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Status checked November 14, 2026, at 15:40 UTC. Idaho’s official flag-status page lists both the U.S. and Idaho flags at half-staff to honor Joseph Wyatt Gates, with the lowering ending Tuesday, November 17, at local sunrise. Governor Brad Little issued the directive on November 5 to honor Joseph Wyatt Gates of Raft River, a firefighter who died in the line of duty in Cassia County. This is an update on an existing Idaho directive, not a new nationwide order. When should flags return to fu …