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Whitman County, Washington

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Data verified: April 2026

WashingtonNumeric ScoreWAC 246-215

Whitman County — Fire Safety & Food Safety

Food Safety: Whitman County Health Department

Fire Safety: Washington State Patrol, Fire Protection Bureau

Washington State University's home county -- college-town dining demand in the middle of the Palouse wheat country.

The Score Behind Every Table.

Food Safety

Evaluation

Numeric Score

Public Posting

No mandate

Inspection Frequency

Risk-based

Facilities

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

Whitman 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

Pullman Fire Department covers Pullman and WSU campus. Colfax Fire covers county seat. Whitman County Fire Districts cover rural 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. 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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Whitman County Health Department

Source: Whitman County Health Department

Inspection Authority

Agency

Whitman County Health Department

Code Basis

WAC 246-215

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ScoreTable

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