Who inspects commercial kitchens in Humboldt County?

Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental Health (DEH) -- Retail Food Facility Safety Program is the food safety authority for Humboldt County. Reach them at (707) 445-6215. 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 Humboldt County?

Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental Health (DEH) -- Retail Food Facility 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 Humboldt County?

Local Fire Marshal/Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) 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 Humboldt County?

2025 CFC is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2024) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Local amendments: yes.

Where can I verify Humboldt County inspection records?

Primary source: https://humboldtgov.org/564/Environmental-Health. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest jurisdiction-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/humboldt.

California Jurisdiction

Humboldt County commercial kitchen compliance

California's 27th-largest county by commercial kitchen population. Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental Health (DEH) -- Retail Food Facility Safety Program is the authority. Here's the methodology, the thresholds, and the fire code overlay.

Authority chain

Humboldt County → Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental Health (DEH) -- Retail Food Facility Safety Program → California Retail Food Code

Humboldt County sits in California's mid-range by population. Inspection cadence and methodology track the state framework with local agency-specific implementation. Eureka Fire: (707) 441-4050. CAL FIRE HUU for unincorporated.

Standard 01

Food Safety

Authority

Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental Health (DEH) -- Retail Food Facility Safety Program

Phone: (707) 445-6215
Website: humboldtgov.org/564/Environmental-Health
Scoring type: None
Grading type: None

Methodology

Humboldt County operates a CalCode-only retail food safety program through the Division of Environmental Health (DEH), which sits within the Department of Health and Human Services. No local placard ordinance, no letter grade system, no numeric scoring overlay, no rating tier. Authority verified via canonical Retail Food Facility Safety page: "The California Legislature adopted changes to the Health and Safety Code by creating the new California Retail Food Code (CalCode) that became effective July 1, 2007." Notable infrastructure: Humboldt operates the most operationally mature inspection portal in the small-county violations-list-only family captured this session -- a queryable EnvisionConnect (PressAgent product) public portal with search by facility name/street/city/zip, up to 1 year of inspection history available online, and reports posted within 1 week of inspection. Standard CalCode Official Inspection Report (OIR) template with violations numbered 1-24 for Critical Risk Factors, sub-classified as Major Violations (highest risk, immediate corrective action) or Minor Violations (less risk). Closure triggered by imminent health hazard per CalCode (sample 2026-02 enforcement: Guatemayan Yum Yums in Eureka, permit suspended for live cockroach infestation, 15-day hearing right preserved). DEH staff performs 1,400-1,500 routine retail food facility inspections annually across approximately 900 facilities.

Primary source

Search snippets from canonical Retail Food Facility Safety page (CalCode authority statement) + humboldtgov.org news release (DEH Director Melissa Martel, 1,400-1,500 annual inspections, online inspection records launch) + Humboldt DEH Information Packet for Food Facility Operators (CalCode §§113856, 113945, 113947, 113947.1 references) + Food Facility Plan Check Guidelines (CalCode §114268 floor surface requirements) + Redheaded Blackbelt enforcement coverage (current Feb 2026 imminent-health-hazard closure pattern verified). EnvisionConnect portal URL with agency UUID 3f9318c1-b7df-4a5e-a616-aae000c72561 captured. Direct fetch of canonical methodology page returned 500 server error this session.

Last verified by JIE: May 21, 2026

Published inspection data for Humboldt County is mirrored on ScoreTable, direct from the agency.

Standard 02

Fire Safety

Authority having jurisdiction

Local Fire Marshal/Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)

Phone: (707) 441-4050
Website: humboldtgov.org/fire
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 Local Fire Marshal/Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) 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

Local amendments adopted

CAL FIRE contract. Arcata Fire, Eureka Fire are separate city AHJs.

Hood cleaning enforcement

LOW-MODERATE

Reference

Frequently asked

Who inspects commercial kitchens in Humboldt County?: Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental Health (DEH) -- Retail Food Facility Safety Program is the food safety authority for Humboldt County. Reach them at (707) 445-6215. 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 Humboldt County?: Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental Health (DEH) -- Retail Food Facility 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 Humboldt County?: Local Fire Marshal/Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) 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 Humboldt County?: 2025 CFC is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2024) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Local amendments: yes.
Where can I verify Humboldt County inspection records?: Primary source: https://humboldtgov.org/564/Environmental-Health. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest jurisdiction-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/humboldt.

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