Episode Headline: Oregon's Fox Fire forces Huntington evacuation; EF-2 tornado strikes Appleton as Chicago storms cut power to 315,000

Today’s brief covers a nation at Preparedness Level 5 with 95 large fires, led by Oregon’s Fox Fire evacuation of Huntington and a 70-mile closure of Interstate 84, Level 3 orders across Warm Springs as the Bench Fire passes 40,000 acres, and Washington’s 121,000-acre Kaiser Canyon Fire around Nespelem. Severe storms bring a preliminary EF-2 tornado to Appleton, Wisconsin, and knock out power to more than 315,000 Chicago-area customers while grounding flights at O’Hare and Midway. Also: CISA adds Fortinet and Arista flaws to the KEV catalog, AnMed Health works through a malware disruption in South Carolina, FEMA fire grants for Hawaii and Oregon, and boil water advisories in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. 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• Oregon wildfires: The Fox Fire puts all of Huntington under Level 3 Go Now orders and closes I-84 for roughly 70 miles between Baker City and Ontario; the Bench Fire reaches 40,296 acres with all of Warm Springs evacuated, a tribal State of Emergency, and a boil water notice.• Washington: The Kaiser Canyon Fire grows to 121,417 acres at 9 percent containment with Nespelem still under Go Now orders and more than 1,000 residents displaced.• Midwest severe weather: A preliminary EF-2 tornado damages Appleton and Menasha, Wisconsin; Chicago-area storms cut power to more than 315,000 ComEd customers and cancel roughly 960 flights at O’Hare.• National fire posture: Preparedness Level 5 holds with 95 large fires and 25,796 personnel committed; 74 Australian and New Zealand specialists mobilize to the Pacific Northwest.• Cyber: CISA adds Fortinet FortiOS (CVE-2025-68686) and Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator (CVE-2026-16812) flaws to the KEV catalog; AnMed Health in South Carolina confirms a malware disruption with ERs still open.• Lifelines: Boil water advisories affect north Clayton County, Georgia; part of Scranton, Pennsylvania; Fox Crossing, Wisconsin; and West Columbia, South Carolina.• Federal actions: FEMA approves Fire Management Assistance Grants for Hawaii’s Kawaihae Road Fire and Oregon’s Grasshopper Fire; Lafourche Parish assistance site opens with an August 31 FEMA deadline; South Dakota requests a presidential disaster declaration.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 Wildfire• NIFC National Fire News: July 27 national fire summary, PL 5, 95 large firesCISA• CISA: Adds two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog (July 27)FEMA• FEMA Press Releases: FMAG authorizations and recovery updatesNOAA and NHC• National Hurricane Center: Atlantic outlook, no active systemsArizona• NWS Phoenix via KESQ: Extreme Heat Warning through August 2, highs 110 to 121California• CAL FIRE: Cinder Complex incident page• Sierra Wave: Rock Fire and Cinder Complex evening update, evacuation downgrades (July 27)Georgia• Atlanta News First: Clayton County boil water advisory after pump station failureHawaii• Hawaii News Now: FEMA approves federal funding for Kawaihae fire costs• Hawaii News Now: Evacuation orders lifted for Kawaihae Village• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Kilauea volcano updatesIllinois• Chicago Sun-Times: Storms down trees, delay flights, leave 300,000-plus without powerIndiana• WSBT: Thousands without power in northwest IndianaLouisiana• WGNO: Lafourche Parish residents eligible for Tropical Storm Arthur FEMA assistance• FEMA: Louisiana Tropical Storm Arthur (DR-4927-LA)Minnesota• Boreal Community Media: July Lightning Incident and Little Knife Fire daily update (July 27)• Superior National Forest: BWCAW wildfire area closuresNevada• NIFC National Fire News: Nevada new large firesOregon• KVAL: Sheriff issues Level 3 Go Now evacuation for Huntington as Fox Fire threatens area• KSAT/AP: Major Oregon interstate closed for 70 miles due to wildfire• Central Oregon Fire Info: Bench Fire update (July 27)• OPB: Oregon wildfires explode with no signs of slowing down• Columbia Gorge News: Wildfire updates July 27, Grasshopper Fire evacuations• Central Oregon Fire Info: Akawa Butte Fire update (July 27)Pennsylvania• Pennsylvania American Water: Boil water advisory for part of ScrantonSouth Carolina• <a...