Where the flag will be lowered: All Vermont State facilities
Which flag will be lowered: Vermont Flag
Date the flag is to be lowered (at sunrise): Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Date the flag is to return to full staff (at sunrise): Friday, August 26, 2016
Name of person being honored/Reason to Lower Flag(s):
The flag is being lowered in honored of Justin Beebe, a federal firefighter from Bellows Falls, Vermont who was killed while battling a wildfire on August 13, 2016, in Great Basin National Park in Nevada. Justin was in his first year as a member of the Lolo Hotshots, an elite U.S. Forest Service crew based in Missoula, Montana. Justin’s body will return to Vermont on Tuesday, August 23, 2016.