EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of Rural/Metro Corporation of our report dated September
27, 2005, except for Note 10 which is as of November 11, 2005, relating to the
financial statements, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting, which appears in Rural/Metro Corporation's Current Report
on Form 8-K/A dated November 14, 2005. We also consent to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
February 8, 2006