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Fresno County, California

The Score Behind Every Table.

Data verified: April 2026

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Fresno County — Fire Safety & Food Safety

Food Safety: Fresno County Department of Public Health

Fire Safety: Fresno County Fire Protection District (CAL FIRE/Fresno County)

The Central Valley's largest county — agricultural heartland with unique food safety challenges.

The Score Behind Every Table.

Food Safety

Evaluation

Inspection Report

Public Posting

No mandate

Inspection Frequency

Risk-based

Facilities

3,200+

Fire Safety

Fire Code

CFC

Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96

Cleaning Frequency

Per NFPA 96 Table 12.4

Authority

Fresno County Fire Protection District

Inspection Reports

Fresno County follows the California Retail Food Code (CalCode) with a pass/fail inspection system. Violations are categorized by risk level but no numeric scores are published.

Fire Safety

Fire Authority

Fresno County Fire Protection District (CAL FIRE/Fresno County)

City of Fresno Fire Dept (559-621-4300) for incorporated Fresno. County Fire for unincorporated. CAL FIRE contract county. City of Fresno Fire Dept is separate AHJ within city limits. Fresno County Fire serves unincorporated areas.

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.