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.
Eligible to verify
You are eligible to verify as a First Responder if your occupation is any of the following:
Law Enforcement Officers
- Police Officers (Federal, State, and Local)—Active & Retired
- Sheriff / Sheriff's Deputy
- Correctional Officer (Private, for-profit correctional institutions also acceptable)
- State Trooper
- Federal Law Enforcement Officer (for example, Customs & Border Protection Officer, Air Marshal, etc.)
- Park Police & Park Rangers
- Pretrial Services Officers
- Probation & Parole Officers
- Bridge & Tunnel Officers
- Detention Officers (Private, for-profit correctional institutions also acceptable)
- 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 have 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 (Transport nurse)
- Mobile Intensive Care Nurse
- Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse
911 Dispatchers (for select offers only)
- Police, Sheriff, Fire or EMS Dispatcher
- Fire Communications Officer
- Public Safety Telecommunicator
Not eligible to verify as a First Responder
ID.me does 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 community)
- Nurses (Eligible under the Nurse community)
- Doctors (Eligible under the Medical Provider community)