Flag Status Alert: United States Flag and Maryland Flag are at Half-Staff
As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on October 25, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine, President Joseph R. Biden ordered the United States Flag lowered to half-staff effective immediately and returned to full-staff at sunset, Monday, October 30, 2023. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag is lowered to half-staff. No flag may fly higher than the United States flag.
Flag Status Alert: United States Flag and Maryland Flag are at Half-Staff
This is to advise that Governor Wes Moore ordered the United States Flag and Maryland Flag lowered to half-staff effective immediately and returned to full-staff at sunset on the day of interment (not yet known). This action is in honor of Lt. Dillon Rinaldo of the Baltimore City Fire Department, who died today, October 25, 2023, after being critically injured in the line of duty on Thursday, October 19, 2023, while fighting a fire in the City of Baltimore.
Webmaster’s note: Lt. Rinaldo died as a result of the same fire that claimed the life of Firefighter Rodney Pitts.
Flag Status Alert: United States Flag and Maryland Flag are at Half-Staff
This is to advise that Governor Wes Moore ordered the United States Flag and Maryland Flag lowered to half-staff effective immediately and returned to full staff at sunset on the day of interment (not yet known). This action is in honor of EMT/Firefighter Rodney Pitts, III of the Baltimore City Fire Department, who died in the line of duty yesterday, Thursday, October 19, 2023, while fighting a fire in the City of Baltimore. You can read more about Rodney here.
| In accordance with Public Law 107-51, the American flag should be lowered to half-staff on Sunday, Oct. 8, from sunrise to sunset in observance of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. When published, White House proclamations may be found at https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/ |