You have to set 'previousMillis' when you want the timer to start.
if (triggerState != lastTriggerState) {
if (triggerState == HIGH) {
digitalWrite(flashLed, HIGH);
digitalWrite(irLed, HIGH);
previousMillis = currentMillis;
}
}
if (currentMillis - previousMillis >= interval) {
digitalWrite(flashLed, LOW);
digitalWrite(irLed, LOW);
}