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Decode Beach Flags: How Understanding Color Codes Can Be Lifesaving

Panama City, FL – As summer draws beachgoers to sandy shores, safety officials are emphasizing the importance of understanding beach safety flags, which can be crucial indicators of water conditions and hazards, potentially saving lives. Beach flags come in a variety of colors, each signifying different levels of threat and advising swimmers on the safety of entering the water. A green flag indicates calm conditions, signaling to swimmers that it is safe to proceed. On …

Flags at Half-Mast in Finland After 12-Year-Old School Shooting Tragedy

Vantaa, Finland – In a tragic incident that has shaken the nation, Finland will lower its flags to half-mast as a gesture of mourning following a school shooting carried out by a 12-year-old boy. The devastating episode resulted in the death of one classmate and left two others in critical condition, sparking sorrow and concern across the country. The Interior Ministry announced that all public buildings and institutions will lower their flags from 8am local …

Virginia Volunteer Firefighter Killed in Tragic Home Explosion to be Honored with Flags at Half-Staff

Sterling, Virginia – A volunteer firefighter who tragically lost his life in an explosion that destroyed a home in Sterling, Virginia, will be honored on Monday with Virginia flags at half-staff. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has ordered for flags to be lowered at all state buildings in memory and respect of Sterling Volunteer Firefighter Trevor Brown, who died in the incident. The flags will be lowered at sunrise on Monday, March 4, and will remain …

Friend’s Warning Ignored: How Army Officials Overlooked Red Flags Leading to Maine’s Deadliest Mass Shooting

LEWISTON, Maine – A friend of Robert Card, the Army reservist who committed Maine’s deadliest mass shooting when he killed 18 people in Lewiston in October 2023, had warned his Army supervisor about Card’s mental state. Sean Hodgson shared his concerns through a cellphone text screenshot, expressing his belief that Card was capable of carrying out a mass shooting. Despite the red flags raised by Hodgson and other warning signs, Army officials did not take …