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		<title><![CDATA[Rural/Metro Corporation F1Q09 (Quarter End 9/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions  Our first question comes from Robert C. Wetenhall, Jr. - Royal Bank of Canada. Robert C. Wetenhall, Jr. - Royal Bank of Canada Could you talk a little bit about why payroll and employee benefits as a percentage of sales declined so much? Kristine...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Sal Kamalodine - B. Riley Investments Sal Kamalodine - B. Riley Investments Let&#8217;s start with the known cash adjustments to the quarter if there were any, just looking at the cash flow statement it looks...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rural/Metro Corp. F2Q08 (Qtr End 12/31/07) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, sir. Today&#39;s question-and-answer session will be conducted electronically. Operator Instructions. We will go first to Lawrence Weiss with Citigroup. Lawrence Weiss - Citigroup Hi, guys. Just two questions really. One, on the guidance, the $13.9 million that put out today was included about the $1.9...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:04:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rural/Metro Awarded Ambulance Contract Renewals in Ohio and Kentucky]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Editors/Transportation Writers  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 31, 2003  Rural/Metro Corporation (Nasdaq:RURL) announced today that it has been awarded two renewal contracts to continue providing medical transportation services to Ohio State University OSU Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, and the City of Jeffersontown, Kentucky.  Jack Brucker, president and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Two Ambulance Companies Vie for Contract with Knox County, Tenn.]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rural/Metro Named Critical Care Transport Provider to University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Marks Ten Contracts Signed in 2001 With Combined Total Value of $19.9 Million]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Editors  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 6, 2001  Rural/Metro Corporation (Nasdaq:RURL) announced today that it has expanded the scope of medical transportation services it provides to the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver.  Under a new, five-year contract, Rural/Metro is the preferred provider of critical care...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2001 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jul. 19--RURAL/METRO GAINS CREDIT EXTENSION: Rural/Metro Corp. said  its banks granted it a third extension of the waiver of its credit  agreement. The Scottsdale-based ambulance and firefighting company said  the new agreement runs through Oct. 14.    Rural/Metro is wrapping up a restructuring that resulted...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2000 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 1998 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rural/Metro Corp. Completes Offering of $150 Million in Senior Notes]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 17, 1998--Rural/Metro Corp. (NASDAQ:RURL) today announced that it has completed its offering of $150 million of Senior Notes in an underwriting led by Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.     The offering was increased from an original $125 million.     The Notes...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rural/Metro Corp. announces filing for public offering of 1,300,000 shares of common stock]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 27, 1996--Rural/Metro Corp. (Nasdaq:RURL) today announced the filing of a Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed public underwritten offering of 1,300,000 shares of common stock.The company will offer 1,000,000 shares, while an additional 300,000 shares will be offered on behalf of...]]></description>
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