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Point of Contact for Virginia

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

Contact Information
Person VFIRS/VDFP Help, NFIRS State Program Manager, Department of Fire Programs
Email vfirsreports@vdfp.virginia.gov
Phone (804) 249-1987
Website https://www.vafire.com/vfirs-help/
Address 1005 Technology Park Drive, Glen Allen, VA 23059
Submission send VDFP a data file so that our staff can manually import your incidents into the national NFIRS database. Reports are due on the 15th of every month for the month prior. Export all of your incidents from your system to a data file and then email the file to vfirsreports@vdfp.virginia.gov. After your file has been imported, you will receive a validation summary report back by email.
Submission Submit via email to the State Point of Contact.

Points of contact for other states/territories are listed here.

 
   
 
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