An active order applies to Washington.
Last checked Nov 6, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.
Governor Bob Ferguson directs Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities to be lowered to half-staff in memory of Sheriff Brett Myers on Friday, November 6, 2026. Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset that day.
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Browse plain-language explainers for U.S. flag etiquette, half-staff terminology, state status pages, and national days of remembrance.
Mast is an informational flag-status tool. It helps answer whether a U.S. flag should be flown at full-staff or half-staff, why the order is active, and where to verify the official source.
Mast watches federal and state flag-status sources for half-staff orders, observances, and official notices.
Each detected order is organized by location, authority, start date, end date, and source so the current status is easier to read.
Mast is informational, so active orders include a source link when available and should be verified with the official notice when it matters.
Half-staff means lowering the flag below the top of the staff as a sign of mourning, remembrance, or honor for the period named in an official order.
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Mast tracks current federal flag orders and known Washington local orders so residents, public buildings, schools, businesses, and local websites can quickly check whether flags should be at half-staff or full-staff today.
The Washington source in Mast is Washington Governor / governor.wa.gov, categorized as Official Governor Flag Directives. Washington does not publish a dedicated current-status page in the source registry, so Mast checks official notices and dated directives. Mast also uses the source to track historical Washington half-staff notices when dated orders are available.
Washington publishes Governor flag-lowering policy and official flag directives through Governor and state agency pages. The importer derives current status from retained dated directives and parses one-day, immediate-through-date, return-to-half-staff, and sunrise-to-noon lowering windows.
Mast answers a common question quickly: should a flag be at half-staff or full-staff today? The page shows the current status, the relevant authority, date range, and source when a known order is available.
The public API can also provide flag status data for websites, dashboards, signage, and small automations that need a simple JSON response.