Who inspects commercial kitchens in Trinity County?

Trinity County Division of Environmental Health is the food safety authority for Trinity County. Reach them at (530) 623-1459. 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 Trinity County?

Trinity County Division 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 Trinity County?

Multiple local volunteer fire departments serve different areas - no central county fire authority identified 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 Trinity County?

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

Where can I verify Trinity County inspection records?

Primary source: https://www.trinitycounty.org/486/Food-Facilities. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest jurisdiction-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/trinity.

California Jurisdiction

Trinity County commercial kitchen compliance

California's 54th-largest county by commercial kitchen population. Trinity County Division of Environmental Health is the authority. Here's the methodology, the thresholds, and the fire code overlay.

Authority chain

Trinity County → Trinity County Division of Environmental Health → California Retail Food Code

Trinity County is a smaller California jurisdiction. Inspection volume is lower than the metro counties, but the statutory framework — California Retail Food Code — is identical. Very small market. No incorporated cities with independent fire depts.

Standard 01

Food Safety

Authority

Trinity County Division of Environmental Health

Phone: (530) 623-1459
Website: www.trinitycounty.org/486/Food-Facilities
Scoring type: None
Grading type: None

Methodology

Trinity County (CA) enforces the California Retail Food Code (CalCode, Health & Safety Code Division 104, Part 7, Chapter 1 et seq.) — current version is the operative statutory authority regardless of any version date or excerpt that may appear on county pages. The Trinity County Division of Environmental Health (within the Community Development Department) does not operate a placard, letter-grade, or numeric-scoring overlay. Inspection reports follow a records-request model; individual inspection PDFs are available via the County DocumentCenter on a one-off basis but no centralized public archive or searchable portal is published. The County is one of only three CA counties with zero incorporated cities (alongside Alpine and Mariposa), which means Trinity County EH holds direct authority over 100% of county geography for food regulation with no possible city-EHD carve-outs. Approximately 120 retail food facilities are permitted countywide. Trinity is CUPA-certified, with Trinity County Division of Environmental Health serving as the Certified Unified Program Agency per DTSC.

Primary source

https://www.trinitycounty.org/486/Food-Facilities

Last verified by JIE: May 21, 2026

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

Standard 02

Fire Safety

Authority having jurisdiction

Multiple local volunteer fire departments serve different areas - no central county fire authority identified

Phone: (530) 623-4531
Website: trinitycounty.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 Multiple local volunteer fire departments serve different areas - no central county fire authority identified 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 Trinity County?: Trinity County Division of Environmental Health is the food safety authority for Trinity County. Reach them at (530) 623-1459. 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 Trinity County?: Trinity County Division 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 Trinity County?: Multiple local volunteer fire departments serve different areas - no central county fire authority identified 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 Trinity County?: 2025 CFC is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2024) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Local amendments: none recorded.
Where can I verify Trinity County inspection records?: Primary source: https://www.trinitycounty.org/486/Food-Facilities. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest jurisdiction-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/trinity.

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