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Thurston County, Washington

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Data verified: April 2026

WashingtonNumeric ScoreWAC 246-215

Thurston County — Fire Safety & Food Safety

Food Safety: Thurston County Public Health & Social Services

Fire Safety: Washington State Patrol, Fire Protection Bureau

Washington's state capital -- government workers by day, a growing farm-to-table food scene by night, and a community that takes public health seriously.

The Score Behind Every Table.

Food Safety

Evaluation

Numeric Score

Public Posting

No mandate

Inspection Frequency

Risk-based

Facilities

1,200+

Fire Safety

Fire Code

WAC 51-54A

Cleaning Standard

NFPA 96

Cleaning Frequency

Per NFPA 96 Table 12.4

Authority

Washington State Patrol, Fire Protection Bureau

Numeric Scoring

Thurston County follows the WAC 246-215 numeric evaluation system. Red violations carry 5 points and blue violations carry 2 points. Accumulated points determine placard color -- blue for satisfactory, red for unsatisfactory.

Point Deduction

Violations are scored by category and severity. Total points are published as the inspection score.

Fire Safety

Fire Authority

Washington State Patrol, Fire Protection Bureau

Olympia Fire Department covers state capital. Lacey Fire District #3 covers City of Lacey. Tumwater Fire Department covers City of Tumwater. SE Thurston Fire Authority covers Rochester/Tenino area.

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. semi-annual inspection and certification per NFPA 96 / UL-300.

  • 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 2021 IFC

Official Inspection Portal

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Thurston County Environmental Health - Food Safety

Source: Thurston County Public Health & Social Services

Inspection Authority

Agency

Thurston County Public Health & Social Services

Code Basis

WAC 246-215

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ScoreTable

The Score Behind Every Table.

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