Flag Notices

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.