(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Today, Governor Mike Parson ordered U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at half-staff at government buildings in Cass County and firehouses across the state on Saturday, January 11, 2020, in honor of West Peculiar Fire Protection District Firefighter – Paramedic Charles McCormickGovernor Parson also ordered the U.S. and Missouri flags be flown at half-staff at the Fire Fighters Memorial of Missouri in Kingdom City. On January 5, Firefighter – Paramedic McCormick, who was 30 years old, died in the line of duty while fighting a residential fire in Peculiar, Missouri, in Cass County. His funeral will be held on January 11.