Super Typhoon Bavi Recovery Begins in the Marianas; Colorado's Aspen Acres Fire Destroys 263 Homes; Human Remains Found in Washington's Chelan Hills Fire

Recovery operations begin across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands after Category 5 Super Typhoon Bavi passes directly over Rota, leaving island-wide power outages, boil water notices, and roughly 500 residents in shelters as FEMA personnel support the response. The nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 35 large fires burning: Colorado’s Aspen Acres fire destroys 263 homes, Utah’s Cottonwood and Babylon fires each top 90,000 acres, and human remains are found in Washington’s Chelan Hills fire as Level 3 evacuations continue. Kilauea remains paused with the next episode forecast between July 9 and 13. 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• Super Typhoon Bavi (Guam and CNMI): The Category 5 storm passes directly over Rota with 180 mph winds. Island-wide power outages affect Saipan, Tinian, and Rota, boil water notices are in effect for Saipan and Rota, 517 people sought shelter, and a presidential emergency declaration for Guam authorizes FEMA Public Assistance. Damage assessments begin Tuesday.• National fire posture: Preparedness Level 4, 35 large fires, 274 new starts Monday, and evacuations on fires in three geographic areas. Critical fire weather with 7 to 20 percent humidity and 50 mph outflow gusts covers much of the Intermountain West.• Colorado: The Aspen Acres fire destroys 263 homes and four commercial buildings in Pueblo and Custer counties. Gunnison County issues new mandatory evacuations for the Gold Mountain fire southeast of Montrose.• Utah: The Cottonwood fire (95,807 acres, 47 percent) and Babylon fire (90,445 acres, 0 percent) remain the state’s largest incidents, with evacuation orders and pre-evacuation notices in effect.• Washington: The Chelan Hills fire near Orondo burns 9,735 acres at 0 percent containment with Level 3 Go Now evacuations, dozens of structures lost, and human remains found in a burned vehicle.• Hawaii: Kilauea’s eruption remains paused at Advisory alert level; episode 51 is forecast between July 9 and 13.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/hip7rSourcesTyphoon Bavi: Guam and CNMI• FEMA: President Donald J. Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for Guam• FEMA: Guam Typhoon Bavi (EM-3648-GU) disaster page• Guam Homeland Security: Emergency shelters open Sunday, July 5• Isla Public Radio: Islands remain under typhoon warning, governor to conduct initial damage assessment Tuesday• RNZ: No injuries reported as Super Typhoon Bavi leaves CNMI, recovery begins• Al Jazeera: Super Typhoon Bavi makes landfall on US Pacific islandsWildfire national picture• NIFC: National Fire News, July 6, 2026• NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report, July 6, 2026Volcano and tropics• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Kilauea update, July 6, 2026• National Hurricane Center: Graphical Tropical Weather OutlookArizona• Arizona Emergency Information Network: Pocket Fire update, containment nears 50 percent at 26,442 acresColorado• InciWeb: Aspen Acres Fire incident page• The Colorado Sun: Officials say 263 homes destroyed by Aspen Acres fire• CPR News: Gold Mountain fire, Gunnison County issues mandatory evacuation orders southeast of MontroseHawaii• USGS: Kilauea volcano updatesNew Mexico• NM Fire Info: Sacaton Fire update for July 5, 2026• InciWeb: Sacaton Fire incident pageOregon• East Oregonian: Fire on Umatilla Indian Reservation spans 2,300 to 2,500 acres• Apple Valley News Now: Level 1 evacuation notice in place for North Cayuse Fire in Umatilla CountyUtah• InciWeb: Cottonwood Fire incident page• InciWeb: Babylon Fire incident pageWashington• KHQ: Human remains found in car burned by Chelan Hills Fire near Orondo