ID.me defines a First Responder as an active or retired employee of an emergency service who is likely to be among the first people to physically arrive at the scene of an emergency.
We verify the following occupations as First Responders:
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
- Police Officers (Federal, State, and Local) - Active & Retired
- Sheriff / Sheriff's Deputy
- Correctional Officer
- State Trooper
- Federal Law Enforcement Officer (for example, Customs & Border Protection Officer, Air Marshal, etc.)
- Park Police & Park Rangers
- Probation & Parole Officers
- Bridge and Tunnel Officers
- Detention Officers
- Railroad Police Officers
- School Resource Officers
- Auxiliary & Reserve Sheriff Deputy or Police Officers
- Animal Control Officers who are credentialed as a Law Enforcement Officer
- Fire Marshals who are certified Law Enforcement Officers
- Court Bailiffs/Court Officers (must be hold law enforcement credentials)
FIREFIGHTERS
- Career Firefighter (Federal, State, and Local)
- Wild-land firefighter/ Prescribed fire burn manager
- Volunteer Firefighter
- Fire Marshal
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
- Paramedic
- Medical Helicopter Pilot
- Flight Nurse
911 DISPATCHERS (for select offers only)
- Police, Sheriff, Fire or EMS Dispatcher
- Fire Communications Officer
- Public Safety Telecommunicator
NOTE: We do not verify the following occupational titles as First Responders:
- Doctors, Registered Nurses, or other medical professionals
- Ski Patrol - unless you have a current EMT License
- CERT Team Members (Community Emergency Response Team)
- VIPS - Volunteers in Police Service
- Search and Rescue Team Members
- Emergency Management Teams
- Emergency Management Volunteers
- Transportation Security Officer for TSA
- Chaplains
- Civilian Employees (Staff, Employees, Secretaries, Administrative Assistants, etc.)
- Community Outreach Specialist/ Service Aide
- Code Enforcement Officer
- Coroner
- Corrections Staff (Civilian Employees)
- Department of Agriculture
- Crime Scene Analyst/Tech/Lab
- Deputy Clerk
- Sanitation Workers
- Private Security Officers
- Private Security Guards
- Armed Security Guards / Officers
- Victims Witness Assistants
- Peace Corps
- Highway Workers / Road Patrol
- Forensic Services
- Social Workers
- Hospital Employees (Eligible under the Hospital Employee affiliation)
- Nurses (Eligible under the Nurse affiliation)
- Doctors (Eligible under the Medical Provider affiliation)
