Boundary Waters fully closes as 46 large fires burn nationwide; extreme heat grips the Plains and the I-95 corridor; Texas activates flood resources as Kerr County is warned again

The nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 46 uncontained large fires, and the Forest Service closes the entire Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for only the third time in its history. Extreme heat warnings stretch from the Desert Southwest to the Upper Midwest while heat advisories return to the East Coast, and PJM issues a Hot Weather Alert for its 13-state grid. Texas activates swiftwater rescue teams and National Guard helicopters ahead of a multi-day flash flood threat that has already put Kerr County back under a warning. Plus: CISA’s advisory on Russian router targeting, Colorado’s Aspen Acres re-entry, and Guam’s ongoing Typhoon Bavi recovery. 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• Wildfire: The nation remains at Preparedness Level 4 with 46 uncontained large fires and more than 16,800 personnel assigned. The Babylon Fire in Utah tops 106,000 acres at 50 percent containment.• Minnesota: The entire Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness closes effective this morning, the third full closure in its history, as 16 fires burn nearly 9,000 acres; the National Guard is mobilized for wildfire suppression.• Extreme heat: 26 extreme heat warnings cover the Desert Southwest, Northern Plains, and Upper Midwest, with heat advisories along the I-95 corridor; PJM issues a Hot Weather Alert for July 14 through 17; New York City and Boston open cooling operations.• Texas: Governor Abbott activates swiftwater rescue, search and rescue, and National Guard aviation ahead of a multi-day flash flood threat; Kerr County receives an overnight flash flood warning with a considerable damage tag.• Colorado: The Aspen Acres Fire has destroyed more than 850 structures; phased re-entry begins for some Beulah residents while new pre-evacuation notices go out in Huerfano County.• Cyber: CISA publishes joint advisory AA26-194A on Russian state-sponsored router exploitation and adds a Cisco IOS vulnerability to the KEV catalog with a July 16 federal remediation date.• Guam: Power restoration reaches 89 percent of system load; the precautionary boil water notice and island-wide conservation order remain in effect.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 Wildfire• NIFC National Fire News: preparedness level, uncontained large fires, new large firesCISA• CISA Joint Advisory AA26-194A: router hygiene against Russian state-sponsored targeting• CISA alert: one vulnerability added to the KEV catalog (Cisco IOS CVE-2008-4128)DHS• DHS National Terrorism Advisory System: no current advisoriesFEMA• FEMA disaster declarations: no new declarations in the last 24 hoursUSGS• USGS event page: magnitude 4.3 near Johannesburg, CaliforniaNOAA, NWS, and Grid• NHC Tropical Weather Outlook: no Atlantic development expected in the next 7 days• NWS active alerts: extreme heat warnings, flash flood warnings, red flag warnings• PJM Inside Lines: Hot Weather Alert issued for July 14 through 17Arizona• Arizona Emergency Information Network: Pocket Fire update, SR-89A reopens, evacuation warnings lowered• KNAU: SR-89A reopens between Sedona and Flagstaff with Pocket Fire 76 percent containedCalifornia• CAL FIRE: Elephant Fire incident page• KOLO: Elephant Fire spreads quickly near Loyalton, evacuations ordered in Lassen County• CAL FIRE: Summit Fire incident page• ABC7: Summit Fire burns near Llano, evacuation orders remain in placeColorado• InciWeb: Aspen Acres Fire• KKTV: Fremont County zones downgrade to awareness status, Aspen Acres at 98K acres and 36 percent• InciWeb: Ferris Fire• InciWeb: Gold Mountain FireIdaho• Idaho News 6: Claremont Fire grows to 6,805 acres, containment expected August 1• Lewiston Tribune: Greer Grade opens to single-lane traffic while firefighting continuesLouisiana• Louisiana Department of Health: statewide boil water advisory list• WGNO: precautionary boil water advisory issued in HammondMassachusetts• City of Boston: heat advisory issued for Tuesday, July 14 and Wednesday, July 15Michigan• WCMU: cooling centers open in preparation for Michigan heat waveMinnesota• Superior National Forest: emergency expanded closure of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness• KAXE: Boundary Waters closes as fires burn in the Superior National Forest• <a...