California Jurisdiction
Plumas County commercial kitchen compliance
California's 57th-largest county by commercial kitchen population. 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 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 NEU/Plumas for unincorporated.
Standard 01
Food Safety
Authority
Plumas County Environmental Health
- Phone
- (530) 283-6355
- Scoring type
- None
- Grading type
- None
Methodology
Plumas County (CA) 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 EH 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 (FOIR) form with status codes In / N/O / N/A / COS / MAJ / OUT. Approximately 200 retail food facilities are permitted countywide (post-2021-Dixie-Fire steady state; pre-fire estimate ~260-280).
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
Multiple local Fire Protection Districts and Community Service Districts - 14 total agencies
- Phone
- (530) 283-0800
- Website
- plumas.ca.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 Multiple local Fire Protection Districts and Community Service Districts - 14 total agencies 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. Rural county, minimal commercial kitchen volume.
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 (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 Plumas County?
- Plumas County Environmental Health 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 Plumas County?
- Multiple local Fire Protection Districts and Community Service Districts - 14 total agencies 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 Plumas County?
- 2025 CFC is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2024) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Local amendments: yes.
- Where can I verify Plumas County inspection records?
- Primary source: https://www.plumascounty.us/275/Food-Safety. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest jurisdiction-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/plumas.
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