How are restaurants graded in Alpine County?

Alpine County uses a CalCode Baseline — no posted grade evaluation method for food safety inspections, administered by Alpine County Health Department.

Who handles fire safety inspections in Alpine County?

Fire safety for commercial kitchens in Alpine County is overseen by CAL FIRE / Alpine County Fire Department.

How many food facilities are in Alpine County?

Alpine County has approximately 15+ permitted food facilities.

Local Results

Alpine County Restaurant Inspections & Health Scores

Name: Alpine County Restaurant Inspection Data
Creator: Alpine County Health Department

The Score Behind Every Table.

Data verified: April 2026

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Alpine County — Fire Safety & Food Safety

Food Safety: Alpine County Health Department

Fire Safety: CAL FIRE / Alpine County Fire Department

California's smallest county — ~1,100 residents, ~15 food facilities, and ski resort kitchens at 7,000+ feet where CalCode meets frontier reality.

The Score Behind Every Table.

Food Safety

Evaluation

Inspection Report

Public Posting

No mandate

Inspection Frequency

Risk-based

Facilities

15+

Fire Safety

Fire Code

CFC

Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96

Cleaning Frequency

Per NFPA 96 Table 12.4

Authority

CAL FIRE / Alpine County Fire Department

Inspection Reports

Alpine County follows the California Retail Food Code (CalCode) with a pass/fail inspection system. With approximately 15 food facilities countywide, inspection resources are likely contracted from a neighboring county. Online inspection data is essentially non-existent.

Fire Safety

Fire Authority

CAL FIRE / Alpine County Fire Department

CAL FIRE AEU for entire county. No city AHJs. CAL FIRE contract. Least populated county in CA. Minimal commercial kitchen volume.

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.