California Jurisdiction
Alpine County commercial kitchen compliance
California's 62nd-largest county by commercial kitchen population. Alpine County Health and Human Services, Environmental Health Division -- Food Safety Program is the authority. Here's the methodology, the thresholds, and the fire code overlay.
Authority chain
Alpine County → Alpine County Health and Human Services, Environmental Health Division -- Food Safety Program → California Retail Food Code
Alpine County is a smaller California jurisdiction. Inspection volume is lower than the metro counties, but the statutory framework — California Retail Food Code — is identical. CAL FIRE AEU for entire county. No city AHJs.
Standard 01
Food Safety
Authority
Alpine County Health and Human Services, Environmental Health Division -- Food Safety Program
- Phone
- 530.694.2235
- Scoring type
- None
- Grading type
- None
Methodology
Alpine County operates a CalCode-only food safety program through Environmental Health. No local placard ordinance, no letter grade system, no numeric scoring overlay, no rating tier, no public-facing inspection portal. Inspections produce narrative CalCode reports listing violations only; reports available via direct EHD request. Authority: California Retail Food Code. Smallest CA food safety jurisdiction by every measure -- approximately 20 retail food facilities total serving a county population of roughly 1,100. Effectively a single-inspector operation: CUPA inspector Jerry Sipe handles the EH inspection workload across food, hazmat, USTs, and liquid waste. Director: Dennis Lampson. EH program scope: Food Safety, Cottage Food Operations, Temporary Food Facilities, Hazardous Materials Management & CERS Reporting, Liquid Waste, Guidelines for Engineered Systems.
Primary source
Arthur direct research + Alpine County sitemap inventory + CalEPA 2025 CUPA Performance Evaluation. Direct fetch of alpinecountyca.gov pages was blocked this session; methodology absence inferred from search snippets and is consistent with single-inspector small-county operational scale.
Last verified by JIE: May 21, 2026
Published inspection data for Alpine County is mirrored on ScoreTable, direct from the agency.
Standard 02
Fire Safety
Authority having jurisdiction
Alpine County Fire Departments
- Phone
- (530) 694-2241
- Website
- alpinecountyca.gov
- Fire code edition
- 2025 CFC
- NFPA 96 edition
- 2024
- Hood cleaning default
- Quarterly
- Permit type
- Operational Fire Permit — annual renewal, pass/fail
Hood cleaning frequencies
Frequencies enforced by Alpine County Fire Departments per NFPA 96 (2024).
| Cooking volume / type | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Solid-fuel cooking | Monthly |
| High-volume / 24-hour / charbroil / wok | Quarterly |
| Moderate-volume | Semiannually |
| Low-volume / seasonal / place of worship | Annually |
Hood cleaning enforcement
LOW
Reference
Frequently asked
- Who inspects commercial kitchens in Alpine County?
- Alpine County Health and Human Services, Environmental Health Division -- Food Safety Program is the food safety authority for Alpine County. Reach them at 530.694.2235. California Retail Food Code (CRFC) provides the statutory base; the agency conducts inspections, scores them per local methodology, and posts results to the public.
- How are inspection results communicated in Alpine County?
- Alpine County Health and Human Services, Environmental Health Division -- Food Safety Program documents inspections per none methodology. Results are available to the public through the agency's published portals.
- Who enforces fire and hood-cleaning rules in Alpine County?
- Alpine County Fire Departments is the fire authority having jurisdiction (AHJ). They enforce 2025 CFC and NFPA 96 (2024 edition) for commercial kitchen exhaust. Hood cleaning default frequency: quarterly.
- What fire code edition applies in Alpine County?
- 2025 CFC is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2024) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Local amendments: none recorded.
- Where can I verify Alpine County inspection records?
- Primary source: https://alpinecountyca.gov/200/Environmental-Health. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest jurisdiction-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/alpine.
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