Standard or regulation
California State Fire Marshal Listing Requirements
California operates a Building Materials Listing Program under which fire and life-safety products must be listed by the State Fire Marshal before they may be sold or installed for those purposes in the state. Listings are issued per product with a listing number.
- Issuing organization
- Office of the California State Fire Marshal
- Edition
- Administered on an ongoing basis; listings carry their own effective and renewal dates.
- Jurisdictions
- California, United States
Scope
Applies to fire and life-safety products used in California. Listings identify the specific models covered. Widely recognized by authorities having jurisdiction in other states as a rigorous benchmark, though a CSFM listing is formally a California instrument.
Key considerations
Listing is per model
A listing names the models it covers. Two listings may be needed to cover a full product line, and a model absent from a listing is not covered by it.
Recognition outside California
AHJs in other states frequently treat CSFM listing as strong evidence of evaluation, but it does not confer approval in another jurisdiction. Local requirements still govern.
Listings expire and are renewed
A listing is a point-in-time instrument with renewal obligations. Verify current status in the CSFM's own record rather than relying on a vendor page, including this one.
A listing is a point-in-time instrument covering named models. Verify current status against the CSFM’s own record — the authoritative source is theirs, not ours.
Frequently asked questions
All five shipping models. Listing 7305-2384:0002 covers the 90X1, 90X2 and VAB-1; listing 7305-2384:0001 covers the CDS-9090 and CDS-9010. Both listings are linked from the CSFM certification page.
No. It is a California listing. Other jurisdictions commonly recognize it as evidence of rigorous evaluation, but approval for a given installation is determined by the local AHJ.
It applies to products used for fire and life-safety purposes in California. Whether it is required for a particular installation is a question for the AHJ.
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Official sources
- Building Materials Listing Program (opens in a new tab) — Office of the California State Fire Marshal
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