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Farmers Insurance and Dallas Fire-Rescue Chief Eddie Burns, Sr. Host Firefighter Appreciation Cookout April 12

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The cookout is part of the Farmers' Catastrophe Preparedness Road Show tour through which the insurance company, in partnership with local fire departments, provides residents with information on how to prepare for a disaster and its aftermath. Also featured will be the Farmers' Mobile Command Center Bus (MCC), a 46 foot long rolling communications center equipped with state of the art communications equipment and supplies.

A special "Firefighter Appreciation Cookout" will also be prepared for area Fire chiefs and firefighters at the Dallas Fire-Rescue Training Center

                  Dallas Fire-Rescue Chief Eddie Burns, Sr. and local
    WHO:          firefighters
                  Jim Swope, North Texas State Executive Director,
                  Farmers

                  Farmers MCC is equipped with satellite
                  communications to offer free laptop and cell phone
                  service, food, supplies and help with insurance
    WHAT:         claims to victims of disasters.

    WHEN:        Monday, April 12, 2010
                 5 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Visiting Media facilities)

                 11:30 a.m.  Firefighter Appreciation Cookout

    WHERE:       Dallas Fire-Rescue Training Center
                 5000 Dolphin Road
                 Dallas

"The MCC is one of three buses that are deployed to disaster sites throughout the United States to help customers and non-customers alike," explains Farmers North Texas State Executive Director Jim Swope. "The bus also has generator power that can run a small hospital, evacuation center, or communications equipment of emergency services agencies should their power go down."

Farmers is a trade name and may refer to Farmers Group, Inc. or the Farmers Exchanges, as the case may be. Farmers Group, Inc., a management and holding company, along with its subsidiaries, is wholly owned by the Zurich Financial Services Group. The Farmers Exchanges are three reciprocal insurers (Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange), including their subsidiaries and affiliates, owned by their policyholders, and managed by Farmers Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information about Farmers, visit our Web site at www.farmers.com.

    Contact:                  Jerry Davies
                              213-400-0376
                  jerry.davies@farmers.com


                              Luis Sahagun
                              818-584-0574
                  luis.sahagun@farmers.com

SOURCE Farmers Insurance