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Delta State to fly flags at half-staff in honor of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service

By May 3, 2024

Flags at Half-Staff on Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Honor of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service

Flags will be half-staff on May 5, from sunrise to sunset

The United States Congress created the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to lead a nationwide effort to remember America’s fallen firefighters. Since 1992, the tax-exempt, nonprofit Foundation has developed and expanded programs to honor our fallen fire heroes and assist their families and coworkers.

The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service will be held Sunday, May 5, 2024, to honor firefighters who died in the line of duty.

In accordance to Public Law 107-51, the American flag should be lowered to half-staff on Sunday, May 5, 2024 from sunrise to sunset in observance of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.