9 8 . ▁The ▁S RT ▁handles ▁H SI ' s ▁high - ris k ▁arrest ▁and ▁search ▁war r ants , ▁bar ric aded ▁subjects , ▁rural ▁area ▁operations , ▁VI P ▁protection , ▁sni per ▁coverage ▁for ▁high - ris k ▁operations , ▁and ▁security ▁for ▁National ▁Security ▁Events . ▁H SI ' s ▁active ▁S RT s ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁T ampa , ▁Miami , ▁Arizona ▁( P ho enix ), ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Houston , ▁New ▁York , ▁Boston , ▁Dallas , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁San ▁Juan , ▁Detroit , ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁El ▁Pas o , ▁Chicago , ▁San ▁Diego ▁and ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁instruct ors ▁and ▁coordin ators ▁station ed ▁full - time ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Georgia . ▁These ▁teams ▁primarily ▁deploy ▁to ▁handle ▁high - ris k ▁operations , ▁but ▁also ▁assist ▁in ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁H urr icane ▁K atr ina , ▁the ▁H ait i ▁earth qu ake ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁and ▁other ▁natural ▁dis aster s ▁around ▁the ▁glo be . ▁ ▁S RT ▁is ▁a ▁coll ater al ▁duty ▁open ▁to ▁H SI ▁special ▁agents ▁assigned ▁to ▁an ▁office ▁with ▁a ▁cert ified ▁team . ▁To ▁qual ify , ▁candidates ▁must ▁pass ▁a ▁physical ▁fit ness ▁test , ▁qual ify ▁with ▁multiple ▁fire ar ms ▁by ▁shooting ▁ 9 0 % ▁or ▁better ▁in ▁full ▁tact ical ▁g ear , ▁and ▁pass ▁an ▁or al ▁interview