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Tulare County, California

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Data verified: April 2026

CaliforniaPass / FailCalCode

Tulare County — Food Safety & Fire Safety

Food Safety: Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Environmental Health

Fire Safety: Tulare County Fire Department (CAL FIRE/Tulare County)

The dairy capital of the United States — where agricultural processing and extreme Central Valley heat shape the food safety equation.

The Score Behind Every Table.

Food Safety

Evaluation

Pass / Fail

Public Posting

No mandate

Inspection Freq.

Risk-based

Facilities

1,800+

Fire Safety

Fire Code

CFC

Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96

Cleaning Freq.

Per NFPA 96 Table 12.4

Authority

Tulare County Fire Department

Pass / Fail Inspection

Tulare County follows the California Retail Food Code (CalCode) with a pass/fail inspection framework. Inspectors evaluate facilities for compliance and categorize violations by severity. No numeric scores or letter grades are publicly posted.

P

Pass

Facility meets requirements

C

Closed

Imminent health hazard

Fire Safety

Fire Authority

Tulare County Fire Department (CAL FIRE/Tulare County)

Visalia Fire: (559) 713-4270. Tulare Fire: (559) 685-2300. CAL FIRE TUU for unincorporated. CAL FIRE contract county. City fire depts (Visalia, Tulare, Porterville) are separate AHJs within city limits.

Hood Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96 Table 12.4 schedule: quarterly for high-volume/solid fuel cooking, semiannually for moderate volume, annually for low-volume/seasonal.

Suppression Inspection

UL-300 wet chemical suppression systems required for all commercial cooking hoods. Semiannual by licensed fire protection contractor.

  • UL-300 wet chemical suppression system required in all commercial cooking hoods
  • Semi-annual suppression system inspection and certification
  • Hood and duct cleaning per NFPA 96 Table 12.4 schedule
  • Fire code compliance per 2022 CFC

Official Inspection Portal

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Tulare County Environmental Health

Source: Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Environmental Health

Inspection Authority

Agency

Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Environmental Health

Code Basis

CalCode

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