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"The fire threat in California is year-round and we want to sound the fireprevention alarm to all Californians to be prepared in the peak fire monthsahead," explained Kirk Tweedy, Farmers State Executive Director. "We thankthe CAL FIRE/California State Fire Marshal's office and the California FireSafe Council for joining us at a press conference to get the fire preparednessmessages to all Californians."

"We are pleased to partner with the California Fire Safe Council andFarmers Insurance, to continue to educate Californians about the need toimplement fire prevention methods in and around their homes," noted State FireMarshal Kate Dargan. "October is a peak month for fires, and we hope allfamilies are prepared and focused on a family disaster/evacuation plan."

WHAT: "Wildfire Preparedness Press Conference." A Farmers Customer Care Claims vehicle (CCV) will also be on display. This mobile unit is one from a Farmers catastrophe fleet comprised of 35 CCV's and two Mobile Claims Buses 45' long with state-of-the-art communications equipment and supplies to immediately help customers and citizens in need. (See attached Photo) WHO: Farmers Insurance, California Fire Marshal and California Fire Safe Council. WHEN: 10:30 A.M., October 3, 2008 WHERE: 1131 S Street, Sacramento, California 95811 Margaret Grayson, California Fire Safe Council Executive Director added,"Farmers insurance's support enables us to make a difference in threatenedcommunities throughout California. Farmers' support and efforts from Farmersagents will help communities come together and reduce the threat of wildfire."

We hope you will be able to join us. If you have any questions or needfurther information, please contact Jerry Davies or Daniel Berlant.

Farmers Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich FinancialServices, an insurance-based financial services provider with a global networkof subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in AsiaPacific, Latin America and other markets. Farmers(R) is the nation'sthird-largest Personal Lines Property & Casualty insurance group. Propertyand casualty products are underwritten and issued by the Farmers Exchanges andtheir subsidiaries, which Farmers Group, Inc. manages but does not own.Headquartered in Los Angeles, Farmers insurers provide Homeowners, Auto,Business, Life insurance and financial services to more than 10 millionhouseholds. For more information about Farmers, visit our Web site athttp://www.farmers.com.

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