I was hired as a dispatcher by Rural Metro in Aug. 2010. I was told when I was hired 1) I would start out being paid $9.50 an hr and would receive an increase of $0.25 per radio for 3 radios and 2) that I would need to be CPR certified w/in 90 days of being hired. When I asked where I could go to get my CPR certification I was told not to pay for it out of pocket, the company would see to it that I got certified. I was rushed through training because the company was short staffed when I started and they fired 2 people and promoted 1... read full review »