Flags Ordered to Fly at Half-Staff in Three States Today, This Weekend

Gov. Polis orders flags at half-staff for 4th firefighter to die from Western Slope fire

Gov. Jared Polis ordered that Colorado flags be flown at half staff Friday in honor of Nathan Matthews, a firefighter who died last week from injuries he sustained while responding to fires on the Western Slope.

Flags ordered lowered in honor of fallen Lincoln firefighter

Nathan Matthews, a Lincoln native, died on July 24 from injuries suffered in late June while battling the Knowles wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border,

Flags ordered to fly at half-staff in three states today, this weekend

The flags honor a New York soldier, Colorado wildland firefighter and Arizona public servant remembered for lasting civic impact.

Here’s why N.Y. Gov. Hochul ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Friday

Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered flags on state government buildings to be flown at half-staff Friday, July 31, in honor of a Queens soldier who died in an attack at a military base in Jordan.

Governor Hochul Directs Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Fallen Fire Chief Stephen Woehrle

Governor Hochul directed flags on all State government buildings to be lowered on Saturday, August 1 from sunrise to sunset in honor of Fire Chief Stephen Woehrle of the Piseco Volunteer Fire Company who died in the line-of-duty on Monday July 20, 2026.