EXHIBIT 99.1

                                  CERTIFICATION
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
        (SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18,
                               UNITED STATES CODE)

Pursuant to section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and
(b)  of  section  1350,  chapter  63 of  Title  18,  United  States  Code),  the
undersigned  officer of Rural/Metro  Corporation,  a Delaware  corporation  (the
"Company"), does hereby certify with respect to the Annual Report of the Company
on Form 10-K/A for the year ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "10-K/A Report") that:

     (1)  the 10-K/A  Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of section
          13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  the information contained in the 10-K/A Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.


Dated: October 28, 2002


/s/ JACK E. BRUCKER
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Jack E. Brucker
President and Chief Executive Officer