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Kings County, California

The Score Behind Every Table.

Data verified: April 2026

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Kings County — Fire Safety & Food Safety

Food Safety: Kings County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Services

Fire Safety: Kings County Fire Department (CAL FIRE/Kings County)

Central Valley agriculture distilled — where dairy, cotton, and a naval air station shape a small but essential food safety landscape.

The Score Behind Every Table.

Food Safety

Evaluation

Inspection Report

Public Posting

No mandate

Inspection Frequency

Risk-based

Facilities

600+

Fire Safety

Fire Code

CFC

Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96

Cleaning Frequency

Per NFPA 96 Table 12.4

Authority

Kings County Fire Department

Inspection Reports

Kings County follows the California Retail Food Code (CalCode) with a pass/fail inspection framework. Violations are categorized by severity. No numeric scores or letter grades are publicly posted.

Fire Safety

Fire Authority

Kings County Fire Department (CAL FIRE/Kings County)

Small county. CAL FIRE KIN for unincorporated. City fire depts for Hanford and Corcoran. CAL FIRE contract county. City of Hanford Fire Dept and Corcoran Fire 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.