CISA federal Cisco firewall reporting deadline today; Texas flood watches for Houston and San Antonio

Friday, May 1, 2026: federal agencies face today’s CISA Emergency Directive 25-03 reporting deadline for Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall device inventories, while CISA’s KEV catalog adds a critical cPanel and WHM authentication flaw under active exploitation. The NWS carries a Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall over Central and Southeast Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley, with Flood Watches in effect for Houston and the Austin-San Antonio corridor. New Mexico’s Hummingbird Fire holds at 4,364 acres with a Level 3 GO evacuation in Willow Creek, three South Dakota fires continue under recent Red Flag conditions, and Colorado’s governor warns of a significantly elevated wildfire risk for summer. USGS keeps Kīlauea at ADVISORY with episode 46 forecast for May 5-9, and Great Sitkin remains at WATCH/ORANGE in Alaska. 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• CISA ED 25-03 reporting deadline today: Federal agencies must submit Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall inventories and mitigation actions to CISA by 11:59 PM ET tonight.• CISA KEV update: CVE-2026-41940 (cPanel and WHM, missing authentication for critical function) was added on April 30, with active exploitation noted.• CISA ICS advisories: Six new advisories published April 30 (ICSA-26-120-01 through 06), including ABB AWIN Gateways.• Texas flooding threat: NWS Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall today into Saturday; Flood Watches for Greater Houston and the Austin-San Antonio corridor; rainfall 2-4 inches with isolated higher amounts.• New Mexico Hummingbird Fire: 4,364 acres, 0% containment, Level 3 GO evacuation for Willow Creek; 244 personnel assigned.• South Dakota fires: Taber Rec (~4,000 acres, 20%), Bauman (~1,000 acres, 0%), and Murphy (423 acres, 10%) actively managed; rain expected this weekend.• Colorado wildfire outlook: Governor Polis on April 30 warned of significantly increased wildfire risk for summer; record pace Red Flag Warning days statewide.• Georgia southern wildfires: Pineland Road Fire ~32,373 acres, 38% contained; Highway 82 Fire ~22,600 acres, 33% contained.• Hawaii Kīlauea: Eruption paused; ADVISORY/YELLOW; episode 46 forecast May 5-9.• Alaska volcanoes: Great Sitkin WATCH/ORANGE for slow lava effusion; Shishaldin ADVISORY/YELLOW for persistent unrest.• Florida JEA outage: Jacksonville utility reported a wide outage Thursday affecting nearly all roughly 355,000 customers; restoration underway.• Michigan flooding response: Executive Order 2026-10 (April 28) and prior orders remain in effect; SEOC activation continues.• Washington tax deadline: IRS deadline today for individuals and businesses in 17 storm-affected counties to file federal returns and make payments.• FDA hepatitis A advisory: Restaurants, retailers, and consumers should not serve, sell, or eat La Serranita brand frozen concha negra shellfish from Ecuador over confirmed HAV contamination.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesCISA• Emergency Directive 25-03 (Cisco devices) - reporting deadline guidance• CISA adds one Known Exploited Vulnerability to catalog (April 30, 2026)• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog• CISA ICS Advisories index (April 30 release set)NIFC and InciWeb• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report (April 30, 2026)• NIFC National Fire News• InciWeb Incident Information SystemNWS and Weather Prediction Center• NWS Houston/Galveston forecast office• NWS Watch, Warning, Advisory display• NHC active tropical cyclonesUSGS• USGS HVO Kīlauea volcano updates• USGS HVO volcano notice (April 30, 2026)• USGS AVO volcano notice (April 30, 2026)• USGS Latest Earthquakes mapFEMA and IRS• FEMA Disasters and Other Declarations• IRS tax relief for Washington storm survivors - May 1, 2026 deadlineFDA• FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals & Safety AlertsColorado• Colorado faces “significantly increased risk” of wildfire this summer, governor warns - The Colorado Sun• Colorado doubles Red Flag Warning days so far in 2026 - 9NewsFlorida• JEA Outage Center• Florida statewide outage map - PowerOutage.usGeorgia• Georgia April 2026 Wildfires - GEMA/HSHawaii• USGS HVO Kīlauea volcano updatesMichigan• Executive Order 2026-10 - State of Emergency for Holly and Tuscola County• Michigan 2026 Statewide Flooding DashboardNew Mexico• Gila National Forest Hummingbird Fire update April 30, 2026 - NM Fire Info• Gila National Forest Hummingbird Fire update - USDA Forest ServiceSouth Dakota• SD Wildland Fire Landing Page - SD DPSTexas• NWS Houston/Galveston Flood Watch and forecast• NWS Austin/San Antonio - watch/warning...