Flag Half-Masting
A fire department who flies flags and is wanting to know when and why they should lower their flags or a curious member of the public wanting to know why the local fire department may be flying their flags at half-mast, this page has you covered! It benefits both parties.
Current/Recent Flag Half-Masting News:
Firefighters' National Memorial Day
Half-Masting Period: Sunday, September 8, 2024.
Locations: The flags at all fire departments across Digby and Annapolis County that fly flags that have a pole (halyard/mast) where a flag can be lowered to half-mast.
Last Updated on August 25, 2024
Special dates for when fire department flags should be lowered at half-mast are:
April 18 & 19, Commemorating the Victims of the 2020 Nova Scotia Massacre;
Second Sunday of September, Firefighters' National Memorial Day (Canada);
November 11, Remembrance Day
As of April 6, 2024 the following fire departments listed who fly flags in Digby/Annapolis Counties are:
Meteghan Fire Department (Digby County)
Little Brook Fire Department (Digby County)
Weymouth Fire Department (Digby County)
Smiths Cove Fire Department (Digby County)
Bear River Fire Department (Digby County)
Annapolis Royal Fire Department (Annapolis County)
Bridgetown Fire Department (Annapolis County)
*Note - Only fire departments who have in-ground flagpoles with an appropriate halyard/mast for lowering flags to half-mast is listed here.
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