俄勒冈州长下令10月17日全州降半旗 悼念殉职的联邦野生动物执法员大卫·泰勒
据俄勒冈州州长办公室2026年10月14日发布的新闻稿，州长蒂娜·科特克（Tina Kotek）依据《美国国旗法》下令，俄勒冈州各公共机构于10月17日降半旗，悼念美国鱼类及野生动物管理局联邦野生动物执法员大卫·泰勒（David Taylor）。泰勒于2026年8月29日在俄克拉荷马州印第亚霍马（Indiahoma）附近的“铁路南”山火（Railroad South Fire）现场协助疏散时殉职，终年38岁。
泰勒在俄勒冈州赛奥（Scio）长大，曾任赛奥农村消防保护区志愿消防员，2006年毕业于赛奥高中，后在凤凰城大学（University of Phoenix）取得刑事行政司法学士学位。他早年曾在美国海军现役服役，此后一边担任联邦野生动物执法员、一边在海军预备役服役，殉职时为海军预备役高级军士长。他先后在新墨西哥州的里奥莫拉国家野生动物保护区（Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge）和拉斯维加斯国家野生动物保护区（Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge）任职，之后调往俄克拉荷马州的威奇托山野生动物保护区（Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge）。
“泰勒先生服务经历丰富，他在危险面前展现的勇气正是他为人品格的写照，”科特克说。“他对社区和国家的承诺坚定不移，我谨代表全体俄勒冈人，向他的家人、亲友和同事致以最深切的哀悼。”
新闻稿说，旗帜应于10月17日日出至日落降半旗，与当天在塞勒姆举行的泰勒追悼会同步。
Oregon Governor Orders Flags Lowered on October 17 in Honor of Fallen Federal Wildlife Officer David Taylor
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has ordered flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff on October 17, 2026, in honor of David Taylor, a federal wildlife officer with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service who died on August 29, 2026, while aiding with evacuation efforts for the Railroad South Fire near Indiahoma, Oklahoma, according to an October 14 press release from the Governor's Office issued pursuant to the United States Flag Code. Taylor was 38.
Taylor grew up in Scio, Oregon, and served as a volunteer firefighter with the Scio Rural Fire Protection District. He graduated from Scio High School in 2006 and later earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Phoenix in criminal administrative justice. He previously served on active duty in the U.S. Navy and continued his military service in the Navy Reserve while also serving as a federal wildlife officer; at the time of his death, he was a Senior Chief Petty Officer in the Navy Reserve. He served the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge and Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico before joining Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.
"Mr. Taylor's storied record of service and courage in the face of danger exemplifies the kind of person he was," Governor Kotek said. "He was unwavering in his commitment to community and nation, and on behalf of all Oregonians, I extend my deepest condolences to his family, loved ones, and colleagues."
Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on October 17, 2026, to coincide with Mr. Taylor's memorial service in Salem, the release said.
图片来源：位于塞勒姆的俄勒冈州议会大厦。ZehnKatzen／Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 3.0
