Flag Status Alert: United States Flag and Maryland Flag will be at Half-Staff
This is to advise that Governor Wes Moore ordered the United States Flag lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, May 24, 2025. This is the day of the funeral service for Lieutenant Mark Dranbauer, Jr. of the Baltimore City Fire Department who died on Saturday, May 17, 2025, from injuries sustained in the line of duty on Monday, May 12, 2025. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag is lowered to half-staff as well.
After sunset on Saturday, May 24, 2025, the Maryland flag will continue to fly at half-staff in honor of Emergency Vehicle Driver Charles Mudra.