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Preserved order #6

in honor and remembrance of Charles "Chuck" Jones, a firefighter and paramedic with the Council Bluffs Fire Department.

Original source ↗

Preserved evidence ↗

Timing and scope

Flags: US, US-IA · *

Solar timing uses Des Moines as the jurisdiction reference; local sunrise/sunset varies.

half staff

Oct 14, 2026 07:25 CDT → Oct 15, 2026 18:32 CDT

Flags will also be at half-staff on all public buildings, grounds, and facilities throughout the state.
Complete reviewed facts
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  "action": "half_staff",
  "assumption": null,
  "authority": "US-IA",
  "authority_id": "US-IA",
  "current_revision_id": 7,
  "document_revision_id": 55,
  "end": "2026-10-16T00:00:00-05:00",
  "end_assumed": false,
  "ends_at": 1792107166.133897,
  "evidence": "Flags will also be at half-staff on all public buildings, grounds, and facilities throughout the state.",
  "extraction_run_id": 28,
  "facts": {
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        "action": "half_staff",
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          "wording": "Oct 15, 2026 18:32 CDT"
        },
        "evidence": "Flags will also be at half-staff on all public buildings, grounds, and facilities throughout the state.",
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        }
      }
    ]
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  "identity": "document:25:0",
  "issuer_jurisdiction_id": "US-IA",
  "key": "ia-2026-charles-jones-statewide",
  "locality": "*",
  "manual_lock": 0,
  "original_end_wording": "until sunset on Thursday, October 15, 2026",
  "phases": [
    {
      "action": "half_staff",
      "end": {
        "wording": "Oct 15, 2026 18:32 CDT"
      },
      "evidence": "Flags will also be at half-staff on all public buildings, grounds, and facilities throughout the state.",
      "start": {
        "wording": "Oct 14, 2026 07:25 CDT"
      }
    }
  ],
  "reason": "in honor and remembrance of Charles \"Chuck\" Jones, a firefighter and paramedic with the Council Bluffs Fire Department.",
  "start": "2026-10-14T00:00:00-05:00",
  "starts_at": 1791980742.984051,
  "status": "approved",
  "timing": "sunrise_sunset",
  "timing_note": "Solar timing uses Des Moines as the jurisdiction reference; local sunrise/sunset varies.",
  "url": "https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2026-10-12/gov-reynolds-orders-flags-half-staff-honor-and-remembrance-council-bluffs-firefighter-and-paramedic"
}