DES MOINES, May 1 -- The Office of the Governor issued the following news release:
Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service on Sunday, May3, 2026. Firefighters who have died in the line of duty during the previous year are honored at the national memorial service in Emmitsburg, Maryland. All firefighters who have made the ultimate sacrifice over the years are also honored.
"We honorallfirefighters whoput their lives at risk in service of others," Governor Reynolds said. "Today, we acknowledge and remember those whohavepaid the ultimate sacrifice in their heroic...