Flags in Arizona will fly at half staff through Wednesday in honor of the brave firefighters who lost their lives yesterday combating the Yarnell Fire:
Arizona Gov. orders flags lowered to half-staff from sunrise July 1 to sunset July 3rd, n memory of fallen firefighters. #CNN #BREAKING
— Stephanie Gallman (@sgallman) July 1, 2013
MPS flags will be lowered to half-staff today through July 3 in honor of the firefighters killed Sunday in the Yarnell fire.
— Mesa Public Schools (@mpsaz) July 1, 2013
Somber but beautiful photos of the tributes to the fallen heroes:
Prescott PD lowering the flag to half mast for the victims of the #yarnellfire #prescott… http://t.co/7gCxey7cEx
— The Loon (@thenewloon) July 1, 2013
Prescott PD lowering the Flag to half staff #YarnellHillFire #firefighters #fox10 pic.twitter.com/D0u3nNw6BV
— jedijoephx (@jedijoephx) July 1, 2013
Flags lowered to half staff at Prescott PD to honor 19 fallen firefighters. #fox10 pic.twitter.com/Bd2mcIwnbD
— Jon Noetzel (@Jon_Noetzel) July 1, 2013
Firefighters across the street put their flag at half-staff pic.twitter.com/aObPdbrYSe
— Emma Jade (@emmajade12news) July 1, 2013
Remembrances extend beyond Arizona:
CYFS lower flags at Fire Stations out of respect for those who died in the Line of Duty. Prescott Fire Dept operating on Yarnell Hill fire
— John Abel (@AbelinAurora) July 1, 2013
Today our flag flies half staff for 19 days in honor of the 19 selfless lives lost. Our hearts are with our fallen brothers of Arizona.
— Pleasantville VFD (@PVFD16) July 1, 2013
Anaheim City Flags will be at half staff today in honor of the 19 firefighters who lost their lives in the Yarnell Area Fires, Arizona.
— LucilleKring (@Lucille4Anaheim) July 1, 2013
We are honoring the 19 Arizona firefighters by lowering all County flags to half mast. This is the greatest loss… http://t.co/1aShUkpavb
— Laura Neuman (@LauraNeumanExec) July 1, 2013
Flags are at half-staff today in honor of the 19 fire fighters that were lost while fighting a major fire in Arizona #weho
— City of West Hollywood (@WeHoCity) July 1, 2013
Flags at #MtnViewFire will be at half staff in remembrance of the 19 Arizona firefighters who lost their lives. pic.twitter.com/9RJZdY10Ys
— Mountain View Fire (@MtnViewFire) July 1, 2013
May the memories of those brave men never be forgotten. RIP.
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