When critical infrastructure goes offline, sanitation can’t wait
After Hurricane Ian, after the Marshall Fire, after the 2024 Texas floods, the same call comes in: a county emergency manager, a Red Cross logistics lead, or a hospital system COO needs sanitation for an evacuation shelter, a field hospital, or a community displaced from their homes. They need it tonight, not next week, and they need it in volumes that local operators can’t supply.
Our disaster-response operations are built for exactly this. Pre-staged fleets in storm and fire zones during peak season. SAM.gov registration for federal procurement. Direct relationships with state emergency management agencies and major relief organizations. The ability to coordinate 1,000+ unit deployments in under 72 hours.
Pre-staged regional response capacity
During peak hazard windows we move surge capacity to staging depots in:
- Hurricane season (June–November): Florida, Louisiana, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, coastal Virginia.
- Wildfire season (May–October in West, year-round in some regions): California, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana.
- Tornado / severe weather (March–June): Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama.
- Flood-prone regions (year-round): Mississippi River corridor, Houston metro, Northeast in winter and spring.
For declared emergencies in pre-staged regions we typically commit to 24-hour deployment. Outside pre-staged regions, expect 36–48 hours for mid-size deployments and 72–96 hours for fleets over 1,000 units.
Deployment scenarios
Evacuation shelters
Schools, community centers, and convention halls running as shelters. Typical deployment: 1 standard unit per 50 evacuees, 1 ADA per 100, 1 hand wash station per 100. Twice-daily servicing for sustained-occupancy shelters.
Hospital surge capacity
When existing plumbing is overwhelmed or disabled, we supply ADA units and hand wash stations near medical staging tents. Holding tanks for additional waste capacity. Higher-frequency servicing.
Wildfire base camps
Incident command posts, staging areas, and fire crew base camps. Standard units for crews, hand wash stations near food service, ADA at command posts. Daily or twice-daily servicing depending on crew rotation.
Flood-displaced communities
When neighborhoods lose sewer service, we deploy distributed clusters of standard units throughout affected areas. Servicing route designed around flooded roads.
Hurricane shelter pre-staging
In storm-watch windows we pre-position units at designated shelters before evacuation orders. Tie-down kits standard.
Long-duration recovery
For multi-month recovery operations we move from emergency rates to standard volume contract rates after week 4. Continuity of staff and consistent servicing schedules.
Government and relief organization procurement
For federal, state, and 501(c)(3) procurement we provide:
- SAM.gov registration active and current
- UEI / DUNS on file
- NAICS codes 562991 (Septic Tank and Related Services), 562998 (Other Waste Management Services)
- GSA-aligned pricing for emergency sanitation services
- Net-30 / Net-45 invoicing for government contracts; we float costs during the response
- Sales-tax exemption processing where state law applies to relief contracts
- Consolidated billing for multi-site deployments under a single contract
- Standardized SF-44 paperwork for federal field-purchase orders under the threshold
For Red Cross, Salvation Army, Mercy Corps, and other relief organizations we maintain pre-negotiated standby agreements that activate on a phone call. If your organization isn’t in our standby roster, ask us about adding it — usually a 30-minute phone call.
Pricing for disaster response
| Tier | Per-unit-day | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| 10–99 units (small ops) | $60–$80 | Daily delivery, weekly service, pickup |
| 100–499 units | $50–$70 | + twice-weekly service, dedicated dispatcher |
| 500–1,999 units | $42–$58 | + on-site ops lead, daily reporting, pre-staged pump trucks |
| 2,000+ units | Custom — call | Multi-region coordination, GSA-aligned pricing, consolidated billing |
Pricing held to GSA-aligned rates for declared emergencies. Net-30 / Net-45 invoicing for government contracts. ADA units at 1.5× standard rate.
Who we’ve worked with on past responses
County emergency management offices in 28 states. State emergency management agencies in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, North Carolina, California, and Colorado. Hospital systems handling pandemic surge capacity. Disaster-relief deployments coordinated with the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, Team Rubicon, and Convoy of Hope. Reference checks and past-performance documentation available on request for federal procurement.
Pair disaster-relief porta potties with
- ADA-compliant units — required at every shelter and medical site. Federal accessibility law applies even during emergencies.
- Hand wash stations — critical at shelters and food service areas for disease-outbreak prevention.
- Holding tanks & septic pumping — for facilities with overwhelmed plumbing or extended-duration deployment.
- Emergency short-term rentals — same fleet, smaller-scale (under 50 units) for non-disaster emergencies.