Hurricane joined the Emergency Response Team Tactical Canine Unit in November of 2012.
Hurricane served faithfully alongside Uniformed Division Officer-Technician Marshall J. Mirarchi. Both participated in numerous protective missions to include Presidential Details, Special Events and daily assignments in and around the White House.
On Nov. 3, 2015, Hurricane and Mirarchi were awarded the Secretarys Award for Valor by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. The award was for their efforts to neutralize an individual who had jumped the White House fence in 2014.
About the United States Secret Service
The United States Secret Service was originally founded in 1865 for the purpose of suppressing the counterfeiting of U.S. currency. Now an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, the Secret Service is widely known for its protective mission in safeguarding the nations highest elected officials, visiting foreign dignitaries and events of national significance. Today, the Secret Service maintains a unique integrated mission of protection and investigations, as one of the premier law enforcement organizations charged with investigating cyber and financial crimes.
Source: U.S. Secret Service