Who inspects commercial kitchens in Yolo County?

Yolo County Department of Community Services, Environmental Health Division is the food safety authority for Yolo County. Reach them at (530) 666-8646. 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 Yolo County?

Yolo County Department of Community Services, Environmental Health Division documents inspections per color placard methodology. Results are available to the public through the agency's published portals.

Who enforces fire and hood-cleaning rules in Yolo County?

CAL FIRE LNU / Woodland FD 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 Yolo County?

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

Where can I verify Yolo County inspection records?

Primary source: https://www.yolocounty.gov/government/general-government-departments/community-services/environmental-health-division/consumer-protection-programs. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest jurisdiction-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/yolo.

California Jurisdiction

Yolo County commercial kitchen compliance

California's 40th-largest county by commercial kitchen population. Yolo County Department of Community Services, Environmental Health Division is the authority. Here's the methodology, the thresholds, and the fire code overlay.

Authority chain

Yolo County → Yolo County Department of Community Services, Environmental Health Division → California Retail Food Code

Yolo County is a smaller California jurisdiction. Inspection volume is lower than the metro counties, but the statutory framework — California Retail Food Code — is identical. Davis Fire: (530) 757-5685. Woodland Fire: (530) 661-5820.

Standard 01

Food Safety

Authority

Yolo County Department of Community Services, Environmental Health Division

Phone: (530) 666-8646
Website: www.yolocounty.gov/government/general-government-departments/community-services/environmental-health-division/consumer-protection-programs
Scoring type: Major Violation Count
Grading type: Color Placard

Methodology

Yolo County operates a Green/Yellow/Red color-coded placard program launched July 2017, enforced under the California Retail Food Code by the Environmental Health Division (Consumer Protection Unit). Placard determination is based on the count of major (critical risk factor) violations observed during inspection, tied to the CDC five risk factors for foodborne illness. Yolo County does not publish a numeric score. Green = PASS (no major violations, or all majors corrected on-site during inspection). Yellow = CONDITIONAL PASS (major violations observed requiring correction within a specified timeframe). Red = CLOSED (major violation posing an imminent health hazard that cannot be mitigated during inspection). Placards are posted at the point of entry and carry a QR code linking to the inspection report portal at yoloeco.envisionconnect.com.

Primary source

https://www.yolocounty.gov/government/general-government-departments/community-services/environmental-health-division/consumer-protection-programs

Last verified by JIE: May 21, 2026

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

Standard 02

Fire Safety

Authority having jurisdiction

CAL FIRE LNU / Woodland FD

Phone: (530) 666-8060
Website: yolocounty.org/oes
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 CAL FIRE LNU / Woodland FD 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

MODERATE

Reference

Frequently asked

Who inspects commercial kitchens in Yolo County?: Yolo County Department of Community Services, Environmental Health Division is the food safety authority for Yolo County. Reach them at (530) 666-8646. 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 Yolo County?: Yolo County Department of Community Services, Environmental Health Division documents inspections per color placard methodology. Results are available to the public through the agency's published portals.
Who enforces fire and hood-cleaning rules in Yolo County?: CAL FIRE LNU / Woodland FD 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 Yolo County?: 2025 CFC is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2024) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Local amendments: none recorded.
Where can I verify Yolo County inspection records?: Primary source: https://www.yolocounty.gov/government/general-government-departments/community-services/environmental-health-division/consumer-protection-programs. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest jurisdiction-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/yolo.

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