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 (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 Tehama County?

Tehama County Department of 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 Tehama County?

Tehama County Fire Department 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 Tehama County?

2025 CFC is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2024) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Local amendments: none recorded.

Where can I verify Tehama County inspection records?

Primary source: https://www.tehama.gov/government/departments/environmental-health/. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest jurisdiction-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/tehama.

California Jurisdiction

Tehama County commercial kitchen compliance

California's 47th-largest county by commercial kitchen population. 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 is a smaller California jurisdiction. Inspection volume is lower than the metro counties, but the statutory framework — California Retail Food Code — is identical. Red Bluff Fire: (530) 527-2391. CAL FIRE TEU for unincorporated.

Standard 01

Food Safety

Authority

Tehama County Department of Environmental Health

Website: www.tehama.gov/government/departments/environmental-health
Scoring type: None
Grading type: None

Methodology

Tehama County (CA) 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 EH 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 (FOIR) 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 EH 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 jurisdictional position.

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.

Standard 02

Fire Safety

Authority having jurisdiction

Tehama County Fire Department

Phone: (530) 529-7921
Website: tehamacountyfire.org
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 Tehama County Fire Department 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

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 (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 Tehama County?: Tehama County Department of 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 Tehama County?: Tehama County Fire Department 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 Tehama County?: 2025 CFC is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2024) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Local amendments: none recorded.
Where can I verify Tehama County inspection records?: Primary source: https://www.tehama.gov/government/departments/environmental-health/. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest jurisdiction-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/tehama.

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