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Sacramento County, California

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Data verified: April 2026

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Sacramento County — Food Safety & Fire Safety

Food Safety: Sacramento County Environmental Management Department

Fire Safety: Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District / Sacramento City Fire Dept

California's capital city — where state government, a booming farm-to-fork movement, and Central Valley heat converge.

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Food Safety

Evaluation

Color Placard

Public Posting

No mandate

Inspection Freq.

Risk-based

Facilities

8,200+

Fire Safety

Fire Code

CFC

Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96

Cleaning Freq.

Per NFPA 96 Table 12.4

Authority

Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District / Sacramento City Fire Dept

Color Placards

Sacramento County follows the California Retail Food Code (CalCode) with a pass/fail inspection framework. Inspection results are available through a searchable online database, providing better transparency than many pass/fail jurisdictions.

G

Green

Pass — facility meets food safety standards

Y

Yellow

Conditional Pass — corrections required

R

Red

Closed — imminent health hazard

Fire Safety

Fire Authority

Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District / Sacramento City Fire Dept

Sacramento Metro Fire: (916) 859-4300. Sacramento City Fire: (916) 808-1300. Verify which district applies by address. Sacramento Metro Fire serves most of Sacramento County including unincorporated + contract areas. City of Sacramento Fire Dept serves downtown core. Both adopt 2022 CFC with local amendments.

Hood Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96 Table 12.4 schedule: quarterly for high-volume/solid fuel cooking, semiannually for moderate volume, annually for low-volume/seasonal.

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 with local amendments

Official Inspection Portal

Search Sacramento County restaurant inspections

Sacramento County EMD Food Safety

Source: Sacramento County Environmental Management Department

Inspection Authority

Agency

Sacramento County Environmental Management Department

Code Basis

CalCode

Cities in Sacramento County

See food safety and fire safety requirements for each city.

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