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This is a presidential proclamation (Proclamation 11024, signed April 30, 2026) formally designating May 2–3, 2026, as National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. It directs that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff at all federal office buildings on Sunday, May 3, 2026, in observance of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.
For the specific dates of May 2–3, 2026, the weekend carries the official federal designation of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. On Sunday, May 3, all federal office buildings are legally required to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff, pursuant to Public Law 107-51. Outside of those two concrete directives, the proclamation does not alter existing law, create new programs, or shift funding.
Federal agencies and buildings must lower flags to half-staff on May 3, 2026. Families, colleagues, and communities of firefighters who died in the line of duty — particularly those attending the memorial service at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park in Emmitsburg, Maryland — are the intended audience of the official recognition. Active firefighters and their departments are not assigned new obligations by this document.