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EFJ, Inc. Lands $550,000 Order from Fairbanks, Alaska

         City to Use P25 Radios for Public Safety and Public Service

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EFJ, Inc. (Nasdaq: EFJI)
announced today that its EFJohnson subsidiary has received an order for
$550,000 from the City of Fairbanks, Alaska.  The order EFJohnson has received
is to provide the City with its Project 25 compliant portable and mobile
radios.
    "We continue to increase our traction in the state and local arena," said
Michael E. Jalbert, chairman and chief executive officer of EFJ, Inc. "We have
certainly benefited from the Alaska Land Mobile Radio project which is one of
the first examples of joint sponsorship between the federal government and
state and local jurisdictions working together on upgrading their
telecommunications infrastructure.  Our business year to date in Alaska totals
over $3 million and we are pleased to be a part of this joint project,"
Jalbert added.
    This radio order was purchased under the 15 member Western States
Contracting Alliance (WSCA) contract vehicle.  EFJohnson was named as a
supplier of public safety communications equipment by WSCA in November 2003.
The WSCA contract vehicle has an initial term of three years with optional
extensions not to exceed ten years total and has a possible total value of
$500 million to all suppliers.

    EFJohnson provides digital Project 25 compliant interoperable wireless
communications systems solutions for federal, state and local agencies
involved with homeland security and public safety. EFJohnson, founded in 1923,
was one of the first developers of wireless communications products to be
fully compliant with federal government interoperability specifications. The
company designs, manufactures, and markets conventional and trunked radio
systems, land mobile radio repeaters and mobile and portable radios. For more
information, visit http://www.efjohnson.com.

    EFJ, Inc. is the Washington, DC based parent company to industry-leading
wireless telecommunications solutions businesses. EFJ, Inc. is home to the
EFJohnson Company, one of the first developers of Project 25 mobile
communications products compliant with federal government interoperability
standards, and Transcrypt International, a leader in secure voice
communication solutions. EFJohnson and Transcrypt International are wholly
owned subsidiaries of EFJ, Inc. For more information, visit
http://www.efji.com.

    Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other matters,
anticipated sales growth. These forward-looking statements are subject to
certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results,
performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed,
suggested or implied by the forward-looking statements due to a number of risk
factors including, but not limited to, the level of demand for EFJ's products
and services, the timely procurement of necessary manufacturing components,
dependence on continued funding of governmental agency programs, and other
risks detailed in EFJ's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2003. EFJ undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events, or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements.


SOURCE EFJ, Inc.




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  • http://www.efji.com
  • http://www.efjohnson.com
    CONTACT:
    Jim Stark of EFJ, Inc., +1-800-295-1772,
    jstark@efji.com; or Kevin Nolan of EFJohnson Company,
    +1-202-772-5441, knolan@efjohnson.com