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Point of Contact for California

The NFIRS point of contact for state / territory is your primary contact for NFIRS questions.

Contact Information
Person Jennifer Bowman, Program Manager, Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM)
Email Jennifer.Bowman@fire.ca.gov
Phone (916) 208-8025
Website https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/
Address 2251 Harvard Street, Sacramento, CA 95815, PO Box 944246
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Points of contact for other states/territories are listed here.

 
   
 
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