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Knight Division TacticalDoes KDT provide mobile laundry units?
Mobile Laundry Units (Type 1 & 2)
Yes.
KDT provides mobile laundry units, Type 1 (2,500+ lb a day) and Type 2 (1,500+ lb a day): self-contained laundries with their own water, power and attendants, paid by the day plus a rate per pound.
Typical configuration
- Type 1
- 2,500+ lb of laundry per day
- Type 2
- 1,500+ lb of laundry per day
- Method of hire
- Daily rate plus a rate per pound, plus mileage for mob/demob
- Turnaround
- After the first 48 hours, ready within 24 hours of receipt
- Water
- 2,000+ gal each of potable and gray-water storage; hot water 140°F+
- Power
- Self-contained quiet-type generator, 68 dB at 50 ft
- Planning
- About 0.8–1.0 lb of laundry per person per day (Forest Service estimate)
Fire-resistant clothing, work clothes and bedding get filthy fast on an incident, and clothes soaked in ash, oil or sweat cause skin problems. A mobile laundry unit puts a self-contained laundry in camp: crews drop off their laundry, it's logged in, and they pick it up washed, folded and packaged.
On wildfire, the resource is the Mobile Laundry Unit, typed by production: Type 1 handles 2,500+ lb of laundry a day and Type 2 1,500+ lb, paid by the day plus a rate per pound. A common planning guide is about 0.8–1.0 lb of laundry per person per day on an incident; KDT sends as many units as the camp needs. Each unit is self-contained, with its own quiet-type generator (68 dB at 50 ft), continuous hot water at 140°F+, 2,000+ gallons each of potable and gray-water storage, and all operating supplies. After the first 48 hours, laundry is ready within 24 hours of receipt.
Flame-resistant (Nomex) clothing is handled to the standard: washed separately from other clothing, with synthetic liquid detergent and no chlorine bleach, rinsed twice or more, and bulk Nomex from the supply unit sorted by size for return. KDT runs the unit and the attendants who run it.
Available as
- Type 1 mobile laundry units
- Type 2 mobile laundry units
- Bulk Nomex laundering for the supply unit
- Bedding and towel laundry for shelters on hurricane and flood responses
What's included
- Unit delivery and setup
- Water, gray-water storage and generator
- Attendants, detergent and laundry bags
- Receipt log with weight and turnaround
- Laundry returned folded and packaged
- Pickup at demob
Where it's used
- Wildfire fire camps
- Hurricane and flood responder camps
- Oil spill and hazmat worker camps
- Shelters and long-duration sites
Questions, answered.
Does KDT provide mobile laundry units?
Yes. We run Type 1 and Type 2 mobile laundry units with attendants for crews on incidents, paid by the day plus a rate per pound.
What's the difference between a Type 1 and Type 2 mobile laundry?
Production. A Type 1 unit handles 2,500+ lb of laundry a day and a Type 2 handles 1,500+ lb.
How fast do crews get their laundry back?
After the first 48 hours on the incident, laundry is ready within 24 hours of receipt. We set drop-off and pickup times around crew schedules.
How do you wash Nomex and fire-resistant clothing?
Separately from other clothing, with synthetic liquid detergent, no chlorine bleach and two or more rinses, as the standard requires.
Need it on your incident? Say the word.
Add it to your request with anything else you need, then send it all at once. We'll come back with what we can put where, and when.