Who inspects commercial kitchens in Solano County?

Solano County Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Division — Consumer Protection Program is the food safety authority for Solano County. Reach them at (707) 784-6765. 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 Solano County?

Solano County Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Division — Consumer Protection Program 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 Solano County?

In Solano County, fire code authority rests with the local fire department or fire protection district (varies by address). 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 Solano County?

The 2025 California Fire Code is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2021) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Ask your local fire department whether Solano County has adopted local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code.

Where can I verify Solano County inspection records?

Primary source: https://www.solanocounty.gov/government/resource-management/environmental-health. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest health-department-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/solano.

California Health Department

Solano County commercial kitchen compliance

Solano County Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Division is the authority. Here's the methodology, the thresholds, and the fire code overlay.

Authority chain

Solano County → Solano County Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Division — Consumer Protection Program → California Retail Food Code

Inspection cadence and methodology in Solano County track the state framework with local agency-specific implementation. Solano is fragmented — no single county AHJ. Identify specific city: Vallejo Fire (707) 648-4193, Vacaville Fire (707) 449-5440, Benicia Fire (707) 746-4285. No unified county fire department. Multiple independent districts: Fairfield-Suisun Fire, Benicia Fire, Vacaville Fire, Vallejo Fire, Dixon Fire. The authority having jurisdiction depends on city/district.

Standard 01

Food Safety

Authority

Solano County Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Division — Consumer Protection Program

Phone: (707) 784-6765
Website: www.solanocounty.gov/government/resource-management/environmental-health
Scoring type: None
Grading type: None
Office: 675 Texas St, Suite 5500, Fairfield, California 94533

Methodology

Solano County operates a CalCode-only food safety program through the Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Division, Consumer Protection Program. No local placard ordinance, no letter grade system, no numeric scoring overlay, no rating tier. Inspections produce narrative CalCode reports listing violations only. Closure is triggered by imminent health hazard (major violations per CalCode), not by score. Authority: California Retail Food Code. The Consumer Protection Program scope is broader than typical food-program-only structures, also covering Catering, Home-Based Food Operations, Housing, Lead Paint Abatement, Mobile Food Operations, Public Pools and Spas, Retail Food, and Special Events. Coverage: cities of Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville, Vallejo, and surrounding unincorporated areas (7 cities + unincorporated).

Inspection results published by the agency are mirrored at Solano County on ScoreTable.

Primary source

https://www.solanocounty.gov/government/resource-management/environmental-health + https://www.solanocounty.gov/government/resource-management/environmental-health/consumer-protection/retail-food-facilities + Accela public inspection portal

Last verified by JIE: May 21, 2026

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

Health department detail

What makes Solano County distinct

Department of Resource Management parent department (not Public Health, not standalone environmental health department): Environmental Health Division sits within the Department of Resource Management, which also covers planning, building, and other land-use functions. Distinct from health-department-anchored models (e.g., Kern under Public Health Services Department) and from standalone environmental health department models (e.g., San Joaquin, Stanislaus).
Consumer Protection Program naming (not Food Program): Retail food is one sub-program under a broader Consumer Protection umbrella that also includes Lead Paint Abatement and Housing Program. Stanislaus ('Food Program'), Fresno ('Consumer Food Program') and San Joaquin County ('Food and Restaurant Inspections') name the food-inspection program directly.
Lead paint abatement program under Consumer Protection: For homes built pre-1978, the residential lead paint abatement program identifies, removes, and reduces lead-based paint hazards.
Non-placard pocket in placard-heavy Bay Area region: Sonoma, Marin, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, San Francisco all use color-coded placards or numeric scoring; Napa uses 4-tier letter grades. Solano uses violations-list-only display, despite being geographically embedded in a placard cluster.
Public inspection portal hosted on Accela third-party SaaS platform: Accela is a known third-party government SaaS platform that hosts permitting/inspection portals for many health departments. Distinct from San Joaquin County's custom County code, Stanislaus's secure.stancounty.com subdomain, and Decade Online (legacy).
Public portal inspection history limited to last 2 inspections per facility (Oct 2021+): By comparison, Fresno keeps 3+ years of history and San Joaquin County keeps full history.

Standard 02

Fire Safety

Authority having jurisdiction

In Solano County, fire code authority rests with the local fire department or fire protection district (varies by address).

Phone: (707) 428-7622
Website: fairfield.ca.gov/fire
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 the local fire department or fire protection district (varies by address) 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 Solano County?: Solano County Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Division — Consumer Protection Program is the food safety authority for Solano County. Reach them at (707) 784-6765. 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 Solano County?: Solano County Department of Resource Management, Environmental Health Division — Consumer Protection Program 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 Solano County?: In Solano County, fire code authority rests with the local fire department or fire protection district (varies by address). 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 Solano County?: The 2025 California Fire Code is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2021) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Ask your local fire department whether Solano County has adopted local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code.
Where can I verify Solano County inspection records?: Primary source: https://www.solanocounty.gov/government/resource-management/environmental-health. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest health-department-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/solano.

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