West Virginia, two flood deaths in Upshur County; Pacific Northwest fires force Go Now evacuations at Preparedness Level 5; CISA flags Russian Zimbra phishing

Today’s brief leads with flood recovery in Upshur County, West Virginia, where two deaths are confirmed, two people remain missing, and boil-water advisories and shelters remain active. The nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 70 uncontained large fires: Go Now evacuations continue on Washington’s Kaiser Canyon Fire and Oregon’s new Ten Mile Fire, and a lightning bust sparks dozens of new starts in central Oregon. Bertha makes a second landfall northeast of Galveston and weakens to a depression, leaving river flood warnings on the Frio and Nueces. Also covered: CISA’s joint advisory on a Russian phishing campaign against Zimbra users, the State Department’s reissued Worldwide Caution, Utah’s burn-scar flooding emergency, and Puerto Rico’s fourth major grid event in under a week. 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• West Virginia flooding: Two deaths confirmed in Upshur County with two people still missing; National Guard recovery operations, FEMA damage assessments, three boil-water advisories, and open shelters continue in the Buckhannon area.• National fire posture: Preparedness Level 5 with 70 uncontained large fires and more than 1.6 million acres on active incidents; MAFFS airtankers are staged in Oregon and California.• Washington and Oregon evacuations: Level 3 Go Now orders remain near Nespelem on the 79,642-acre Kaiser Canyon Fire; new Go Now orders cover parts of Wasco and Jefferson counties on Oregon’s Ten Mile Fire after a 2,000-strike lightning bust.• Bertha winds down: Second landfall northeast of Galveston Thursday, now a remnant over east Texas; flash flood risk continues in coastal and South Texas and river flood warnings hold on the Frio and Nueces.• Cyber: CISA and partners detail a Russian state-supported phishing campaign against Zimbra Collaboration Suite users; confirm patching and review the two new KEV catalog entries.• Water systems: Boil water actions in Arkansas (Winslow, entire system), Pennsylvania (Ephrata area), Florida (Williston), and West Virginia (Upshur County systems and Weirton area); Carrizo Springs, Texas is under Stage 4 critical water restrictions.• Puerto Rico grid: A Costa Sur unit trip cut power to just over 254,000 customers Wednesday night, the fourth major grid event in under a week; service is restored but grid instability continues.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 Situation Report: PL 5, 70 uncontained large fires, national incident detailCISA• CISA AA26-204A: Russian state-supported phishing campaign targeting Zimbra Collaboration Suite• NSA press release on the joint Zimbra advisory• CISA adds two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to catalog, July 22Travel Advisories• Worldwide Caution for U.S. citizens: reissued July 23, via U.S. Embassy JordanWeather and Tropical• NWS national forecast: heat in the Southern Plains and Gulf Coast, heavy rain Tennessee Valley to Southeast• NHC Atlantic outlook: last advisory on remnants of Bertha, no development expected next 7 daysUSGS• USGS significant earthquakes past day: none reported• HVO Kilauea daily update: eruption paused, next episode forecast July 25 to 29Alaska• Alaska Public Media: Talkeetna flooding and railroad landslide closureArkansas• Arkansas Department of Health: active boil water orders (Winslow Waterworks, entire system)• NWA Homepage: Winslow under boil order after water main breakCalifornia• CAL FIRE: Biscar Fire incident page• Sierra Daily News: Biscar Fire update with containment progress and weekend wind concerns• Patch: Creelman Fire near Ramona 60 percent contained, evacuation orders remainColorado• NIFC National Situation Report: Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain fire detailFlorida• WCJB: precautionary boil water notice issued in WillistonLouisiana• GOHSEP: Tropical Storm Bertha emergency event page• Fox 8: Bertha landfall in St. Bernard ParishMichigan• WWMT: Spectrum outage may have blocked some 911 calls in Kalamazoo CountyMinnesota• MPR News: evacuation zones lift, homeowners escorted to properties• MPR News: firefighters protect homes near Boundary Waters wildfiresNevada• Washoe County regional emergency information: Biscar Fire• 2 News: Biscar Fire expands into Nevada, evacuation orders in Lassen and WashoeNorth Carolina• WBTV: flood advisories active across the Charlotte region• <a...