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Tulare County, California

The Score Behind Every Table.

Data verified: April 2026

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Tulare County — Fire Safety & Food 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

Inspection Report

Public Posting

No mandate

Inspection Frequency

Risk-based

Facilities

1,800+

Fire Safety

Fire Code

CFC

Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96

Cleaning Frequency

Per NFPA 96 Table 12.4

Authority

Tulare County Fire Department

Inspection Reports

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.

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 sets the interval by what the kitchen cooks: monthly for solid fuel, quarterly for high-volume cooking, semiannually for moderate volume, annually for low-volume or seasonal cooking.

Suppression Inspection

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