Horse Gulch Fire pilot honored nationally

Armstrong directs flags at half-staff Sunday for Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend

BISMARCK — Gov. Kelly Armstrong has directed all government agencies to fly the U.S. and North Dakota flags at half-staff Sunday, May 4, in honor of Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend in North Dakota and the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service on Sunday. In a news release issued Friday, he encouraged North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses. Armstrong, a former volunteer firefighter himself, issued the directive in…

Horse Gulch Fire pilot honored nationally

A wildland firefighting pilot who died fighting the Horse Gulch Fire last July will be honored at the National Fallen Firefighter Memorial on May 4.Juliana Turchetti, 45, died when her single-engine air tanker crashed into Hause Lake on July 10, 2024.Turchetti, who was born in Brazil, was flying for Dauntless Air and contracted out of Idaho when she was assigned to the Helena area to fight the Horse Gulch Fire.According to the National Fallen Fi…

Kansas Gov. directs flags at half-staff for fallen firefighters

KANSAS (KOAM) -- Governor Laura Kelly is directing flags throughout Kansas to be flown at half-staff in recognition of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day.

Half-staff flag directive May 4 for fallen firefighters

The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service will be held Sunday, May 4, 2025, to honor firefighters who died in the line of duty.

Flags to half-staff Sunday for fallen firefighters – 9b News

The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service will be held Sunday, May 4, to honor firefighters who died in the line of duty. In accordance to Public Law 107-51, the American […]