May 4, 2026
A flag at half staff flaps in the breeze outside Brevard City Hall on Monday, May 4, 2026. Jonathan Rich / Brevard Beagle
Governor Josh Stein has ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, May 4, 2026, in honor of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day.
In accordance with Public Law 107-51, flags are to be lowered annually in recognition of the many firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
“Today we remember the North Carolina firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice for others,” Stein said in a news release.”May their
memories be a blessing, and may we honor their heroic work by celebrating their courage and dedication to keeping their neighbors safe.”
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day was Sunday, May 3, but as this remembrance fell on a Sunday, flags at state facilities were lowered to half-staff the following Monday.