Disaster Services Mobile Kitchen January 1998

	The Mobile Kitchen (MoKi) is stored and transported in a 32 foot trailer.
	Here Disaster Services Volunteers Charlie Walker, Lee Roy Morgan and Bryant Morgan open the trailer as the set up process begins.
	Frank Doud, Charlie Walker & Bryant Morgan pass supplies and equipment out of the trailer.
	Fred Barloga has the job of load master as each piece of equipment is unpacked and made ready for set up.
	As Bryant Morgan unloads the last of five LP gas tanks all supplies and equipment have been sorted and made ready for kitchen set up.
	Once emptied the trailer can be used to transport and store additional supplies.
	The crew begins to set up the kitchen tent.
	The next step is to put the top of the kitchen tent on.
	Once the top is on kitchen equipment is then placed under the tent.
	Here Charlie Walker helps prepare one of the cooking units.
	In all the Mobile Kitchen has eight cooking units.
	Once the equipment is in place the side walls go up and the Mobile Kitchen is ready for use. Here is a photo of the cooking units ready to begin preparing hot meals.
	All the cooking units and hot water heater are fired with LP gas.
	Inside the kitchen tent are two preparation tables along with the support equipment needed.
	Five support boxes contain all the smaller equipment which is needed to run the kitchen.
	Inside a support box.
	Entrance into the kitchen tent is through the clean-up area.
	The Mobile Kitchen contains all the equipment needed to prepare 4,000 meals twice a day.
	The clean-up area has its own sink, hot water heater and LP gas supply.
	The kitchen tent has the option of solid walls or screen walls.

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