American Flag
Assigning meaning to each fold during a firefighter funeral flag-folding ceremony
Chief Goldfeder explains his thoughts on the thin red line flags, which have become a controversial symbol of public safety support in recent months.
South Fulton Fire Capt. Andrea Hall recited the Pledge of Allegiance in both English and American Sign Language
Community members held a rally Monday to protest the mayor’s order to remove all flags outside city buildings except the U.S. and city flags
Paramedic Daniel Thomasson sends the flags to the departments and families of every first responder killed in the line of duty
“It’s the American flag. You treat it with respect,” Lt. Billy Collins, who served in Operation Desert Storm, said
Panama City Beach firefighter Daryl Paul has been making American flags from discarded hoses for years as a hobby
State troopers escorted the U.S. Honor Flag to eight locations around the state in memory of fallen firefighters, police officers and EMS personnel
The American flag, raised by NYC firefighters at Ground Zero shortly after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, was discovered years later in Washington state
The fire damaged the inside of the building, including more than 260 packages that were ready to be mailed to U.S. troops
Gayemarie Ekker displays the flag, which bears his name, every year from June 25 to July 7 in memory of those who lost their lives in 2013
Firefighter Michael Powers, a longtime volunteer with the Libertytown Volunteer Fire Department, died Tuesday after responding to a car crash
The governor said the flags will remain lowered until sunset on Friday, June 21
An American flag was found untouched in the veterans’ meeting room and was saved before the building was fully engulfed in flames
A video of two firefighters rescuing a flag as a raging fire destroys a Moose Lodge building has gone viral
Fire officials said the man was arrested after destroying a flag that was “proudly displayed” on the back of an ambulance
Independence Police Officer David Wehlermann saw that the flag was upside down and needed to be repositioned
Toledo Fire and Rescue Firefighter and Navy veteran Allen Skomer said he couldn’t let the flag “just go to waste”
In the years since Sept. 11, 2001, firefighters have been elevated in TV shows, movies and advertising as modern heroes
Jake McPeak, 41, was charged with criminal mischief, trespassing and unlawful theft after stealing flags from four different counties
Firefighters were ordered to remove the flag from rigs earlier this week
Union president: “It’s next to flag-burning in my mind”
The department expressed concerns that the flag may put firefighters at risks for ‘extremists targeting the fire engine’
The RIT commander ordered the flag removed as it blocked the doorway; firefighters say they instinctively began folding it
The American flag is considered a living symbol under federal law; we must treat it as such.
The chairman of a troubled R.I. fire district called firefighters terrorists and said they looked like ISIS with flags on trucks
Crews cleaned up the six flags and displayed them in front of the fire station on Memorial Day
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