Flag Notices

Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Monday, May 29, 2023, in recognition of Memorial Day. This federal holiday is in remembrance of those who lost their lives while serving in the country’s armed forces. 
 
Flags should remain at half-staff until noon on Monday, May 29, 2023, or first thing Tuesday morning, May 30, 2023.

Pursuant to the attached Presidential Proclamation, Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff immediately, in honor and remembrance of the victims who tragically lost their lives on May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Thursday, May 11, 2023.

Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Sunday, May 7, 2023, or first thing Monday morning, May 8, 2023.

Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff immediately, in honor and remembrance of the victims who tragically lost their lives on March 27, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. 

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Friday, March 31, 2023.
 

Gov. Jay Inslee has directed that all Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Feb. 22 in honor of state Department of Corrections Correctional Officer Jay Miller.

Officer Miller died in the line of duty on Feb. 11.

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset Feb. 22.

Pursuant to presidential proclamation, Gov. Jay Inslee has directed that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff immediately, in honor and remembrance of those who lost their lives on Jan. 21, 2023, in Monterey Park, California.

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.
 

Gov. Jay Inslee has directed that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 in memory of Clallam County Fire District 3 Captain Charles “Chad” Cate, 46. Captain Cate died in the line of duty on Thursday, Jan. 12.

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, or first thing Monday morning, Jan. 23. The governor’s office has no objections to agencies lowering the flags at the close of business on Friday, Jan. 20.
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Gov. Jay Inslee has directed that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities remain at half-staff on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022 in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.
 

Gov. Jay Inslee has directed that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 in memory of Bellevue Police Officer Jordan Jackson. Officer Jackson, 34, died in the line of duty on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022.

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.

Gov. Jay Inslee has directed that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff immediately in honor and remembrance of U.S. Rep. Donald McEachin from Virginia.

Flags should remain at half-staff until midnight, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, or first thing Wednesday morning, Nov. 30, 2022.

Pursuant to presidential proclamation, Gov. Jay Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.

The governor’s office has no objection to agencies lowering the flags at the close of business on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Oct. 9, 2022, or first thing Monday morning, Oct. 10, 2022.
 

Pursuant to presidential proclamation, Gov. Jay Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff immediately, in honor and remembrance of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on the day of interment.

Please note this Sunday is also Patriot Day and flags will already be at half-staff: 

Gov. Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, for national Patriot Day, the annual memorial to the victims of the 2001 tragedy.

Governor Inslee is deeply saddened by the death of Spokane Valley Firefighter Dan Patterson, 53, and directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff in his memory on Friday, August 12, 2022. Firefighter Patterson died in the line of duty on Thursday, August 4, 2022.

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Friday, August 12, 2022.

Pursuant to the White House notification and 4 USC 7 (m), Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff, in honor and remembrance of U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski from Indiana.

Flags should remain at half-staff until midnight on Thursday, August 4, 2022, or first thing Friday morning, August 5, 2022.                              

Pursuant to presidential proclamation, Gov. Jay Inslee has directed that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities remain lowered to half-staff in honor and remembrance of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe.

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Sunday, July 10, 2022, or first thing Monday morning, July 11.

Pursuant to presidential proclamation, Gov. Jay Inslee has directed that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff immediately in honor and remembrance of the victims of the shooting on July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois.

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Saturday, July 9, 2022, or first thing Monday morning, July 11.