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Nevada County, California

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Data verified: April 2026

CaliforniaPass / FailCalCode

Nevada County — Food Safety & Fire Safety

Food Safety: Nevada County Environmental Health Department

Fire Safety: CAL FIRE / Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit / Local Fire Departments

Grass Valley Gold Country meets Truckee ski country — where historic mining towns and Sierra Nevada resort dining share a small but cultured food safety jurisdiction.

The Score Behind Every Table.

Food Safety

Evaluation

Pass / Fail

Public Posting

No mandate

Inspection Freq.

Risk-based

Facilities

600+

Fire Safety

Fire Code

CFC

Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96

Cleaning Freq.

Per NFPA 96 Table 12.4

Authority

CAL FIRE / Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit / Local Fire Departments

Pass / Fail Inspection

Nevada County follows the California Retail Food Code (CalCode) with a pass/fail inspection system. CalCode compliance with limited online transparency. Both Gold Country and Truckee kitchen leaders must maintain their own documentation and request inspection reports from the county environmental health department.

P

Pass

Facility meets requirements

C

Closed

Imminent health hazard

Fire Safety

Fire Authority

CAL FIRE / Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit / Local Fire Departments

CAL FIRE/Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit covers wildland areas across the county. Grass Valley Fire Department serves the city of Grass Valley and surrounding communities. Truckee Fire Protection District covers the Truckee area and serves as the primary fire authority for the eastern Sierra portion of the county. The entire county sits in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) with significant wildfire risk.

Hood Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96 schedule applies. Limited local vendors in Truckee — service typically comes from Reno or Sacramento. Gold Country kitchen leaders have better access to Sacramento-area vendors.

Suppression Inspection

UL-300 wet chemical suppression systems required in all commercial cooking hoods. Semi-annual inspection and certification by a licensed C-16 contractor mandatory.

Wildfire evacuation planning is essential throughout the county. The 2021 River Fire burned through parts of Nevada County. Historic Gold Country buildings present additional fire safety challenges due to aged construction, narrow lots, and shared walls in downtown commercial districts.

  • UL-300 wet chemical suppression system required in all commercial cooking hoods
  • Semi-annual suppression system inspection and certification per NFPA 96
  • Hood and duct cleaning per NFPA 96 schedule
  • C-16 licensed contractor required for all fire suppression work
  • Wildfire evacuation planning — county is in the wildland-urban interface (WUI)

Official Inspection Portal

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Nevada County Environmental Health

Source: Nevada County Environmental Health Department

Inspection Authority

Agency

Nevada County Environmental Health Department

Code Basis

CalCode

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