California Health Department
Plumas County commercial kitchen compliance
Plumas County Environmental Health is the authority. Here's the methodology, the thresholds, and the fire code overlay.
Authority chain
Plumas County → Plumas County Environmental Health → California Retail Food Code
Plumas County applies the statutory framework of the California Retail Food Code. The health department oversees approximately 200 permitted food facilities. Fire authority for Plumas County sits with 14 local fire protection districts and community services districts. Hood cleaning frequency, exhaust testing, and suppression-system inspection all run through the fire authority.
Standard 01
Food Safety
Authority
Plumas County Environmental Health
- Phone
- (530) 283-6355
- Scoring type
- None
- Grading type
- None
- Permitted facilities
- ~200
- Office
- 270 County Hospital Road, Suite 127, Quincy, California 95971
Methodology
Plumas County (California) enforces the California Retail Food Code (CalCode, Health & Safety Code Division 104, Part 7, Chapter 1 et seq.) with the Plumas County Food Safety page referencing the CalCode revision effective January 2019. The Plumas County Environmental Health Department (under the Plumas County Public Health Agency) does not operate a placard, letter-grade, or numeric-scoring overlay. Plumas publishes fixed food facility inspection reports to the public via the County DocumentCenter on the County website — per the Environmental Health Annual Report: "all fixed food facility inspection reports are available to the public on the internet." This is more transparent than the rural-cluster average; Plumas sits in the "violations-list with public online portal" display family alongside Humboldt, Glenn, Kings, and Shasta, distinct from the records-request-only family (Modoc, Sierra, Alpine). Inspection reports use the standard CalCode Food Official Inspection Report form with status codes In / N/O / N/A / corrected onsite / MAJ / OUT. Approximately 200 retail food facilities are permitted countywide (post-2021-Dixie-Fire steady state; pre-fire estimate ~260-280).
Inspection results published by the agency are mirrored at Plumas County on ScoreTable.
Primary source
https://www.plumascounty.us/275/Food-Safety
Last verified by JIE: May 21, 2026
Published inspection data for Plumas County is mirrored on ScoreTable, direct from the agency.
Standard 02
Fire Safety
Authority having jurisdiction
In Plumas County, fire code authority rests with 14 local fire protection districts and community services districts.
- Phone
- (530) 283-0800
- Website
- plumas.ca.gov
- Fire code edition
- 2025 California Fire Code
- NFPA 96 edition
- 2021
- Hood cleaning default
- Quarterly
- Permit type
- Operational Fire Permit — annual renewal, pass/fail
Hood cleaning frequencies
Frequencies enforced by 14 local fire protection districts and community services districts per NFPA 96 (2021).
| 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 Plumas County?
- Plumas County Environmental Health is the food safety authority for Plumas County. Reach them at (530) 283-6355. California Retail Food Code provides the statutory base; the agency conducts inspections and documents findings through narrative violation reports.
- How are inspection results communicated in Plumas County?
- Plumas County Environmental Health documents inspections through narrative violation reports; no letter grade or numeric score is assigned. Results are available to the public through the agency's published portals.
- Who enforces fire and hood-cleaning rules in Plumas County?
- In Plumas County, fire code authority rests with 14 local fire protection districts and community services districts. Enforcement covers the 2025 California Fire Code and NFPA 96 (2021 edition) for commercial kitchen exhaust. Hood cleaning default frequency: quarterly.
- What fire code edition applies in Plumas County?
- The 2025 California Fire Code is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2021) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Ask your local fire department whether Plumas County has adopted local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code.
- Where can I verify Plumas County inspection records?
- Primary source: https://www.plumascounty.us/275/Food-Safety. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest health-department-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/plumas.
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