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  Quarterly  Report of the
Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended  December 31, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "10-Q Report") that:

     (1)  the 10-Q 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-Q Report fairly presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.

Dated: February 14, 2003

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