Flags to fly at half-staff Saturday for fallen firefighters

MADISON, Wis. -- Gov. Tony Evers ordered flags to be flown at half-staff Saturday in honor of firefighters who died in the line of duty.

The flag-lowering coincides with the Final Alarm Ceremony at the Wisconsin Fire & EMS Memorial.

" Day in and day out, Wisconsin’s firefighters and emergency service professionals risk their own health and safety to keep us safe and serve us and our communities during our worst days, often at great personal risk and sacrifice," Evers said. " We will continue to honor the bravery and selflessness of those firefighters who have tragically fallen in the line of duty."

This is one of three flag-lowerings ordered by Evers to honor firefighters. The first was on May 5 in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. Flags will be lowered to half-mast again on Oct. 1 in observance of Wisconsin Firefighters Memorial Day.

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