Special Agent, Hazardous Agent Mitigation & Medical Emergency Response, $60,000 Recruitment Incen
Company: The United States Secret Service
Location: Washington
Posted on: February 9, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description BE A PART OF THE HAZARDOUS AGENT MITIGATION &
MEDICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM The mission of the Secret Service
Special Operations Division's Hazardous Agent Mitigation & Medical
Emergency Response (HAMMER) Team is to provide hazardous agent
mitigation, emergency medical intervention, and extrication support
to our protective details. In close coordination with other United
States Secret Service (Secret Service) tactical elements,
protective details, and medical units, HAMMER can respond into a
hazardous, toxic, or lethal environment to locate, extract,
decontaminate, and provide life-saving medical interventions for
Secret Service protectees. HAMMER personnel utilize cutting-edge
monitoring technology to survey the immediate vicinity around the
protectee for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
(CBRN) threats. *Recruitment Incentive: Applicants may be eligible
for a $60,000 recruitment incentive in accordance with regulatory
requirements. Requirements: - U.S. Citizenship. - Possess a current
valid driver's license. Must be REAL ID compliant. - Use your
official name on your application as it appears on your valid
government identification (i.e., REAL ID Driver's License, State
ID, Passport). - Must be at least 21 years old at the time of
application and under 40 at referral. Exceptions may apply for
those with current or prior service in federal law enforcement
positions covered by special retirement provisions. The Secret
Service has determined that age is essential to the performance of
this position. - Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment
and random drug testing while you occupy the position. Disclose any
prior drug use, attempted use, and/or experimentation. - Obtain a
Top-Secret Clearance and retain it during your career. - This
position requires an automatic credit check after initial
qualifications are met. - Carry and use a firearm. Maintaining
firearm proficiency is mandatory. You will be ineligible to occupy
this position if at any time you have been convicted of a
misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, unless you received a
pardon, or your conviction was expunged or set aside. - Complete 13
weeks of intensive training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center (FLETC) in Glynco, GA and 20 - 22 weeks of specialized
training at the James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel, MD.
Failure to pass the training program may result in separation from
the Secret Service. Click here to review standard. - Sign a
mobility agreement stating your willingness to accept assignments
anywhere within the United States and overseas. - Certify that you
have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt
from having to do so, if you are a male applicant born after
December 31, 1959. - Possess uncorrected visual acuity of no worse
than 20/100 binocular, possess corrected visual acuity of 20/20 or
better in each eye.(Note: Lasik, ALK, RK, and PRK corrective eye
surgeries are acceptable eye surgeries for special agent
applicants. Applicants will be considered eligible for the special
agent position provided specific visual tests are passed. The
following are waiting periods for visual tests: Lasik-2 months
after surgery, PRK-6 months after surgery, ALK and RK-one year
after surgery). - Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must
not exceed 25 decibels (A.S.A. or equivalent I.S.O.) in either ear
in the 500,1000 and 2000Hz ranges.
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