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Humboldt County, California

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Data verified: April 2026

CaliforniaPass / FailCalCode

Humboldt County — Food Safety & Fire Safety

Food Safety: Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services, Environmental Health

Fire Safety: CAL FIRE / Humboldt County Fire Department

The Redwood Coast — where remoteness, cannabis-adjacent food economy, and limited inspector resources define a unique food safety landscape.

The Score Behind Every Table.

Food Safety

Evaluation

Pass / Fail

Public Posting

No mandate

Inspection Freq.

Risk-based

Facilities

800+

Fire Safety

Fire Code

CFC

Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96

Cleaning Freq.

Per NFPA 96 Table 12.4

Authority

CAL FIRE / Humboldt County Fire Department

Pass / Fail Inspection

Humboldt County follows the California Retail Food Code (CalCode) with a pass/fail inspection framework. Online transparency is very limited — inspection results are not readily available through a searchable public database. Kitchen Leaders must contact HCEH directly for inspection records.

P

Pass

Facility meets requirements

C

Closed

Imminent health hazard

Fire Safety

Fire Authority

CAL FIRE / Humboldt County Fire Department

Eureka Fire: (707) 441-4050. CAL FIRE HUU for unincorporated. CAL FIRE contract. Arcata Fire, Eureka Fire are separate city AHJs.

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

Search Humboldt County restaurant inspections

Humboldt County Environmental Health

Source: Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services, Environmental Health

Inspection Authority

Agency

Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services, Environmental Health

Code Basis

CalCode

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