Should my flag be at half-staff?

Full-staff

No active half-staff order applies to Washington.

Last checked Sep 22, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.

Why is the flag at half-staff?

The flag is currently full-staff. The next known order appears below.

Upcoming order

Governor Ferguson orders flags to half-staff for former Legislator Mike Cooper

Governor Bob Ferguson has ordered Washington state and United States flags at all state agency facilities lowered to half-staff in memory of former Legislator Mike Cooper. The flags may be lowered at the close of business on Friday, September 25, 2026, and should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Saturday, September 26, 2026, or first thing Monday morning, September 28.

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Sep 26, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
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Washington Governor
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Browse plain-language explainers for U.S. flag etiquette, half-staff terminology, state status pages, and national days of remembrance.

How Mast works

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.

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Checks public orders

Mast watches federal and state flag-status sources for half-staff orders, observances, and official notices.

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Normalizes the details

Each detected order is organized by location, authority, start date, end date, and source so the current status is easier to read.

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Shows the source

Mast is informational, so active orders include a source link when available and should be verified with the official notice when it matters.

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Explains half-staff

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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Return whether flags are currently half-staff or full-staff for a selected jurisdiction, including the authority, active order, official source link, and timing Mast is using.

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Washington flag sources and verification

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.

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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.

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