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Data verified: April 2026

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Humboldt County — Fire Safety & Food 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

Inspection Report

Public Posting

No mandate

Inspection Frequency

Risk-based

Facilities

800+

Fire Safety

Fire Code

CFC

Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96

Cleaning Frequency

Per NFPA 96 Table 12.4

Authority

CAL FIRE / Humboldt County Fire Department

Inspection Reports

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.

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 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.

  • 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

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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

Cities in Humboldt County

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