EXHIBIT 99.2

                                  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 for the year ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "10-K Report") that:

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

Dated: October 9, 2002


/s/ RANDALL L. HARMSEN
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Randall L. Harmsen
Vice President of Finance
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)