloodingWhile the fallout from the storm was felt immediately throughout southeast Texas – the response so far has been extraordinary.  Recovery and relief efforts are being spearheaded by agencies from local, state, and federal government – with assistance from several big businesses that call Houston home.One major bank with extensive operations in Houston reached out to PRT to arrange portable restrooms for rent to assist with their response efforts.  Their downtown headquarters is protected by reservoir dams which are operated by the Harris County Flood Control District, but several of their branch locations have been effected by the flooding.The bank needed to provide sanitary restroom accommodations for their response teams, as well as the first responders and relief workers who are operating in the area.  We quickly identified the appropriate resources from our inventory of portable restrooms for rent.  And we’re proud to say that we were able to deliver the required units within 24 hours of receiving the initial call.Responding to Disasters with Portable Restrooms for RentSanitary services don’t always make the headlines when natural disasters strike, but they are a key aspect of any disaster response effort.  Basic services like plumbing and electricity are frequently unavailable in the aftermath of a disaster.  While the availability of these services is down, however, the demand is often sky high due to a rapid influx of displaced victims and first responders.PRT’s portable restrooms for rent are a perfect fit for this scenario, bridging the gap between the demand and supply for sanitary services.  In addition to portable restroom trailers, we offer a wide array of complementary units including shower trailers, decontamination trailers, mass casualty trailers, and even mobile laundry trailers.Our fleet of disaster response trailers occupies a unique place in our inventory of portable restrooms for rent.  While we hope to never deploy these units, we also take great pride in our ability to pitch in and contribute when communities around the country come together to overcome disaster.  We’re proud to have our trailers in Houston this week, and we will be doing everything possible to assist with recovery efforts as the flood waters recede.To get more information on Portable Restrooms for Rent please call, 1-800-600=8645 or visit us online at, https://www.portablerestroomtrailers.com