{"id":1453,"date":"2023-09-23T21:58:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T02:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mffma.org\/wp\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2023-09-23T21:59:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T02:59:40","slug":"flags-at-half-staff-for-fallen-firefighters-september-24-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mffma.org\/wp\/2023\/09\/23\/flags-at-half-staff-for-fallen-firefighters-september-24-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Flags at Half-Staff for Fallen Firefighters September 24, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Governor Walz Orders Flags to Fly at Half-Staff for Fallen Firefighters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Governor Tim Walz today directed all United States and Minnesota flags at state buildings to be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Sunday, September 24, to honor firefighters who have been killed or injured in the line of duty. This order occurs annually in honor of Minnesota Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day.<br><br><strong>\u201cWe rely on our firefighters to respond quickly to emergencies and protect communities across Minnesota, and every firefighter deserves to come home at the end of every shift,\u201d <\/strong>said Governor Walz.<strong> \u201cOn Sunday, we recognize those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty in service to their communities.\u201d<\/strong><br><br>Individuals, businesses, and other organizations are encouraged to join in lowering their flags to honor Minnesota fallen firefighters and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can view more about the Minnesota Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service at <a href=\"https:\/\/mffma.org\/wp\/2023\/09\/20\/minnesota-fallen-firefighter-memorial-service-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/mffma.org\/wp\/2023\/09\/20\/minnesota-fallen-firefighter-memorial-service-2023\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mffma.org\/wp\/2023\/09\/20\/minnesota-fallen-firefighter-memorial-service-2023\/\">https:\/\/mffma.org\/wp\/2023\/09\/20\/minnesota-fallen-firefighter-memorial-service-2023\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Walz Orders Flags to Fly at Half-Staff for Fallen Firefighters Governor Tim Walz today directed all United States and Minnesota flags at state buildings to be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Sunday, September 24, to honor&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mffma.org\/wp\/2023\/09\/23\/flags-at-half-staff-for-fallen-firefighters-september-24-2023\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-flags-at-half-staff"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p73U7x-nr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":814,"url":"https:\/\/mffma.org\/wp\/2019\/09\/28\/flags-at-half-staff-on-september-29-2019\/","url_meta":{"origin":1453,"position":0},"title":"Flags at Half-Staff on September 29, 2019","author":"webmaster@mffma.org","date":"September 28, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Governor Walz Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff for Minnesota Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day ST. 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