Communities can receive excellent service for less cost by contracting for fire services from Rural/Metro, the leading provider of private sector fire protection in the United States. As a private company, Rural/Metro must provide excellent service and be economical to remain competitive.

Rural/Metro's innovation allows the company to be extremely adaptive and capable of serving many differing emergency service environments.

In some communities we serve, the local government contracts with Rural/Metro to provide fire protection services. We become the community's fire department and are accountable to the local government for our performance and activities. These "master contracts," formed primarily with incorporated municipalities and fire districts, are funded through the tax base.

In other areas we serve, the local government does not provide fire protection services, and/or there is no tax base to support fire protection services. In these areas, Rural/Metro contracts directly with individual home and business owners who pay annual subscription fees for fire protection. Even in these areas, Rural/Metro works closely with local governments to ensure high quality performance.

Regardless of which method provides the funding for our fire department, we are proud that our costs for the services we provide are generally lower than that of comparable communities. Every community has a finite amount of money to spend on emergency services. Rural/Metro works wisely and innovatively to ensure the community receives exceptional service and value for the money it spends on emergency services.