California Health Department
Tehama County commercial kitchen compliance
Tehama County Department of Environmental Health is the authority. Here's the methodology, the thresholds, and the fire code overlay.
Authority chain
Tehama County → Tehama County Department of Environmental Health → California Retail Food Code
Tehama County applies the statutory framework of the California Retail Food Code. The health department oversees approximately 350 permitted food facilities. Red Bluff Fire: (530) 527-2391. CAL FIRE Tehama-Glenn Unit for unincorporated areas.
Standard 01
Food Safety
Authority
Tehama County Department of Environmental Health
- Scoring type
- None
- Grading type
- None
- Permitted facilities
- ~350
- Office
- 633 Washington Street, Room 36, Red Bluff, California 96080
Methodology
Tehama County (California) enforces the California Retail Food Code (CalCode, Health & Safety Code Division 104, Part 7, Chapter 1 et seq.). The Tehama County Department of Environmental Health does not operate a placard, letter-grade, or numeric-scoring overlay. Inspection reports are published to the public via a month-by-month PDF archive on the Environmental Health Food Inspection Reports page (organized "January 2020 Reports / February 2020 Reports / ..."), browse-only and not searchable. Inspection reports use the standard CalCode Food Official Inspection Report form with Health and Safety Code citations recorded next to each violation finding (for example, "113996, 113998, 114037, 114343(a)" for a cold-holding finding). Approximately 350 retail food facilities are permitted countywide. Note: The Tehama Environmental Health site hosts a copy of CalCode dated "rev 1/16/07." This is an outdated version reference; operative statutory authority is current CalCode. The hosted 2007-vintage copy reflects an unmaintained page rather than a substantive health department position.
Inspection results published by the agency are mirrored at Tehama County on ScoreTable.
Primary source
https://www.tehama.gov/government/departments/environmental-health/
Last verified by JIE: May 21, 2026
Published inspection data for Tehama County is mirrored on ScoreTable, direct from the agency.
Health department detail
What makes Tehama County distinct
Standard 02
Fire Safety
Authority having jurisdiction
In Tehama County, fire code authority rests with Tehama County Fire Department.
- Phone
- (530) 529-7921
- Website
- tehamacountyfire.org
- 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 Tehama 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
LOW
Reference
Frequently asked
- Who inspects commercial kitchens in Tehama County?
- Tehama County Department of Environmental Health is the food safety authority for Tehama County. 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 Tehama County?
- Tehama County Department of 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 Tehama County?
- In Tehama County, fire code authority rests with Tehama County Fire Department. 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 Tehama County?
- The 2025 California Fire Code is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2021) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Ask Tehama County Fire Department whether Tehama County has adopted local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code.
- Where can I verify Tehama County inspection records?
- Primary source: https://www.tehama.gov/government/departments/environmental-health/. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest health-department-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/tehama.
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