Babylon Fire Tops 100,000 Acres in Utah; Colorado Declares Ferris Fire Disaster Emergency; Claremont Fire Forces Evacuations Near Boise

The nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 37 uncontained large fires as Utah’s Babylon Fire crosses 100,000 acres and Colorado’s governor declares a disaster emergency for the fast growing Ferris Fire. The new Claremont Fire triggers Level 3 evacuations in the Boise foothills, FEMA announces more than $584 million in resilience and recovery funding, and CISA flags three actively exploited vulnerabilities. Boil water advisories land in Massachusetts, North Carolina, and South Carolina, flood watches cover the Mid-Atlantic and Middle Tennessee, and typhoon recovery continues on Guam and Saipan. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. Produced by Sitch Radio, an EOC Voices podcast.Key Takeaways• National fire posture: The nation remains at Preparedness Level 4 with 37 uncontained large fires, and critical fire weather returns to the Intermountain West today with gusts to 50 mph and single digit to low twenties humidity.• Babylon Fire, Utah: The nation’s largest wildfire crosses 100,000 acres at 11 percent containment, and San Juan County moves several zones near Monticello to SET status.• Ferris Fire, Colorado: Governor Polis declares a disaster emergency after the fire grows nearly 6,000 acres in a day; evacuations expand in Dolores and Montezuma counties.• Claremont Fire, Idaho: A new fire one mile northeast of Boise brings a Level 3 go evacuation for the Rocky Canyon area and a Red Cross shelter in Boise.• FEMA funding: More than $584 million is announced for resilience and recovery projects across more than 30 states, territories, and Tribal Nations.• Cyber: CISA adds three actively exploited vulnerabilities to the KEV catalog; organizations running SP Page Builder, Langflow, or the affected Joomla component should patch now.• Water systems: New boil water advisories in Norwell, Massachusetts (E. coli), Peachland, North Carolina, West Columbia and Red Hill, South Carolina; the Norristown, Pennsylvania advisory is lifted.• Pacific territories: Guam has 83 percent of substations energized in Super Typhoon Bavi recovery, and the Port of Saipan reopens to full commercial traffic.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-DescriptESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rSourcesNIFC and National Fire• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, July 8, 2026: PL 4, 37 uncontained large fires, national fire statisticsFEMA• FEMA delivers more than $584 million for community led resilience and recoveryCISA• CISA adds three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to catalog, July 7, 2026NOAA, NWS, and NHC• National Hurricane Center: Tropical Weather Outlook, no development expected• Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Outlook: slight risk, central Maryland to Delmarva• CBS News: dangerous prolonged heat wave across large swaths of the U.S.Arizona• Arizona Emergency Information Network: Pocket Fire defenses close, near 50 percent containment• Arizona’s Family: Pocket Fire scorches over 27,000 acres near SedonaCalifornia• Cal Fire: Bear Fire incident page, San Luis Obispo County• Cal Fire: 3-1 Pit Fire incident page, Lassen-Modoc UnitColorado• CPR News: Ferris Fire Four Corners live updates, July 8• CPR News: Aspen Acres Fire southern Colorado updates, July 8• Gunnison County Emergency Management: Gold Mountain Fire evacuation zones• Lake County, Colorado: Willow Fire official incident pageFlorida• Florida Division of Emergency Management: Morning Situation Report, July 8, 2026• WTXL Tallahassee: heat advisory issued July 8, 2026Georgia• WALB: heat builds across south Georgia with triple digit heat indicesHawaii• Big Island Now: portion of Hina Lani Street in Kona reopens after brush fire closureIdaho• BLM: emergency fire closure in the Boise Foothills• Idaho News 6 KIVI: Claremont Fire live updates, Boise Foothills evacuationsMassachusetts• Boston Globe: Norwell issues boil water order after E. coli detectionNevada• KOLO: Dutch Flat Fire reaches 70 percent containmentNew Mexico• NM Fire Info: Sacaton Fire update for July 8, 2026• KRWG: the Gila forest’s Sacaton Fire endangers 56 homesNew York• U.S. News and AP: evacuation orders and street closures remain at buckled NYC high-riseNorth Carolina• WBTV: water main break prompts boil water advisory in Anson County• WRAL: thousands lose power in storms across Holly Springs, Wake, DurhamOregon• <a...