You are cordially invited to the CAL FIRE/California State Fire Marshal, Fire Safe Council, and Farmers Insurance 'Wildfire Preparedness' press conference October 3, 2008 in Sacramento SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 29
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Fire season is moving into
its peak months and due to the extreme dry weather we must all be vigilant in
our quest to prevent forest fires. Please join the CAL FIRE/California State
Fire Marshal, California Fire Safe Council and Farmers Insurance October 3,
2008 for a special Fire Preparedness announcement.
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"The fire threat in California is year-round and we want to sound the fire
prevention alarm to all Californians to be prepared in the peak fire months
ahead," explained Kirk Tweedy, Farmers State Executive Director. "We thank
the CAL FIRE/California State Fire Marshal's office and the California Fire
Safe Council for joining us at a press conference to get the fire preparedness
messages to all Californians."
"We are pleased to partner with the California Fire Safe Council and
Farmers Insurance, to continue to educate Californians about the need to
implement fire prevention methods in and around their homes," noted State Fire
Marshal Kate Dargan. "October is a peak month for fires, and we hope all
families 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 threatened
communities throughout California. Farmers' support and efforts from Farmers
agents 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 need
further information, please contact Jerry Davies or Daniel Berlant.
Farmers Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Financial
Services, an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network
of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia
Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Farmers(R) is the nation's
third-largest Personal Lines Property & Casualty insurance group. Property
and casualty products are underwritten and issued by the Farmers Exchanges and
their 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 million
households. For more information about Farmers, visit our Web site at
http://www.farmers.com.
SOURCE Farmers Group, Inc.
