California Health Department
San Bernardino County commercial kitchen compliance
San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Services is the authority. Here's the methodology, the thresholds, and the fire code overlay.
Authority chain
San Bernardino County → San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Services → California Retail Food Code
The volume of commercial kitchens in San Bernardino County drives the methodology — the agency has to scale documentation and posting across thousands of facilities. Significant variation between desert/mountain areas and urban areas. Verify city vs county AHJ. The San Bernardino County Fire Protection District serves unincorporated areas and a number of cities, including the City of San Bernardino, which annexed into the district in 2016. Other cities run their own fire departments or fire protection districts.
Standard 01
Food Safety
Authority
San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Services
- Phone
- 1-800-442-2283
- Scoring type
- Points Deduction 100
- Grading type
- Letter Grade
- Office
- 385 N. Arrowhead Ave., 2nd Floor, San Bernardino, California 92415
- Pass threshold
- 90
- Warning threshold
- 80
- Critical threshold
- 70
Methodology
Points-deduction from 100. Each violation cited on the CAL CODE Official Inspection Report (Form 5191, ver 8/16) carries a fixed point deduction. Items 1-23 are Centers for Disease Control and Prevention risk-factor and Food and Drug Administration public-health-intervention items: MAJOR violation deducts 4 points, OUT (minor) deducts 2 points. Items 24-54 are Good Retail Practices (Good Retail Practices): OUT deducts 1 point, with one local override — Item 48 (Food Handler Cards) deducts 3 points per San Bernardino County Code 33.0409(d). Remaining score determines letter grade: A 90-100, B 80-89, C 70-79 (re-score required within 30 days), Closure 0-69. Authority: California Retail Food Code (Cal Code) + San Bernardino County Code Chapter 33 (Inspection Grading of Food Facilities, Sections 33.0401 et seq. and 33.1401 et seq.).
Inspection results published by the agency are mirrored at San Bernardino County on ScoreTable.
Primary source
https://ehs.sbcounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/Programs/Food/FoodFacilities/abc-retail-food-inspection-guide.pdf
Last verified by JIE: May 21, 2026
Published inspection data for San Bernardino County is mirrored on ScoreTable, direct from the agency.
Health department detail
What makes San Bernardino County distinct
- Item 48 Food Handler Cards weighted 3 points (not standard 1)
- Local food handler card requirement within 14 days of hire; San Bernardino County-issued card mandatory
- Facility Under Review Card (intermediate placard between closure and re-score)
- Documents reopening conditions after closure
- Elevated Risk Inspection program with explicit 5-trigger framework
- Increased surveillance for repeat-offender facilities
- Grade card tampering and removal explicitly criminalized
- Local code adds enforcement teeth beyond CalCode placard provisions
Standard 02
Fire Safety
Authority having jurisdiction
In San Bernardino County, fire code authority rests with San Bernardino County Fire Department.
- Phone
- (909) 386-8400
- Website
- sbcfire.org
- Fire code edition
- 2025 California Fire Code
- NFPA 96 edition
- 2021
- Hood cleaning default
- Semi Annual
- Permit type
- Operational Fire Permit — annual renewal, pass/fail
Hood cleaning frequencies
Frequencies enforced by San Bernardino County Fire Department 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
MODERATE
Reference
Frequently asked
- Who inspects commercial kitchens in San Bernardino County?
- San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Services is the food safety authority for San Bernardino County. Reach them at 1-800-442-2283. California Retail Food Code 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 San Bernardino County?
- San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Services documents inspections per letter grade methodology. Results are available to the public through the agency's published portals.
- Who enforces fire and hood-cleaning rules in San Bernardino County?
- In San Bernardino County, fire code authority rests with San Bernardino County Fire Department. Enforcement covers the 2025 California Fire Code and NFPA 96 (2021 edition) for commercial kitchen exhaust. Hood cleaning default frequency: semi annual.
- What fire code edition applies in San Bernardino County?
- The 2025 California Fire Code is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2021) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Ask San Bernardino County Fire Department whether San Bernardino County has adopted local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code.
- Where can I verify San Bernardino County inspection records?
- Primary source: https://ehs.sbcounty.gov/programs/food-facilities/. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest health-department-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/san-bernardino.
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