Emergency Service Ribbon
The Connecticut Emergency Service Ribbon
Section 27-73a of the Connecticut General Statutes authorizes the The Adjutant General to issue the Emergency Service Ribbon at his discretion to all members of the armed forces of the state ordered to active duty for the purpose of upholding the law, protecting lives and property, assisting civil authorities, or aiding the relief of civilians during a disaster.
The Emergency Service Ribbon has been awarded 35 times since its inception in 1955. Eleven of those instances has been since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
The following are the periods of service authorized for the wear of the Emergency Service Ribbon:
| 1. Hurricane Diane | August 19-30, 1955 |
| 2. Flood of 1955 | October 15-25, 1955 |
| 3. Waterbury Tornado | May 24-27, 1962 |
| 4. Prisoner Movement | November 5-6, 1963 |
| 5. New Haven Civil Disturbance | May 1-4, 1970 |
| 6. Ice Storm Felix | December 17-22, 1973 |
| 7. Hurricane Belle | August 9-10, 1975 |
| 8. Snow Storm Jerry | January 20-21, 1978 |
| 9. Snow Storm Ken | January 26-29, 1978 |
| 10. Snow Storm Larry | February 6-13, 1978 |
| 11. Windsor Locks Tornado | October 3-7, 1979 |
| 12. Storm Olaf | April 6-7, 1982 |
| 13. Flood of 1982 | June 5-10, 1982 |
| 14. Flood of 1984 | May 30 to June 6, 1984 |
| 15. Hurricane Gloria | September 27 to October 2, 1985 |
| 16. Storm Carl | November 19-20, 1986 |
| 17. Storm Marlon | January 22-23 1987 |
| 18. Summer Fires of 1988 | July 5-8, 1988 |
| 19. 1989 Summer Storms | July 10-14, 1989 |
| 20. Storm Beth | December 11-13, 1992 |
| 21. Flood of 1995 | May 30 to June 6, 1995 |
| 22. Storm Ginger | January 7-8, 1996 |
| 23. Y2K Operations | December 30, 1999 to January 3, 2000 |
| 24. Nursing Home Strike |
March 16 to May 30, 2001
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| 25. September 11th Attacks |
September 11-15, 2001
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| 26. Force Protection Missions |
September 15, 2001 to May 30, 2003
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| 27. Operation Liberty Shield |
March 17 to April 30, 2003
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| 28. Operation Holiday Shield |
December 21, 2003 to February 8, 2004
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| 29. April 2007 Flooding | April 15-17 2007 |
| 30. December 2008 Ice Storm | December 15-19, 2008 |
| 31. Blizzard of 2011 | February 3-5, 2011 |
| 32. Tropical Storm Irene | August 27 to September 6, 2011 |
| 33. Winter Storm Alfred | November 1-10, 2011 |
| 34. Hurricane Sandy | October 30 to November 9, 2012 |
| 35. Blizzard Nemo | February 8-19, 2013 |
| 36. Blizzard Juno | January 26-29 2015 |
| 37. Hurricane Irma | September 11-16, 2017 |
| 38. May 2018 Tornados | May 18-19 2018 |
| 39. Hurricane Florence | September 12-23, 2018 |
| 40.Winter Storm Quinn | March 7-8, 2018 |
| 41. COVID-19 Response | March 13, 2020 - ongoing |
| 42. Hurricane Isaias | August 7-10, 2020 |
| 43. 2021 Presidential Inauguration | January 15-21, 2021 |
| 44. Hurricane Helene | September 27 to October 11, 2024 |
| 45. Hawthorne Fire | October 23 to November 1, 2024 |