EM Morning Brief

Today’s EM Morning Brief covers a second round of Ohio Valley flooding that forced a mandatory evacuation at Buckeye Lake, closed Interstate 70 in both directions, and triggered water rescues across central Ohio, while Indiana enters day ten of a major outage with its state EOC still activated. In the Pacific, Tropical Storm Saudel is strengthening toward typhoon force with a Typhoon Warning for Pagan and Agrihan, Hurricane Lala holds Category 2 strength near Papahanaumokuakea, and a new depression aims heavy rain at the Big Island. We also cover a confirmed tornado and state of emergency in Dover, Delaware, a Nassau County declaration on Long Island, a new Alaska state disaster declaration for the Mukluk Fire, National Preparedness Level 5 wildfire activity across the West, and two new CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities with a Saturday remediation deadline. 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• Ohio Valley flooding: A mandatory evacuation is in effect for part of Buckeye Lake, Ohio, Interstate 70 is closed both directions in Licking County, and Columbus activated the Franklinton floodwall for the first time in about 16 months. Roughly 30 Flood Warnings remain active across Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.• Public health from flooding: Hamilton County, Ohio warns against contact with the Whitewater and Great Miami rivers as raw sewage discharges from a flood damaged plant in Connersville, Indiana.• Indiana lifelines: Day ten of the northwest Indiana outage, with roughly 68,000 customers out plus about 9,000 more from a pole fire in Schererville. NIPSCO’s estimate for parts of the region is Tuesday, August 25.• Tropical, Marianas: Typhoon Warning for Pagan and Agrihan, Tropical Storm Watch for Saipan and Tinian. CNMI has set Typhoon Condition Two and Tropical Storm Condition Three. A monsoon surge behind the storm could bring 4 to 8 inches to Guam and Rota.• Tropical, Hawaii: Hurricane Lala remains Category 2 with a Hurricane Warning for part of Papahanaumokuakea. Tropical Depression Two-C is forecast to bring 5 to 10 inches to the Big Island while about 13,000 customers there remain without power from Lala.• Tornado impacts: Confirmed tornado in Dover, Delaware prompted a city state of emergency. Nassau County, New York declared a state of emergency and activated its EOC after an apparent tornado at Atlantic Beach.• Wildfire: National Preparedness Level 5 with 72 uncontained large fires and more than 25,000 personnel committed. Active evacuations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico and Alaska.• Declarations and deadlines: Alaska issued a new state disaster declaration for the Mukluk Fire with applications open through October 19. Ohio and Indiana have both requested or completed expedited preliminary damage assessments. SBA physical loan deadlines for Michigan and Wisconsin counties fall August 31. Louisiana FEMA assistance for students and teachers closes October 1.• Cyber: Two TrueConf Server vulnerabilities added to the CISA KEV catalog, one due for remediation Sunday, August 23. A new ICS advisory covers Johnson Controls Simplex Incident Manager, and a joint federal advisory issued Wednesday warns of active targeting of Siemens S7 programmable logic controllers.• Heat and drought: 15 Extreme Heat Warnings across eight states. Puerto Rico is rationing water in seven municipalities with the Carraízo reservoir near control phase, and the USVI received a USDA drought disaster designation.SponsorsB. 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Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rSourcesCISA• CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog: TrueConf Server CVEs added August 20• Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog: catalog version 2026.08.20• ICSA-26-232-01 Johnson Controls Simplex Incident Manager: credential storage advisory• AA26-231A Defending Against an Active Threat to Siemens S7 Series PLCs: joint advisory issued August 19DHS• National Terrorism Advisory System: no current advisories in effectFEMA• OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries: no new declarations posted August 19 to 21• SBA amendment adding Roscommon County, Michigan, physical loan deadline August 31• SBA amendment adding Racine County, Wisconsin, physical loan deadline August 31Wildfire• NIFC National Incident Management Situation Report: Preparedness Level 5, 72 uncontained large fires• InciWeb accessible view: incident acreage, containment and evacuation updatesTropical and weather• Tropical Storm Saudel Advisory 12, NWS Tiyan Guam: 70 mph winds, Typhoon Warning for Pagan and AgrihanAlaska• Governor Dunleavy activates disaster assistance programs for the Mukluk FireAmerican Samoa• NWS Pago Pago High Surf Advisory for Tutuila, Aunu’u and Manu’aDelaware• State of emergency lifted in Dover following likely tornado• Cleanup underway after tornado rips through Dover, DelawareGuam• Guam Homeland Security advisory: Guam not in path of Tropical Storm Saudel• NWS Tiyan Hydrologic Outlook: monsoon surge rainfall forecast for the MarianasHawaii• <a href="https://mauinow.com/2026/08/20/hawaiian-electric-crews-joined-by-partner-california-utility-workers-to-expedite-restoration-work/?utm_source=em-morning-brief" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Flash flood warnings and reported water rescues across central Ohio lead today’s brief, with the flooding threat shifting to the Philadelphia and New York City corridor by midday. The national wildfire picture holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 75 uncontained large fires and nearly 27,000 personnel committed, led by Washington’s Little Giant and Sinlahekin fires and new Level 3 evacuation orders in Oregon. Hawaii continues Lala recovery with roughly 17,600 customers still without power and new boil water notices in Kau, while a second Central Pacific system carries 90 percent formation odds. In the Marianas, Tropical Storm Saudel prompts a Tropical Storm Watch for Saipan and Tinian and Port Condition X-Ray. Plus a joint CISA advisory on active targeting of Siemens programmable logic controllers, a confirmed data breach at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and an updated multistate Salmonella outbreak. 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 posture: National Preparedness Level 5 holds with 75 uncontained large fires, 133 active incidents, 26,890 personnel and 22 complex incident management teams. Year to date acres are 171 percent of the ten year average.• Washington fires: Little Giant at 137,294 acres and 10 percent containment with 26 structures destroyed; Sinlahekin at 154,178 acres and 44 percent with 35 structures destroyed; Three Queens at 2 percent with Level 3 orders east of Snoqualmie Pass.• Ohio Valley flooding: Five flash flood warnings in Ohio overnight with reported water rescues in Pataskala, plus warnings in Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Thirteen river flood warnings are active in Ohio.• I-95 corridor: Flood watches take effect at midday from Philadelphia through northern New Jersey to New York City, with localized totals of three to five inches. NYC Emergency Management activated the Flash Flood Emergency Plan.• Hawaii recovery: Roughly 17,600 customers still without power, new boil water notice for Waiohinu and Naalehu, countywide essential use only water notice, a second suspected storm fatality, and a new Central Pacific system with 90 percent formation odds.• Marianas tropical threat: Tropical Storm Watch for Saipan and Tinian, Typhoon Watch for the far northern islands, Port Condition X-Ray set, and forecast intensification to a possible Category 3 typhoon by the weekend.• Cyber: Joint CISA advisory AA26-231A on active targeting of internet exposed Siemens S7 PLCs across critical manufacturing, energy, water and chemical sectors. One new KEV entry August 19 and four added August 18. UTSA breach confirmed with fall classes delayed to Monday.• Lifelines: NIPSCO shows roughly 67,000 Indiana customers out on day nine. Guam suffered a government wide internet outage from load shedding. NYC’s Bronx 911 center failure affected up to 400 callers.• Deadlines: Louisiana individual assistance for Tropical Storm Arthur closes October 1. The Pointe Coupee Parish Disaster Recovery Center closes today at 5 p.m. FEMA’s dam safety grant application window closes September 2.• Public health: Salmonella Javiana tied to jalapenos now at 431 illnesses, 57 hospitalizations and 32 states. B. Braun recalled one lot of Lactated Ringers Injection for particulate matter, relevant to hospital and EMS supply.SponsorsB. 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Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rSourcesCISA• Defending Against an Active Threat to Siemens S7 Series PLCs, AA26-231A: joint advisory published August 19, 2026• CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog: MLflow SSRF, August 19, 2026• CISA cybersecurity advisories index: full advisory feedDHS and Travel Advisories• DHS National Terrorism Advisory System: no current advisories in effect• State Department travel advisories: Chile, Panama and Paraguay reissued August 19, 2026FEMA• FEMA press release: Pointe Coupee Parish Disaster Recovery Center closes August 20• FEMA authorizes federal funds to fight the Mukluk Fire in Alaska• FEMA disaster declarations: FM-5672-AK declared August 18, 2026Wildfire• NIFC National Incident Management Situation Report: national preparedness level, fire counts and personnel• InciWeb national incident list: acreage and containment for all active large firesWeather and Geohazards• NOAA National Weather Service active alerts: national warning and watch inventory• Storm Prediction Center Day 1 convective outlook: slight risk Mid Atlantic and central Plains• Weather Prediction Center excessive rainfall discussion: I-95 corridor slight risk• Central Pacific Hurricane Center advisory on Hurricane Lala• Central Pacific tropical weather outlook: 90 percent formation odds east southeast of Hawaii• USGS earthquake map: magnitude 4.2 Rat Islands, Alaska• NOAA Tsunami Warning Center: no warnings, advisories or watches in effectPublic Health• FDA and CDC outbreak investigation: Salmonella linked to jalapenos, updated August 19, 2026• CDC Salmonella Javiana outbreak page: case counts by state• FDA recall: B. Braun Excel Lactated Ringers Injection, particulate matter, August 19, 2026• CDC Health Alert Network: most recent advisory is CDCHAN-00532, August...

Today’s EM Morning Brief covers a West Virginia State of Emergency spanning all 55 counties after three days of flash flooding, mudslides and water rescues, plus a separate countywide declaration and school closures in Kanawha County. In Hawaii, roughly 33,600 customers remain without power nine days after Lala, with boil water and essential-needs notices still active on Hawaii Island and an East Maui community cut off by a washed-out bridge. The national wildfire picture stays at Preparedness Level 5 with 76 uncontained large fires and 3.7 million acres burning, driving evacuations in Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, New Mexico and Alaska. Also in this episode: Indiana’s derecho recovery under a federal Emergency Declaration, cleanup and EPA air monitoring at the Glenpool pipeline tank fire in Oklahoma, four new CISA known exploited vulnerabilities under the new BOD 26-04 model, and dangerous heat across the Desert Southwest. 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 statewide emergency: All 55 counties are under a 30-day State of Emergency after Aug 16 to 18 flash flooding and mudslides. Kanawha County declared its own emergency, Metro 911 logged 2,100 calls and 60 water rescues Sunday, and 10 schools in the Riverside High attendance area are closed for the first three days of the school year.• Hawaii lifelines: Roughly 33,600 customers remain without power statewide, with about 24,400 on Hawaii Island. Boil water in Pahala, an essential-needs-only water notice countywide, four potable water tanker sites, low pressure in upper metropolitan Honolulu, and intermittent Oahu cellular service all remain active. Lower Nahiku in East Maui is cut off by a washed-out bridge.• Hurricane Lala still active: As of the Tuesday late-morning advisory, Lala carried 105 mph winds with a Hurricane Watch for Papahanaumokuakea from Lisianski Island to Maro Reef and a forecast of large surf inundating low-lying atolls beginning Wednesday.• Wildfire posture: National Preparedness Level 5, 76 uncontained large fires, 3,736,566 acres on active incidents, and year-to-date acreage at 168 percent of the ten-year average. Australian and New Zealand crews and 240 Army soldiers are supporting operations.• Highest-risk fires with evacuations: Little Giant, Washington (134,635 acres, 10 percent); Three Queens, Washington (Level 3 GO around Cooper Lake); Grasshopper, Oregon (90,667 acres, 49 percent, 22 structures lost); Hagen, Oregon (56,869 acres, 17 percent); Sand Creek, Montana (31,652 acres, 1 percent); Frijoles, New Mexico (11,335 acres, 9 percent, Cundiyo upgraded to Set); Mukluk, Alaska (Level 3 GO evacuations, about 20 homes damaged).• Indiana derecho recovery: Seven confirmed storm deaths, 98,824 customers out as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, and 53 counties covered under federal Emergency Declaration EM-3651 for Public Assistance. NIPSCO targets full restoration by late Friday.• Hazmat: Glenpool, Oklahoma tank farm cleanup continues with EPA-coordinated fence-line air monitoring. Shelter-in-place lifted, but a voluntary evacuation recommendation remains between 126th and 131st Streets South.• Cyber: Four new CISA known exploited vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft IKE, Microsoft SharePoint, Broadcom VMware vCenter and Apple macOS. Federal agencies now prioritize under BOD 26-04, a risk-based model rather than a uniform patch deadline. Two ICS advisories also issued, including one for CISA’s own Malcolm network monitoring suite.• Heat: Extreme Heat Warnings run through Friday across Arizona, southern Nevada and inland southern California. Maricopa County has confirmed 81 heat deaths this year, more than double last year’s pace at the same date.• Water systems: New boil water advisory in McCormick County, South Carolina. St. Louis and West Columbia, South Carolina advisories both lifted Tuesday.• Assistance: Five Disaster Service Centers opened Tuesday in Mississippi for Tropical Storm Arthur survivors under DR-4930, serving Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River and Stone counties.SponsorsB. Colburn CoachingBook a discovery call today - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffeeWild Tone LabsVisit online - https://wildtonelabs.com/The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registrationDescript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-DescriptESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rSourcesCISA• CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog: Aug 18, 2026 KEV additions and BOD 26-04 guidance• ICSA-26-230-01 CISA Malcolm: ICS advisory, Aug 18, 2026• ICSA-26-230-02 Siemens Simcenter Nastran: ICS advisory, Aug 18, 2026Wildfire, national• NICC Incident Management Situation Report: Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 0730 MDT• NIFC National Fire News: daily national fire statisticsTropical and marine• Hurricane Lala Public Advisory Number 26: CPHC, 1100 AM HST Tue Aug 18, 2026• NHC Eastern Pacific tropical weather outlook feed• NOAA Tsunami Warning System: no active US tsunami productsUSGS volcano• Alaska Volcano Observatory Daily Update: Aug 18, 2026: Great Sitkin Watch/Orange, Kupreanof and Shishaldin Advisory/Yellow• Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Daily Update: Aug 18, 2026: Kilauea Advisory/Yellow, next fountaining episode likely Aug 21 to 27Public health and food safety• FDA recall: Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Outshine Fruit Bars, possible glass contamination, Aug 18, 2026Travel advisories• U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories: six advisories updated Aug 18, 2026• Ecuador Travel Advisory: Level 2, issued Aug 18, 2026, with Do Not Travel sub-designationsAlaska• Alaska DOF: Evacuations remain in place for Mukluk Fire in Tok, Aug 18, 2026Arizona• KJZZ: Maricopa County confirmed heat deaths far outpacing last year, Aug 18, 2026California• CAL FIRE: MP18 Fire incident page, Humboldt County• CAL FIRE: Timber Fire incident page, Monterey County• <a...

Hawaii Island enters a second week of recovery from Hurricane Lala with one confirmed death, roughly 88,000 customers still without power statewide, and Pahala cut off by a destroyed section of Highway 11 with no water or sewer service. Indiana counts at least seven dead and more than a thousand displaced as the state finalizes a major disaster declaration request and activates relief grants and replacement food benefits. The national wildfire preparedness level holds at 5 with 80 uncontained large fires and evacuations running in Washington, Oregon, Utah, Montana and New Mexico. Also in this episode: a new CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities entry, a St. Louis boil water advisory tied to storm-driven pressure loss, municipal cyber incidents in Maine and Arkansas, Extreme Heat Warnings in the desert Southwest and the coastal Carolinas, and a two-week countdown on Wisconsin’s FEMA application deadline. 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• Hawaii lifeline restoration is the national priority. One confirmed death, roughly 88,670 customers without power Monday evening, and Pahala without power, water or sewer. Highway 11 is severed south toward Naalehu, and about 100 mainland mutual aid crew members arrive midweek.• Indiana federal aid is pending, not approved. A presidential emergency declaration covers 53 counties for emergency protective measures at 75 percent federal cost share, but individual assistance requires the major disaster declaration the state has not yet filed. State grants of up to $5,000 and replacement SNAP benefits are available now through 211 and the FSSA portal.• Wildfire remains at National Preparedness Level 5. Eighty uncontained large fires, 28,710 personnel assigned, and year-to-date acreage at roughly 169 percent of the ten-year average. Sand Creek in Montana is at 1 percent containment on 31,652 acres.• Active evacuation drivers to watch: Little Giant in Washington, Hagen and Paradise in Oregon, Black Canyon in Utah, Sand Creek, Bobcat Lakes and Moose in Montana, and Frijoles in New Mexico.• Two water systems are degraded. St. Louis is under a precautionary boil water advisory across 27 neighborhoods after storm-driven pressure loss at the Chain of Rocks plant, and West Columbia, South Carolina is under a boil advisory after a main break.• Municipal cyber pressure continues. Lincoln, Maine reopened Tuesday with limited services after file encryption, and Fort Smith, Arkansas is still restoring city systems. Both jurisdictions report 911 and emergency response unaffected.• One new CISA KEV entry. A code injection flaw in the Ray distributed computing framework was added Monday with remediation due this week. No NTAS bulletin is currently in effect.Deadline watch. Wisconsin FEMA individual assistance and SBA physical disaster loan applications close Monday, August 31 for 19 counties plus the Oneida Nation. Mississippi opens five Disaster Service Centers at noon today.SponsorsPlease follow us on your favorite podcast player: https://pod.link/1837456562B. Colburn CoachingBook a discovery call today - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffeeWild Tone LabsVisit online - https://wildtonelabs.com/The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.comNATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registrationDescript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-DescriptESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rSourcesNational wildfire• NIFC National Fire News: daily national wildfire situation, preparedness level, and large fire table• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: Aug 17, 2026 national situation reportCISA and cyber• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities addition: Aug 17, 2026 catalog update• CISA Cybersecurity Alerts and Advisories: current advisory listingDHS• DHS National Terrorism Advisory System: no current advisories in effectFDA• FDA recall, Hardie’s Fresh Foods jalapeños: Salmonella risk, posted Aug 17• FDA recall, Oma’s Pride raw pet food: Salmonella, updated Aug 17, eleven statesTropical and severe weather• National Hurricane Center: Atlantic and Eastern Pacific tropical outlooks• Hurricane Lala Public Advisory 24: Central Pacific, Aug 17, 11 p.m. HST• WPC Excessive Rainfall Outlook: Day 1 flash flood risk areas• Storm Prediction Center: Day 1 convective outlookAlaska• USGS M4.5+ earthquakes, past day: Karluk, Alaska event• Alaska Volcano Observatory daily update: Great Sitkin, Kupreanof, Shishaldin• NOAA Tsunami Warning Centers: no warnings, advisories or watches in effectArizona• NWS Phoenix Extreme Heat Warning: issued Aug 18, in effect through Aug 21• Maricopa County Heat Relief Network: cooling, respite and hydration sitesArkansas• City of Fort Smith: municipal network security event and service impacts• Fort Smith network security event: reported service disruptionsCalifornia• CAL FIRE Sorrento Fire: San Diego incident page, acreage and evacuations• CAL FIRE active incidents: statewide fire summaryHawaii• Hawaiian Electric restoration update: outage counts by island, Aug 17• Hawaii Emergency Management Agency: Hurricane Lala updates hub• <a...

Tropical Storm Lala pulls away from Hawaii and leaves a major recovery behind: about 179,000 customers without power, all state offices and schools closed, an islandwide essential needs only water notice on Hawaii Island, and a pending major disaster declaration request. Record rainfall in Charleston, West Virginia drives more than 50 water rescue calls in Kanawha County as a Flood Watch extends across southeast Ohio, eastern Kentucky and southwest Virginia. A Flash Flood Emergency over Colorado’s Aspen Acres burn scar takes one life in Beulah. Nationally, wildfire operations hold at Preparedness Level 5 with 87 uncontained large fires, FEMA announces a Public Assistance declaration for 53 Indiana counties, Extreme Heat Warnings cover twelve states, and federal cyber advisories stay quiet. 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.SponsorsB. Colburn CoachingBook a discovery call today - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffeeWild Tone LabsVisit online - https://wildtonelabs.com/The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registrationDescript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-DescriptESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rSourcesDHS and NTAS• DHS National Terrorism Advisory System: no current advisories listedFEMA• FEMA press release announcing the Indiana emergency declaration, published August 16, 2026 for a declaration dated August 15• OpenFEMA API record for EM-3651-IN: Public Assistance only, 53 countiesWildfire and NIFC• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, Sunday August 16, 2026 at 0730 MDT: Preparedness Level 5, 87 uncontained large fires, 147 incidents, 3,879,418 acres, 29,548 personnel• NIFC situation report landing page• NWS Charleston WV climate report confirming the 4.23 inch record and prior 1.64 inch mark from 1922• CAL FIRE incident data feed: Timber Fire acreage and containment as of August 17, 2026• NIFC National Fire News: Preparedness Level 5, year to date acres• InciWeb national incident indexTropical weather• Central Pacific Hurricane Center public advisory on Tropical Storm Lala: no coastal watches or warnings in effect• NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook: no formation expected in seven days• NHC Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather OutlookFlooding and severe weather• WPC Excessive Rainfall Discussion: Slight risk Ohio Valley and central Appalachians, flash flood guidance exceedance above 70 percent• WPC Day 1 Excessive Rainfall Outlook graphic• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook: Slight risk central and northern Plains and southern Appalachians• SPC filtered storm reports for August 16, 2026• NWS active Extreme Heat Warnings: twelve statesTravel advisories• State Department Travel Advisories index: most recent update July 29, 2026• State Department Worldwide Caution, March 22, 2026California• CAL FIRE Timber Fire incident page: acres, containment, evacuation zones and Highway 1 closure• Ready Monterey County Timber Fire incident page• InciWeb MP 18 Fire near HoopaColorado• NWS Pueblo Flash Flood Warning with Flash Flood Emergency for the Aspen Acres burn scar, August 16, 2026• KKTV: Pueblo County Sheriff confirms Beulah flood fatality• KRDO: Colorado Springs Fire pre-evacuation order for hazardous materials fireHawaii• Hawaii News Now: statewide closure of state offices, schools and courts for Monday• Hawaii News Now: utility outage totals by island and mutual aid crews• Maui Now: County of Maui 7 p.m. update, Eddie Tam shelter opening, Olinda and Piiholo water outageIdaho• InciWeb Moose Mountain Fire• InciWeb Upper Smith FireIndiana• NWS Indianapolis August 2026 flooding event summary: record...

A Hurricane Warning is up for Hawaii County as Tropical Storm Lala approaches the Big Island, with a state emergency proclamation signed, 12 shelters opening Friday evening, and Hilo and Kawaihae moving to Port Condition ZULU. On the mainland, Indiana has declared a statewide disaster emergency and mobilized the National Guard as the White River at Anderson crests near its highest level in more than a century, NIPSCO works through the largest outage event in its history, and the Weather Prediction Center posts a Moderate excessive rainfall risk over Iowa and Illinois. Wildfire holds at National Preparedness Level 5 with 95 uncontained large fires and more than 29,000 personnel assigned, and CISA releases 14 industrial control system advisories led by a maximum severity flaw in a gateway used across the energy and water sectors. 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• Tropical Storm Lala: Hurricane Warning for Hawaii County, Tropical Storm Watch for Maui County, 8 to 12 inches of rain forecast with up to 25 inches possible on the Big Island, and 12 county shelters opening at 6:00 PM Friday.• Hawaii ports and transport: Hawaii County commercial ports including Hilo and Kawaihae move to Port Condition ZULU at 8:00 AM Friday, Maui County to YANKEE, with all Big Island public schools closed from 5:30 PM Friday through Sunday and Hele On transit suspended for the weekend.• Indiana flood emergency: Statewide disaster emergency in effect for 30 days with the National Guard mobilized, the White River at Anderson cresting near 25 feet, local disaster emergencies and evacuation orders in Anderson and Yorktown, and 45 active flood warnings.• Midwest power restoration: NIPSCO reports more than 230,000 customers still out from Tuesday’s derecho, its largest outage event ever, with full restoration not expected until August 21. ComEd expects 99 percent restored by Saturday night.• Today’s flood risk: The Weather Prediction Center posts a Moderate risk of excessive rainfall over central and southern Iowa into west central Illinois, with scattered to numerous instances of flash flooding expected.• Wildfire posture: National Preparedness Level 5 continues with 95 uncontained large fires, 29,058 personnel assigned, and 25 Complex Incident Management Teams committed. The Northwest holds 43 of the uncontained large fires.• Cyber, water and energy sectors: CISA released 14 ICS advisories August 13, led by a CVSS 10 OS command injection flaw in the Haiwell IoT Cloud HMI Gateway affecting energy, critical manufacturing, and water and wastewater. Two KEV entries carry federal remediation deadlines that fall today.• Extreme heat: 14 Extreme Heat Warnings and 45 Heat Advisories are active, with heat index values up to 115 in southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina and cooling centers open in Texas County, Missouri.• Healthcare supply chain: FDA escalated the Baxter Duo-Vent solution set recall to Class I on August 13, an air-in-line risk for hospitals and EMS using pressure cuffs.• Recovery deadlines: SBA extended the Louisiana Tropical Storm Arthur physical damage loan application deadline to October 1, and FEMA urges applicants in six parishes to stay in contact to avoid payment delays.• National threat posture: DHS reports no current National Terrorism Advisory System advisories, and the State Department posted no travel advisory level changes.SponsorsB. Colburn CoachingBook a discovery call today - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffeeWild Tone LabsVisit online - https://wildtonelabs.com/The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registrationDescript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-DescriptESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rSourcesTo long to publish this morning. Please visit - https://emnetwork.substack.com/

Severe weather across the Midwest and Ohio Valley leaves three people dead, spawns tornadoes near Chicago, and triggers flash flood emergencies in Indiana, where Governor Braun declares a disaster emergency for 18 counties and Ohio activates the National Guard. The nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 101 uncontained large fires and more than 30,000 personnel committed, including Level 3 evacuations for Washington’s Little Giant Fire and destroyed homes on Oregon’s Grasshopper Fire. Kilauea begins Episode 53 of its summit eruption, CISA adds three exploited vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog, and federal officials warn about continuing cyberattacks on municipal water systems. 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• Midwest severe weather: Three deaths, confirmed tornadoes near Chicago, and roughly 670,000 customers still without power Wednesday morning across Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois; ComEd targets 80 percent restoration by midday Thursday.• Indiana: Disaster emergency declared for 18 counties; flash flood emergencies in Fayette, Union, and Wayne counties after up to 10 inches of rain; Connersville area evacuations along the Whitewater River.• Ohio: State of emergency declared; 40 National Guard members and 20 tactical vehicles deployed for flood rescue support; lightning strike at a Grafton prison sends 16 people to hospitals.• National wildfire: Preparedness Level 5 continues with 101 uncontained large fires and 6.4 million acres burned year to date, 155 percent of the 10 year average; the Northwest holds 44 uncontained large fires.• Northwest evacuations: Level 3 Go Now orders for Washington’s Little Giant Fire in Chelan County and Oregon’s Grasshopper Fire, which has destroyed six homes in Wasco County.• Hawaii: Kilauea begins Episode 53 with lava fountains of 80 to 100 feet; alert level Watch, aviation code Orange; hazards confined to the closed national park area.• Cyber: CISA adds three actively exploited vulnerabilities affecting Cisco ASA and FTD, Windows, and Metabase to the KEV catalog; water utilities remain under a multi-state attack campaign.SponsorsB. Colburn CoachingBook a discovery call today - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffeeWild Tone Labs - https://wildtonelabs.com/The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registrationDescript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-DescriptESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rSourcesNational wildfire• NIFC National Fire News: daily national summary, statistics, and state large fire lists• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: August 12 national SITREP (PDF)CISA• CISA: Adds three known exploited vulnerabilities to the KEV catalog (August 11)• CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogWater sector cybersecurity• NPR: Cyberattacks on the US water sector expose vulnerabilities (August 12)USGS volcanoes• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Kilauea volcano updates, Episode 53• USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory: Great Sitkin status notice (August 12)Tropical weather• National Hurricane Center: Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook• The Watchers: Tropical Storm Cristobal forms, third named storm of the 2026 Atlantic seasonMidwest severe weather• AP via US News: Deaths and damage reported as severe weather spawns tornadoes and flash flooding• NBC News: Three dead, almost one million without power as severe storms strike the MidwestIllinois• CBS Chicago: Nearly 400,000 still without power after severe storms; ComEd restoration estimatesIndiana• State of Indiana: Governor Braun declares state of disaster emergency for 18 counties• FOX Weather: Flash flood emergencies issued across Indiana as life-threatening flooding lashes the state• FOX19: Southeast Indiana flash flood emergency and Connersville area evacuationsOhio• Dayton Daily News: Ohio National Guard activated, state of emergency issued for parts of OhioOregon• OPB: Six houses burned, 200 buildings threatened by the Grasshopper Fire near Mount Hood• KPTV: Wildfire updates, Highway 35 closed again east of Government Camp, flags lowered for fallen firefighterWashington• InciWeb: Little Giant Fire incident information• FOX 13 Seattle: Little Giant wildfire prompts Level 3 Go Now evacuations in Chelan County

The nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 104 uncontained large fires and nearly 30,000 personnel committed, led by extreme fire behavior in Oregon and Washington. North of Reno, the Bug and Fred Mountain fires drive evacuations, power shutoffs, and school closures. CISA adds three actively exploited vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog, excessive heat warnings cover roughly 25 million people in Texas and Oklahoma, and FEMA opens Individual Assistance for Rota after Super Typhoon Bavi. Kilauea’s next episode is forecast for August 13 to 17, and flood watches cover southwest Virginia and northwest North Carolina. 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• National wildfire posture: Preparedness Level 5 continues with nearly 30,000 personnel, 104 uncontained large fires, and 6.4 million acres burned year to date, 156 percent of the ten-year average.• Nevada: The Bug and Fred Mountain fires north of Reno prompt evacuation orders, power shutoffs, and class cancellations at eight Washoe County schools; an evacuation center is open in Reno.• California: The Timber Fire near Big Sur reaches 2,989 acres at 5 percent containment with evacuation warnings in Monterey County and 259 structures threatened.• Cybersecurity: CISA adds Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD, Microsoft Windows AFD for WinSock, and Metabase vulnerabilities to the KEV catalog; remediation should be prioritized.• Extreme heat: Excessive heat warnings cover roughly 25 million people in Texas and Oklahoma with heat indices of 105 to 109 degrees; the Kansas City metro is under an extreme heat warning all week.• Minnesota: Boundary Waters fires top 65,000 acres and the state extends its wildfire emergency order another 30 days with evacuation zones still in effect.• Volcanoes: Kilauea’s next fountaining episode is forecast between August 13 and 17; Great Sitkin continues a slow lava eruption at Watch and Aviation Color Code Orange.• Territories: FEMA opens Individual Assistance for Rota residents recovering from Super Typhoon Bavi, with 100 percent federal cost share for 90 days.• Flood risk: A flood watch runs through Thursday morning for the Roanoke area and the northwest North Carolina High Country as repeated storms raise flash flood concerns.SponsorsB. Colburn CoachingBook a discovery call today - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffeeWild Tone LabsVisit online - https://wildtonelabs.com/The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registrationDescript, 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: preparedness level, personnel, and state-by-state large fire summaries• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: August 11 national SITREPCISA• CISA alert: three known exploited vulnerabilities added to the KEV catalogFEMA• FEMA press release: Rota residents impacted by Super Typhoon Bavi can apply for assistance• FEMA disaster page: DR-4931 Northern Mariana IslandsNOAA and NWS• NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion: two tropical waves under watch• Fox Weather: excessive heat warnings for 25 million in Texas and OklahomaUSGS• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Kilauea update and episode forecast• USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory: Great Sitkin and Mount Kupreanof updateCalifornia• CAL FIRE: Timber Fire incident page• CBS San Francisco: Timber Fire grows near Big Sur with evacuations and park closuresKansas and Missouri• KCUR: Kansas City is under an extreme heat warning all weekMinnesota• MPR News: Minnesota wildfires live updates, emergency order extendedNevada• Sierra Daily News: Fred Mountain Fire prompts school closures, evacuations, and power outagesNorth Carolina• WataugaOnline: flood watch for Watauga, Ashe, and Alleghany counties through Thursday morningVirginia• NWS Blacksburg via Watauga Democrat: flood watch issued August 11 until August 13Washington• Washington DSHS: Washington wildfires emergency updates, burn ban, and air quality alerts• Washington DNR Wildfire Portal: current wildfire incident information

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo declares a state of emergency as the Bug and Fred Mountain fires force more than 6,000 evacuations north of Reno, while the nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 98 uncontained large fires and extreme fire behavior on Washington’s Little Giant Fire and Oregon’s Wrights Spring Fire. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center gives a disturbance east southeast of Hawaii a 90 percent chance of development, CISA and the FBI publish a joint advisory on Gunra ransomware, and forecasters warn of impactful flash flooding in the Ohio Valley. Plus storm driven power outages in Ohio, Virginia, and Maryland, a boil water advisory in South Carolina, and Wyoming’s largest fire of the year on South Pass. 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• Nevada state of emergency: Governor Lombardo declares an emergency for portions of Washoe County and the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony as the Bug Fire (17,000 acres, 4 percent) and Fred Mountain Fire (3,481 acres, 0 percent) force more than 6,000 evacuations, close eight schools, and threaten water, power, gas, airport, and telecom infrastructure.• National fire picture: The nation remains at Preparedness Level 5 with 98 uncontained large fires and 29,840 personnel assigned; the Northwest holds 46 uncontained large fires, with extreme behavior on the Little Giant Fire in Washington (111,429 acres, 2 percent, 26 structures destroyed) and the Wrights Spring Fire in Oregon.• Oregon FMAGs: FEMA approves Fire Management Assistance Grants for the Wrights Spring and Hagen fires, Oregon’s sixth and seventh of 2026, as Level 3 evacuations continue around Sprague River and Chiloquin.• Hawaii tropical watch: A Central Pacific disturbance about 1,100 miles east southeast of the islands has a 90 percent chance of development over seven days, with a depression expected by midweek; interests in Hawaii should monitor closely.• Cyber: CISA, the FBI, and partners release joint advisory AA26-222A on Gunra ransomware, a double extortion variant exploiting exposed VPN gateways, firewalls, and RDP across critical infrastructure sectors.• Severe weather: Impactful flash flooding is possible in the Ohio Valley with 2 to 4 more inches of rain, damaging winds are expected across northern Illinois and the Ohio Valley, and an Extreme Heat Warning covers the St. Louis metro through Wednesday evening.• Storm outages: Monday storms cut power to tens of thousands in Northeast Ohio, more than 28,000 Appalachian Power customers in Virginia, and more than 25,500 BGE customers in Maryland; Hopewell, Virginia schools close Tuesday.• Wyoming: The Weiser Knoll Fire on South Pass becomes the state’s largest of 2026 at an estimated 13,350 acres with evacuations in the Twin Creek drainage.SponsorsB. 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Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rSourcesNIFC and Wildfire• NIFC National Fire News, August 10, 2026: PL 5, 98 uncontained large fires, state by state large fire summaryTropical Weather• Central Pacific Hurricane Center Tropical Weather Outlook: disturbance east southeast of Hawaii• NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook: low southwest of Cabo Verde IslandsCISA• Joint advisory AA26-222A, StopRansomware: Gunra Ransomware (August 10, 2026)NWS and Weather• WPC Short Range Forecast Discussion: Ohio Valley flash flood concern, heat from Central Plains to SoutheastUSGS• USGS event page: M4.6 offshore Sand Point, Alaska, August 11, 2026• HVO daily update: Kilauea Episode 53 fountaining forecast window August 12 to 15• AVO update: Great Sitkin continues slow summit lava eruption at Watch and OrangeCalifornia• CBS San Francisco: Timber Fire near Big Sur, evacuation order includes Ventana Inn area• CBS Sacramento: Bug Fire on California-Nevada border, Lassen and Sierra county evacuationsHawaii• Hawaii News Now: tracking possible tropical cyclone heading toward the stateMaryland• CBS Baltimore: storms bring heavy rain, damaging winds, tornado warning, BGE outagesMinnesota• Minnesota News Network: BWCA campsite reopening, Camp and Bear Trap containment• InciWeb: July 2026 Superior NF wildfiresMissouri• NWS St. Louis Extreme Heat Warning through Wednesday eveningNevada• Nevada Current: Lombardo declares state of emergency for Washoe fires• KOLO: Red Rock evacuation warnings upgraded to orders, shelter and school closuresNew Mexico• Los Alamos Reporter: Frijoles Fire morning update, 3,290 acres, 0 percent containment• Source NM: health officials warn of smoke impacts as Frijoles Fire growsOhio• WKYC: power outages across Northeast Ohio after severe thunderstormsOregon• KDRV: FEMA approves funding for the Wrights Spring Fire• <a...

National fire activity holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 94 uncontained large fires and more than 30,000 personnel committed, led by extreme fire growth in Oregon and Washington. Utah’s Rocky Canyon Fire forces evacuations in Morgan and Summit counties, the Bug Fire prompts evacuations on the Nevada and California line, and Sunday storms flood the Chicago area with ground stops at O’Hare and Midway. Extreme Heat Warnings cover the Desert Southwest and the St. Louis region, Williamson County, Tennessee responds to flash flood evacuations, and the National Hurricane Center watches three low chance Atlantic disturbances. 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• National fire activity: The nation remains at Preparedness Level 5 with 94 uncontained large fires, 30,419 personnel committed, and international crews plus four MAFFS airtankers supporting the Northwest.• Utah: The Rocky Canyon Fire grows to an estimated 13,000 acres with no containment, forcing evacuations in Morgan and Summit counties and closing State Routes 65 and 66.• Nevada and California: The Bug Fire north of Reno tops 6,500 acres with no containment, with evacuation orders in Washoe County and parts of Lassen County.• Pacific Northwest: Oregon’s Wrights Spring Fire gains more than 14,000 acres in a day, and Washington’s Little Giant Fire holds at 2 percent containment with evacuations in effect.• Illinois: Sunday storms flood the Chicago area, cut power to tens of thousands, and trigger ground stops at O’Hare and Midway, with more storms expected through Tuesday.• Extreme heat: Warnings cover Phoenix, Las Vegas, and the southeast California deserts through Monday and the St. Louis region through Wednesday, with heat index values up to 110.• Tennessee: Williamson County agencies evacuate families along Five Mile Creek after rainfall rates of 3 to 5 inches per hour.• Tropics: The National Hurricane Center monitors three Atlantic disturbances, all with low development chances and no direct threat to land.SponsorsB. Colburn CoachingBook a discovery call today - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffeeWild Tone LabsVisit online - https://wildtonelabs.com/The 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/hip7r

The nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 86 uncontained large fires and nearly 30,000 personnel committed, supported by crews from Australia and New Zealand. Officials in Washington count 913 structures damaged by the Spokane area fires as Level 3 evacuations continue. California’s Gann Fire reaches 33 percent containment after a deceased person is found in Angels Camp, and Utah’s Widemouth 2 Fire tops 97,000 acres with extreme fire behavior. North Carolina’s ports return to normal gate schedules on manual processing after a cyberattack, and new presidential disaster declarations publish for Mississippi, Louisiana, and Missouri. 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• National wildfire posture: The nation remains at Preparedness Level 5 with 86 uncontained large fires, 3.3 million acres burned on large incidents, and 29,699 personnel assigned, with international support from Australia and New Zealand.• Washington: Officials have identified 913 structures damaged by the Spokane area fires with counts continuing; Level 3 evacuations remain, and the Sinlahekin, Little Giant, and Kaiser Canyon fires keep large evacuation and closure footprints across eastern Washington.• California: The Gann Fire in Calaveras County is 33 percent contained at 10,384 acres; a deceased person was found in Angels Camp, six evacuation zones reopened, and Governor Newsom declared a county state of emergency.• Utah: The Widemouth 2 Fire tops 97,000 acres at 10 percent containment with extreme fire behavior and evacuations near Kanosh.• North Carolina: NC Ports resumed normal gate schedules Thursday on manual processing while forensics teams and the Coast Guard investigate the August 4 cyberattack.• Federal declarations: Presidential disaster declarations for Mississippi and Louisiana (Tropical Storm Arthur) and Missouri (severe storms and flooding) publish in today’s Federal Register.• Hawaii: Kilauea is paused, with eruptive episode 53 forecast between August 8 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/hip7rSourcesNIFC and Wildfire• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: August 6, 2026, Preparedness Level 5, national and state fire detailsNOAA and NWS• NHC Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook: no development expected in next 7 days• NWS national forecast: heat in the Southwest and Intermountain West, storms in the Plains• NWS Houston/Galveston: heat indices 101 to 108 on the upper Texas coastUSGS• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Kilauea updates, episode 53 forecast August 8 to 13Federal Register• Presidential major disaster declaration: Mississippi, Tropical Storm Arthur• Presidential major disaster declaration, public assistance only: Louisiana, Tropical Storm Arthur• Presidential major disaster declaration, public assistance only: Missouri, severe storms and floodingCalifornia• Cal Fire: Gann Fire incident page• Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency in Calaveras County for the Gann Fire• CBS Sacramento: Gann Fire updates, body found, evacuation zones reopenedNorth Carolina• WECT: NC Ports operating manually after cyberattack disrupts statewide systemsUtah• Gephardt Daily: Widemouth 2 Fire tops 97,000 acresWashington• KHQ: Spokane area fires at a glance, structures damaged and containment

The nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 94 uncontained large fires and more than 28,700 personnel committed. A federal emergency declaration is in effect for Washington as the Spokane Area Fires force roughly 65,000 evacuations and destroy more than 600 structures. Oregon’s Grasshopper Fire puts Timberline Lodge and Mt. Hood Meadows under Level 3 evacuations, and Utah’s Widemouth 2 Fire tops 84,000 acres with evacuation orders in Fillmore, Kanosh, and Meadow. Also in this episode: extreme heat warnings across the Southwest and Pacific Northwest, new CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, a possible water system cyberattack under investigation in Georgia’s Clayton County, and continuing Level 4 Do Not Travel advisories for the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan. 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 posture: The nation remains at Preparedness Level 5 with 94 uncontained large fires, 28,700 plus personnel committed, and 5.4 million acres burned year to date, well above the 10-year average.• Washington: A federal emergency declaration is in effect. The Spokane Area Fires have displaced roughly 65,000 people and destroyed more than 600 structures; all previously unaccounted persons are safe.• Oregon: Level 3 Go Now evacuations cover Mt. Hood Meadows and Timberline Lodge from the Grasshopper Fire; the Rowe Creek Complex, Big Grass, and Coleman Creek fires remain among the largest in the nation.• Utah: The Widemouth 2 Fire is at 84,409 acres with no containment; evacuation orders stand for portions of Fillmore, Kanosh, and Meadow with a shelter open in Fillmore.• Extreme heat: NWS extreme heat warnings run through Sunday for parts of Arizona and the Imperial Valley with highs to 118 degrees; near 100 degree heat continues in the Pacific Northwest.• Cyber: CISA added Langflow, Apache Tomcat, and N-able N-central flaws to the KEV catalog this week; Clayton County, Georgia is investigating a possible cyberattack on its water operations.• Travel: The State Department holds Level 4 Do Not Travel advisories for the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan amid the Ebola response, with an additional $242 million in planned funding.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• NIFC National Fire News: August 5 daily update with Preparedness Level 5, national statistics, and state fire detailsFEMA• FEMA press release: President approves emergency declaration for Washington wildfires• FEMA fact sheet: How FEMA’s emergency assistance benefits Washington wildfire responseCISA• CISA alert, August 5: CISA adds one Known Exploited Vulnerability to catalog• CISA alert, August 4: CISA adds three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to catalog• The Hacker News: CISA flags Langflow RCE, Tomcat, and N-central flaws as actively exploitedNOAA and NWS• National Hurricane Center: Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook, no Atlantic development expected over seven days• NWS Phoenix Extreme Heat Warning: Warning issued August 5, in effect through August 9, highs 104 to 118 degreesState Department• Ebola Response Update, August 5: Level 4 Do Not Travel remains for DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan; additional $242 million in response fundingGeorgia• Atlanta News First: Clayton County boil water advisory possibly related to cyberattack• NBC News: FBI says hackers targeted municipal water systems in seven statesIdaho• InciWeb, Tartar Fire: Incident information for the Tartar Fire, Boise District BLMMinnesota• WTIP: Wildfires and response across Superior National Forest and the BWCAWOregon• InciWeb, Grasshopper Fire: Incident information for the Grasshopper Fire, Mt. Hood National Forest• KPTV: Timberline Lodge under evacuation order, Bench Fire evacuations lifted• Central Oregon Fire Information: Rowe Creek Fire update, August 5Utah• InciWeb, Widemouth 2 Fire: Incident information for the Widemouth 2 Fire, Fishlake National Forest• KUTV: Widemouth 2 Fire jumps containment line south of Kanosh, expanding evacuationsWashington• InciWeb, Sinlahekin Fire: Incident information for the Sinlahekin Fire, Washington DNR• KHQ: Evacuations and structure losses in the Spokane Area Fires

We are on your favorite podcast PlayerThe nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 99 uncontained large fires and more than 27,400 personnel committed, and the President approves a federal emergency declaration for Washington as the Spokane Area Fires destroy hundreds of structures and the Little Giant Fire tops 59,000 acres. Oregon’s Grasshopper Fire pushes Mt. Hood Meadows to Level 3 Go Now evacuations, Idaho’s Tartar Fire passes 107,800 acres, and California’s Gann Fire forces evacuations in Calaveras County. CISA adds three actively exploited vulnerabilities to the KEV catalog, and boil water advisories are in effect in Rockdale County, Georgia and the Trenton, New Jersey area. 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• National wildfire posture: The country remains at Preparedness Level 5 with 99 uncontained large fires, four new large fires and more than 27,400 personnel assigned; 2026 has burned more than 5.25 million acres year to date.• Washington: A federal emergency declaration and a statewide emergency with a burn ban through September 30 are both in effect; the Spokane Area Fires destroy hundreds of structures with about 640 confirmed in the Old Trails Fire alone, and the Little Giant Fire tops 59,000 acres with Level 3 evacuations near Lake Chelan.• Oregon: Mt. Hood Meadows and the Elk Mountain zones are under Level 3 Go Now orders as the Grasshopper Fire shifts west; the state nears a record season with more than 2 million acres burned.• Idaho: The Tartar Fire passes 107,800 acres at 11 percent containment near Weiser; Highway 95 is back open and a Red Cross shelter remains available.• California: The Gann Fire in Calaveras County reaches roughly 6,495 acres with no containment and multiple evacuation zones ordered.• Cyber: CISA adds three actively exploited vulnerabilities to the KEV catalog covering Langflow, N-able N-central and Apache Tomcat; remediation should be prioritized.• Water: Boil water advisories are in effect for northern Rockdale County, Georgia and portions of Ewing and Lawrence townships, New Jersey after main breaks and pressure losses.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 Fire Situation• NIFC National Fire News: August 4, 2026 daily report, PL 5, 99 uncontained large firesFEMA• FEMA: President approves emergency declaration for Washington wildfiresCISA• CISA: Three vulnerabilities added to the KEV catalog, August 4• CISA: One vulnerability added to the KEV catalog, August 3NHC and Tropics• National Hurricane Center: Atlantic outlook, no active tropical cyclonesCalifornia• CAL FIRE: Gann Fire incident page• CBS Sacramento: Gann Fire burns more than 6,400 acres with no containmentColorado• Denver7: Colorado wildfire conditions and evacuation updatesGeorgia• On Common Ground News: Rockdale County boil water advisory issued August 4Hawaii• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Kilauea daily update, August 4• USGS: Kilauea volcano updatesIdaho• Idaho News 6: Tartar Fire grows to 107,825 acres, 11 percent containedMinnesota• NIFC National Fire News: Minnesota large fire count• MPR News: Minnesota wildfires live updatesMontana• NIFC National Fire News: Griffin Fire among four new large firesNew Jersey• Trenton Water Works: Precautionary boil water advisory for portions of Ewing and Lawrence, August 4Oregon• KGW: Mt. Hood Meadows under Level 3 Go Now evacuation as Grasshopper Fire approaches• OPB: Eastern Clackamas County told to prepare to evacuate• IQAir Newsroom: Big Grass Fire evacuation zones in southeastern Oregon• KATU: Oregon nears all-time wildfire acreage record as 2026 fires top 2 million acresTexas• InciWeb: Bear Hallow Fire incident information• KTRE: East Texas firefighters sent to aid in Bear Hollow fireWashington• FEMA: Emergency declaration for Washington• Columbia Basin Herald: State resources mobilized as Spokane area fires grow; governor declares statewide emergency• KHQ: Thousands evacuated, hundreds of structures destroyed in Spokane Area Fires• NBC News: More than 700 structures lost as 65,000 evacuate in Washington wildfires• InciWeb: Little Giant Fire incident information• <a...

The nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 102 uncontained large fires and more than 29,000 personnel committed. Three fires around Spokane destroy 660 structures and force thousands from their homes, Idaho’s Tartar fire grows by more than 81,000 acres in a day, and Utah’s Widemouth 2 fire races toward Kanosh with extreme wind-driven behavior. CISA adds an N-able N-central authentication bypass to its exploited vulnerabilities catalog, Kilauea’s next episode is forecast for August 7 to 14, and FEMA opens an assistance center for the Fort Peck Tribes in Montana. 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• National wildfire posture: The nation remains at Preparedness Level 5 with 102 uncontained large fires, 29,201 personnel committed, and 5.15 million acres burned year to date, 137 percent of the ten-year average.• Spokane-area fires: The Old Trails, Autumn Lane, and Fairview fires hold zero containment with Level 3 evacuations, 660 structures lost, and state and local emergency declarations in effect.• Idaho’s Tartar fire: An 81,000-acre single-day run pushes the fire to 97,143 acres northwest of Weiser, with evacuations in effect and communication infrastructure threatened.• Utah’s Widemouth 2 fire: Extreme wind-driven fire behavior near Kanosh, 36,438 acres at zero containment, with evacuations in effect.• Cybersecurity: CISA adds CVE-2026-18577, an N-able N-central authentication bypass, to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog with federal remediation deadlines.• Volcano watch: Great Sitkin remains at WATCH and ORANGE with slow lava effusion; Kilauea’s next eruptive episode is forecast between August 7 and 14.• Montana recovery: FEMA operates an assistance center in Poplar August 4 and 5 for Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux tribal members affected by the December 2025 winter storm.• Southwest weather: A flood watch and blowing dust advisory cover the Tucson metro area this afternoon and evening as monsoon activity increases.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 Incident Management Situation Report: Preparedness Level 5, national fire statistics, and incident detailsCISA• CISA adds one known exploited vulnerability to catalog: CVE-2026-18577, N-able N-centralNational Hurricane Center• NHC Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook: no tropical cyclone formation expected in the next 7 daysUSGS Volcanoes• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Kilauea update, ADVISORY, next episode forecast August 7 to 14• USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory: Great Sitkin update, WATCH and ORANGEFEMA and Montana• FEMA newsroom: press releases including the Fort Peck assistance center announcement• FEMA DR-4914: Fort Peck Tribes severe winter storm and straight-line winds disaster pageArizona• KOLD News 13: flood watch and blowing dust advisory for southeast ArizonaConnecticut• WFSB: boil water advisory continues for Waterbury water customersMinnesota• Superior National Forest: BWCAW wildfire area closuresOregon• Central Oregon Fire Info: Bench and Round Butte fire daily update, August 3, 2026• Central Oregon Fire Info: Rowe Creek Complex update, August 3, 2026Texas• NWS Fort Worth/Dallas: forecasts and heat advisories for North Texas• FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth: triple-digit heat returns to North Texas as heat dome locks inWashington• KHQ: thousands evacuated, hundreds of structures destroyed in Spokane-area fires• Spokane County: state of emergency services updates

Fast-moving wildfires in the Spokane area destroy more than 600 structures and force tens of thousands to evacuate as Washington declares a statewide emergency and FEMA approves three new Fire Management Assistance Grants. The nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 99 large fires and more than 5.2 million acres burned this year. Extreme Heat Warnings cover Arizona and Southern California deserts, federal agencies continue responding to cyberattacks on water systems in seven states, and material fire updates span Oregon, Utah, Montana, Minnesota, and Wyoming. 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• Spokane-area fires: More than 600 structures destroyed, including an estimated 640 in the Old Trails Fire, with tens of thousands evacuated and sheltering operations under way at the Spokane Convention Center.• Washington statewide emergency: Governor Ferguson’s proclamation bans most outdoor burning through September 30 and opens access to mutual aid and National Guard support; FEMA approves FMAGs for the Sinlahekin, Fairview, and Autumn Lane fires.• National fire posture: Preparedness Level 5 continues with 99 large fires in 17 states, 18 of them new, and year-to-date acreage of more than 5.2 million acres exceeds the 10-year average.• Extreme heat: NWS Extreme Heat Warnings run through Monday and Tuesday for Arizona and Southern California deserts with highs of 107 to 119 degrees.• Water sector cyber: Coordinated cyberattacks on water systems in seven states keep some utilities on manual operations; CISA urges removal of internet-exposed PLCs, and no drinking water contamination is confirmed.• Utah evacuations: The Widemouth 2 Fire prompts evacuation orders in Kanosh and parts of Fillmore, and the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah declares an emergency for the Kanosh Band Reservation.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 Fire Situation• NIFC National Fire News: August 2, 2026 report, Preparedness Level 5, 99 large fires, daily statistics and state fire tables• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: Sunday August 2, 2026NOAA and NHC• NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook: no tropical cyclone formation expected in the next 7 days (8 AM EDT Aug 3)DHS• DHS National Terrorism Advisory System: no current advisoriesCyber and Water Systems• CISA alert: CISA urges Water and Wastewater Systems Sector to protect OT against activity targeting PLCs• TIME: What to know about the U.S. water systems cyberattacks (August 2, 2026)FEMA• KIRO 7: FEMA authorizes funds to help fight Sinlahekin, Fairview, and Autumn Lane fires• FEMA Region 10 on X: Regional Response Coordination Center activated, 9 Fire Management Assistance Grants approved for WashingtonArizona• KESQ / NWS Phoenix: Extreme Heat Warning issued August 2, in effect through August 4California• CAL FIRE: Feliz Fire incident page• Press Democrat: Evacuation orders still in place as highways reopen while crews battle the Feliz Fire• KESQ / NWS San Diego: Extreme Heat Warning for Coachella Valley and San Diego County desertsColorado• InciWeb: Aspen Acres Fire• InciWeb: Gold Mountain FireIdaho• InciWeb: Tartar FireMinnesota• Superior National Forest alerts: fire closures and updates• Quetico Superior Foundation: Boundary Waters and Quetico fire updatesMontana• NBC Montana: Evacuation orders, road closures in place for Skillet Fire• InciWeb: Silvertip FireNevada• InciWeb: New Pass FireOregon• InciWeb: Coleman Creek Fire• KPTV: Wasco County sheriff issues new evacuation notices for Grasshopper Fire; Oregon wildfire updatesUtah• FOX 13: Widemouth 2 Fire becomes catastrophic, Kanosh and Fillmore evacuations, Paiute Kanosh Band emergency declarationWashington• Governor Bob Ferguson: statewide wildfire emergency proclamation and statewide burn ban• The Spokesman-Review: Old Trails Fire destroys 640 structures• NBC News: More than 600 structures lost as tens of thousands evacuate in Washington wildfires• Your Source One: Sinlahekin Fire surges to 73,794 acres as Level 3 evacuations expand• <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/wacoa-kaiser-canyon-fire-2026?utm_source=em-morning-brief" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

The nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 85 large fires burning, and Oregon and Washington are officially in their worst fire season since at least 2000, with more than 10,000 Oregonians under evacuation. CISA urges water and wastewater utilities to lock down programmable logic controllers after attacks that caused boil water notices and manual operations, following cyber activity that affected more than 30 Minnesota water systems. Deadly flash flooding strikes New Jersey and New York’s Capital Region, Frankston, Texas issues a citywide boil water advisory, and Wisconsin storm survivors have one month left to apply for FEMA assistance. 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 5 with 85 large fires. Oregon and Washington are in their worst fire season since at least 2000, with 43 uncontained large fires in the Northwest geographic area.• Oregon: More than 10,000 residents are under some level of evacuation. A 24/7 statewide wildfire hotline is active at 1-833-699-0554, and a fire weather watch takes effect Saturday for much of central and eastern Oregon.• Water sector cyber: CISA urges utilities to disconnect PLCs from direct internet access, change default passwords, and allowlist remote connections after attacks caused boil water notices and sustained manual operations.• Minnesota: More than 30 community water systems were affected by malicious cyber activity. No water supply has been reported compromised, and attribution remains unconfirmed.• Northeast flooding: A child died in the Passaic River in New Jersey, and nearly a foot of rain fell in parts of New York’s Capital Region, where the State EOC is activated and swiftwater teams are deployed.• Washington: New Level 3 evacuations are in effect on the Sinlahekin Fire in Okanogan County. The Kaiser Canyon Fire stands at 128,212 acres and 27 percent containment.• Deadlines: Wisconsin survivors of the April storms and flooding have until August 31 to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance and SBA disaster loans.• Cyber vulnerability: The newest Known Exploited Vulnerabilities entry, a hard-coded password flaw in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, carries a remediation due date of August 1.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/hip7rSourcesNational Wildfire• NIFC National Fire News: national preparedness level, fire counts, personnel, and Northwest situation• InciWeb incident list: current large fire acreage and update timesCISA and Cyber• CISA Alert, July 30: water and wastewater sector urged to protect OT against activity targeting PLCs• CISA ICS Advisories: industrial control systems advisories released July 30• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog: Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center entry added July 29, due August 1DHS• National Terrorism Advisory System: no current advisoriesFEMA• FEMA Disaster Declarations: no new declarations in the past 24 hoursWeather and Hazards• WPC Short Range Forecast Discussion: heavy rain, severe storm, and heat outlook• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook: Slight Risk for the Ozarks and mid-Mississippi Valley• National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Genevieve weakening, Atlantic quietUSGS Volcanoes• USGS Volcano Updates: Kilauea, Great Sitkin, and Ahyi Seamount statusTravel Advisories• State Department Travel Advisories: full advisory list with update dates• Bangladesh Travel Advisory: Level 2, exercise increased caution, updated July 30Colorado• InciWeb, Aspen Acres Fire: acreage and location• Montrose Daily Press: US 550 closed between Ouray and Silverton for mudslide cleanupMinnesota• CBS News: investigation into cyber activity affecting more than 30 Minnesota water systemsNew Jersey• AP via Bangor Daily News: Passaic River drowning and Paterson water rescuesNew York• Mid Hudson News: Putnam Valley 30-day state of emergency and road closures• CNN via KRDO: Capital Region rainfall totals, rescues, and state responseOregon• KLCC and OPB: statewide acreage, evacuations, wildfire hotline, and fire weather watch• Central Oregon Fire Info: Bench Fire evacuation levels and structural protection• KPTV FOX 12: worst season since 2000, Bench Fire structure losses, Rowe Creek evacuation upgrades• InciWeb, Rowe Creek Complex: acreage and update time• InciWeb, Big Grass Fire: acreage and update time• InciWeb, 2026 Coleman Creek: acreage and update timeTexas• <a...

The nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 84 large fires and more than 26,000 personnel committed, and the Northwest carries 45 uncontained large fires across Oregon and Washington. Idaho’s governor declares a fire disaster emergency and deploys the National Guard to the Big Grass Fire, while Washington’s Kaiser Canyon Fire expands Level 3 evacuations. In the East, flash flooding from the Catskills to New England drives county emergency declarations, water rescues, and an Amtrak Hudson Line suspension, with two deaths in New Jersey. Also in this episode: CISA adds an actively exploited Cisco firewall vulnerability to the KEV catalog, Kilauea wraps eruption episode 52, a federal grid emergency order stays active for Southwest Power Pool through August 3, and Missouri requests a federal disaster declaration for July’s floods. 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• National wildfire posture: The country remains at Preparedness Level 5 with 84 large fires, 309 new starts, and 26,036 personnel committed; the Northwest holds 45 uncontained large fires with international support on the ground.• Idaho and the Big Grass Fire: Governor Little declares a fire disaster emergency and deploys the National Guard; Level 3 Go Now evacuations remain in Owyhee County on a fire near 300,000 acres.• Washington evacuations: The Kaiser Canyon Fire expands Level 3 evacuations at 126,402 acres and 16 percent containment; the Bradeen Hill Fire holds Level 3 orders near Gifford at zero containment.• Oregon fire siege: About 24,000 residents remain under evacuation notices, and the state invokes its 11th conflagration of 2026 for the Grasshopper Fire.• Northeast flash flooding: Five to 10 inches of rain bring emergency declarations in three New York jurisdictions, evacuations, water rescues in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, two deaths, and an Amtrak Hudson Line suspension.• Grid and heat: A federal emergency order keeps Southwest Power Pool dispatching needed generation through August 3; Texas is under widespread heat advisories and Jacksonville opens cooling centers.• Cyber: CISA adds CVE-2026-20316, an actively exploited Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center credential flaw, to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; hot fixes are available.• Volcano and tropics: Kilauea’s episode 52 ends with fountains near 500 feet and episode 53 is likely; post-tropical Fausto keeps dangerous surf on Hawaii’s east-facing shores; the Atlantic stays quiet.• Missouri: The governor requests a presidential major disaster declaration for nine flood-damaged counties with damage topping $26.5 million.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 InciWeb• NIFC National Fire News: Preparedness Level 5, 84 large fires, national statistics• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: federal fire rollup for July 29, 2026• InciWeb incident list: current large fire acreages and updatesCISA• CISA alert: one Known Exploited Vulnerability added July 29, 2026 (Cisco Secure FMC CVE-2026-20316)USGS• HVO daily update: Kilauea episode 52 ends, episode 53 likelyTropical weather• National Hurricane Center: active tropical cyclone information, Atlantic and East Pacific• Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Fausto becomes remnant low north of HawaiiCalifornia• CAL FIRE: Raleigh Fire incident page, Fresno County• GV Wire: Auberry evacuation orders issued as Raleigh Fire burns• CAL FIRE: Fish Fire incident page, Kern CountyFlorida• News4Jax: Jacksonville opens cooling centers amid extreme heatIdaho• Office of the Governor: fire disaster emergency declared, National Guard deployed to Big Grass Fire• Idaho Capital Sun: Little declares wildfire disaster emergency, authorizes GuardKansas• KDHE: boil water advisory issued for portion of Pottawatomie County RWD 4• KDHE: Valley Falls boil water advisory rescindedLouisiana• Department of Energy: Section 202(c) emergency order 202-26-37 for Southwest Power Pool• WWL-TV: federal government steps in to prevent blackouts amid heat waveMaryland• Baltimore Sun: BGE restoration status after storm outagesMassachusetts• Boston.com: flash flood warnings as state sees heavy rain• Weather.com: Northeast flash flooding recapMissouri• St. Louis Public Radio: Kehoe requests federal disaster declaration for July floodsNevada• Elko Daily Free Press: Secret Pass Fire threatens residences in Starr ValleyNew Jersey and Pennsylvania• CNN: Northeast storm flash flooding, rescues, and deaths• New Jersey Office of Emergency Management: news and activation updatesNew York• Spectrum News: Capital Region...

The nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 92 large fires burning, and Oregon carries the heaviest load with more than 1.1 million acres burned and thousands under evacuation orders. Wisconsin declares a state of emergency after an EF3 tornado tears through Appleton and Menasha, while New Jersey and New York City face a continued flash flood threat that has already forced water rescues and highway closures. Kilauea moves to WATCH status as a new lava fountain episode builds, CISA flags newly exploited Fortinet and Arista vulnerabilities, and dangerous heat grips the Gulf Coast. 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 5 with 92 large fires and 25,244 personnel committed. Oregon has roughly 6,000 residents under Level 3 Go Now orders with over 1.1 million acres burned; Washington fires near Kettle Falls, Colville, and the Pasayten Wilderness also drive evacuations.• Wisconsin tornado: An EF3 tornado with 140 mph winds tracked 12.1 miles through Appleton and Menasha. Governor Evers declares a state of emergency; 68 people were transported with less severe injuries, and some Winnebago County residents are under a boil water order.• Northeast flooding: New Jersey is under a state of emergency after flash flooding forced water rescues and closed major highways. A Flood Watch covers New York City through Wednesday evening with rainfall rates up to 2.5 inches per hour possible.• Kilauea: The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory raises Kilauea to WATCH and ORANGE as episode 52 precursory fountaining begins; the full lava fountain episode is forecast between July 28 and 30.• Cyber: CISA adds Fortinet FortiOS and Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator vulnerabilities to the KEV catalog and publishes a new batch of ICS advisories, including Siemens Desigo CC. Federal agencies and operators should prioritize these mitigations.• Heat: Extreme Heat Warnings continue along the Gulf Coast with heat index values up to 115 degrees in southeast Louisiana; Texas remains under Heat Advisories with indices near 105 to 109.• Water systems: New boil water notices are active in Arkansas (Maynard, system-wide), Texas (Troup), Kansas (Valley Falls and part of Pottawatomie County), Illinois (Freeport), Michigan (Battle Creek), Florida (Marion County), Georgia (northern Clayton County), and Tennessee (Hartsville-Trousdale).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 Incident Management Situation Report: July 28, 2026 national fire summary• NIFC National Fire News: preparedness level and daily fire activityCISA• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog: Fortinet FortiOS and Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator additions• CISA Cybersecurity Alerts and Advisories: current advisory listing• CISA ICS Advisories: July 28 industrial control systems advisory batch• CISA ICSA-26-209-01: Siemens Desigo CC advisoryUSGS Volcanoes and Hawaii• USGS Kilauea Volcano Updates: current alert level and activity• USGS HVO Volcano Notice: July 28 status change for Kilauea• Big Island Video News: Kilauea episode 52 eruption window opensJapan Earthquake and Tsunami Messaging• USGS event page: M 6.8 Uto, Japan earthquake• U.S. Embassy Japan: Kyushu earthquake natural disaster alert• Hawaii News Now: PTWC confirms no tsunami threat to HawaiiTravel Advisories• U.S. Mission Iraq Security Alert: July 28, 2026• State Department Travel Advisories: current advisory levelsWeather and Tropical• NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly briefing: Northeast flash flood threat• NHC Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook: no development expected• NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge: extreme heat warnings and advisoriesArkansas• KAIT: Maynard Waterworks issues boil order for all customersFlorida• WCJB: Marion County under boil water notice due to water main breakGeorgia• WSB-TV: boil water advisory for northern Clayton CountyIllinois• WIFR: boil order for northwest Freeport neighborhoodsKansas• WIBW: boil water advisory for Valley Falls in Jefferson County• WIBW: boil advisory for part of Pottawatomie CountyLouisiana• WAFB: dangerous heat continues before rain brings some reliefMichigan• WOOD TV: boil water advisory for parts of Battle CreekNew Jersey• CBS New York: flash flooding triggers state of emergency and rescues• Patch: multiple water rescues as New Jersey roads floodNew Mexico• NWS Flood Watch for New Mexico: effective July 28, 2026New York• <a...

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...

The nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 90 large fires and more than 25,300 personnel committed, and NIFC confirms the death of a fourth firefighter from the June 27 Knowles Fire burnover in Colorado. Oregon carries 21 large fires, with the Akawa Butte Fire the nation’s top priority and the City of Huntington ordered to evacuate. Washington’s Kaiser Canyon Fire tops 106,000 acres with Nespelem under a Go Now order, and Minnesota keeps the Boundary Waters closed through July 29. Extreme Heat Warnings cover portions of Kansas and Missouri, with heat index values to 115, plus the Southern California deserts and Las Vegas. Boil water advisories are active in Georgia and Texas, and South Carolina’s AnMed health system is managing a phone and internet outage with patient diversions. 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• National wildfire posture: The nation remains at Preparedness Level 5 with 90 large fires, 10 new incidents, and more than 25,300 personnel committed; NIFC confirms the death of Rifle Helitack firefighter Nathan Matthews from Knowles Fire burnover injuries.• Oregon: 21 large fires across 331,063 acres; Akawa Butte is the nation’s top priority fire with Level 1 to 3 evacuations in three counties, and the City of Huntington was ordered to evacuate Sunday.• Washington: Kaiser Canyon Fire tops 106,000 acres on the Colville Reservation with Nespelem under a Level 3 Go Now order; roughly 20 structures destroyed and 800 threatened.• Minnesota: The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness stays closed through July 29 with a GO evacuation on the Fernberg corridor; about 68,851 acres burned.• Extreme heat: Heat index values to 115 in Kansas and Missouri through Tuesday morning; Extreme Heat Warnings also cover the Southern California deserts and Las Vegas through Monday evening.• Lifelines: AnMed hospitals in South Carolina are diverting some patients during a systemwide phone and internet outage; boil water advisories are active in Ellijay and Effingham County, Georgia, and south Nacogdoches, Texas; thousands lost power in the Sioux Falls area after Saturday night storms.• Tropics: The National Hurricane Center expects no Atlantic tropical cyclone development over the next seven days.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: July 26, 2026 daily report: PL 5, 90 large fires, personnel, state fire tables, firefighter fatality• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: Sunday, July 26, 2026NOAA, NWS, and NHC• NHC Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook: no Atlantic development expected over the next 7 days• NWS Kansas City via ABC17: Extreme Heat Warning until July 28, heat index to 113• NWS Springfield via ABC17: Extreme Heat Warning until July 28, heat index to 115DHS• National Terrorism Advisory System: no current advisories listedCalifornia• CAL FIRE: Biscar Fire incident page• 2news.com: Biscar Fire jumps in containment, some evacuation orders lifted• KOLO: Cinder Complex, Rock Fire acreage held steady into Sunday• NWS San Diego via KESQ: Extreme Heat Warning through July 27 for Coachella Valley and county desertsColorado• Craig Daily Press: Keystone Fire holds at 3,024 acres as crews strengthen containment linesGeorgia• Atlanta News First: Part of Ellijay under boil water advisory• WTOC: 24-hour boil water advisory issued in Effingham County neighborhoodsMinnesota• WTIP: Live updates: wildfires and response across Superior National Forest and BWCAW• U.S. Forest Service: Superior NF wildfires fact sheet• Quetico Superior Foundation: Wildfires burn approximately 68,000 acres in the Superior National Forest and BWCANevada• NWS Las Vegas via KESQ: Extreme Heat Warning through July 27Oregon• KPTV: Wildfire updates July 26: Grasshopper Fire tops 9,500 acres, City of Huntington ordered to evacuate, Hwy 26 reopens• Central Oregon Fire Information: Akawa Butte Fire, July 26, 2026South Carolina• Fox Carolina: AnMed phone and internet outage impacting all hospital locations, ERs remain openSouth Dakota• Dakota News Now: Reports of power outages, trees down after powerful stormTexas• KETK: Boil water notice issued for south Nacogdoches after water line breakWashington• FOX 13 Seattle: Here’s where fires in Washington state are burning• KIRO 7: Washington state wildfires growing in size, forcing evacuations• <a href="https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2026/jul/26/level-3-evacuation-notices-issued-for-fire-northwest-of-quincy/?utm_source=em-morning-brief" rel="noopener...

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...

Tropical Storm Bertha moves toward a second landfall on the upper Texas coast after coming ashore in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, with tropical storm alerts stretching to Sargent, Texas. West Virginia remains in search and rescue under a 55-county state of emergency with more than 300 National Guard personnel deployed. The nation holds at wildfire Preparedness Level 5 as Level 3 evacuations expand around Oregon’s Akawa Butte Fire, California’s Little Fire reaches 40 percent containment, and Superior National Forest fires continue in Minnesota. Also today: CISA adds Check Point and SharePoint flaws to the KEV catalog, the State Department renews its Worldwide Caution, ERCOT sets a record above 90,000 megawatts amid extreme heat, and a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opens in Milwaukee County ahead of the August 31 assistance deadline. 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• Tropical Storm Bertha: Second landfall expected on the upper Texas coast this evening after Wednesday’s Louisiana landfall; flooding rain and storm surge are the main threats, with a Tropical Storm Watch to Sargent, Texas, and warnings along coastal Louisiana.• West Virginia flooding: Statewide emergency for all 55 counties; about 310 National Guard deployed, dozens of water rescues, record crest on Sand Run near Buckhannon, and the response still in search and rescue.• Wildfire posture: National Preparedness Level 5, rare for July; expanded Level 3 evacuations on Oregon’s Akawa Butte Fire near Sisters; Little Fire in California 40 percent contained with evacuations lifted; three large fires active on Minnesota’s Superior National Forest.• Cyber: CISA adds actively exploited Check Point SmartConsole and Microsoft SharePoint vulnerabilities to the KEV catalog; patch or mitigate promptly.• Travel security: State Department Worldwide Caution renewed; U.S. citizens abroad advised of possible airspace closures and travel disruptions tied to Middle East tensions.• Lifelines: ERCOT sets an all-time demand record above 90,000 MW amid extreme heat with adequate capacity reported; scheduled power interruptions on Saipan today and Friday.• Recovery deadlines: FEMA Disaster Recovery Center open in Milwaukee County; Wisconsin Individual Assistance application deadline is August 31, 2026.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/hip7rSourcesTropical Storm Bertha / NHC• NHC Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook, Atlantic and Pacific basins• AccuWeather, Bertha approaching Texas with wind, rain and storm surge• WSLS/AP, Bertha makes landfall in Louisiana, moves toward TexasWildfire / NIFC• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, July 22, 2026• NIFC National Fire News, current national fire statistics• NEPM/NPR, Federal fire officials raise preparedness level to PL 5CISA• CISA, Adds two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog, July 22, 2026• CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CatalogState Department• Travel.State.Gov, Worldwide Caution• U.S. Embassy Türkiye, Security Alert: Worldwide Caution, July 22, 2026California• CAL FIRE, Little Fire incident page• CBS San Francisco, Containment grows on Little Fire near Pleasanton, SunolLouisiana• GOHSEP, State Emergency Operations Center activated for Tropical Storm Bertha• NOLA.com, Landry warns of Tropical Storm Bertha risksMinnesota• Boreal Community Media, July Lightning Incident/Little Knife Fire daily update, July 22• MNICS, Superior National Forest and July Lightning wildfires fact sheetOregon• Central Oregon Fire Information, Akawa Butte Fire, July 22, 2026• OPB, Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation orders expand as Akawa Butte Fire heads eastSouth Dakota• USDA Farm Service Agency, Three South Dakota counties designated natural disaster areasTexas• ERCOT, Texas Advisory and Notification System (TXANS)• Houston Public Media, ERCOT prepares for record demand during Texas heat waveWest Virginia• West Virginia Watch, Flood response still in search and rescue phase, governor says• CBS News, West Virginia governor declares state of emergency in all 55 countiesWisconsin• Milwaukee NNS, Disaster Recovery Center for flooding support now open in Milwaukee County• FEMA, Get help at a Disaster Recovery CenterNorthern Mariana Islands• Commonwealth Utilities Corporation, Public advisory: scheduled...

Tropical Storm Bertha closes in on a Wednesday night landfall in coastal Louisiana, with tropical storm warnings from the Florida Panhandle to the Terrebonne and Lafourche Parish line, 2 to 4 feet of surge possible near the mouth of the Mississippi River, and Louisiana’s State Emergency Operations Center on 24 hour operations. The nation holds at wildfire Preparedness Level 5 with 74 large fires, led by major evacuations in central Oregon and dozens of new lightning starts in northwest Montana. CISA adds four actively exploited vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog, the Northeast cleans up after tornado-watch storms that canceled more than 2,000 flights, extreme heat blankets Texas and Oklahoma, and the State Department issues a Worldwide Caution for U.S. travelers. 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• Tropical Storm Bertha: Landfall expected Wednesday night in coastal Louisiana southeast of New Orleans; tropical storm warnings from the Florida Panhandle to Terrebonne and Lafourche Parish; 2 to 4 feet of surge possible; Louisiana SEOC on 24 hour operations.• Wildfire: Nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 74 large fires and nearly 19,400 personnel; evacuation orders in effect on central Oregon’s Coyote and Henry fires; lightning sparked dozens of new starts in northwest Montana.• Cyber: CISA added four vulnerabilities to the KEV catalog on July 21, including two WordPress Core flaws; prioritize patching.• Northeast severe weather: Tuesday’s storms put 29 million people under a tornado watch, flooded I-95 corridor roadways, and canceled more than 2,000 flights; cleanup and residual delays continue.• Extreme heat: Extreme Heat Warnings cover much of North and Central Texas with heat indices to 115; Oklahoma faces heat alerts most of the week.• Travel: State Department Worldwide Caution in effect for U.S. travelers citing Middle East tensions; overseas travelers should enroll in STEP.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/hip7rSourcesTropical Storm Bertha• NHC Public Advisory 9: Tropical Storm Bertha watches, warnings, surge and rainfall forecast• AP via ABC News: Beaches closed and sandbags filled as Bertha approaches the Gulf Coast• NPR via WWNO: Bertha moves along the Gulf Coast, damage expected to be limitedWildfire• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: National situation report for July 21, 2026• NIFC National Fire News: Daily national fire activity summary• Capital Press: Wildfire officials max out preparedness level as activity jumpsCISA• CISA Alert: CISA adds four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to catalog, July 21, 2026USGS Volcanoes• USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory: Great Sitkin daily update, July 21, 2026• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Kilauea volcano updatesTravel advisories• U.S. Department of State: Worldwide Caution for U.S. travelers• UPI: State Department issues worldwide travel warning for AmericansFEMA• FEMA Press Releases: Disaster Recovery Center opening in Avoyelles Parish and other July 21 announcementsNortheast severe weather• ABC News: Over 2,000 flights canceled as severe storms hit NortheastHeat• NWS Fort Worth/Dallas: Extreme Heat Warning for North and Central Texas• Houston Public Media: Houston and Southeast Texas face dangerously high heat• KENS 5: Extreme heat to grip South Texas on Wednesday• KOKH Oklahoma City: Heat alerts expected most days this week in OklahomaArizona• NWS Tucson: Monsoon thunderstorms and flash flood risk in southeast ArizonaAlabama• Alabama Public Radio: Mobile and Eastern Shore brace for the effects of Tropical Storm BerthaFlorida• WCJB: Lawtey under boil water notice after chlorine system issueLouisiana• GOHSEP News: State Emergency Operations Center activity and Bertha preparedness• KATC: State Emergency Operations Center activated for Tropical Storm BerthaMontana• The Western News: Lightning strikes spur fire crews into action in northwest MontanaOregon• Central Oregon Fire Information: Coyote, Henry, Pilot, Connant and Crooked fires update, July 21, 2026• Central Oregon Fire Information: Brewer and Box Springs fires update, July 21, 2026

Tropical Storm Bertha strengthens in the Gulf with warnings from the Florida Panhandle to southeast Louisiana, including watches for metropolitan New Orleans. The nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 74 large fires, the Boundary Waters closure extends through Friday, and evacuations continue in Oregon, Washington, California, and Utah. A Flood Watch covers the I-95 corridor as severe storms cross the Northeast, Extreme Heat Warnings blanket the Southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley, FEMA adds three Texas counties to the July flooding disaster declaration, and West Virginia declares a state of emergency for Barbour County. 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• Tropical Storm Bertha: Tropical Storm Warning from the Alabama and Florida border to the Jefferson and Plaquemines Parish line, Storm Surge Watch to the mouth of the Mississippi River, and watches for the Florida Panhandle and metro New Orleans. Expect 2 to 4 inches of rain, isolated 8, and up to 4 feet of surge.• Wildfires at Preparedness Level 5: 74 large fires are being suppressed nationally with five new large fires in Monday’s situation report. Evacuations are active in Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and California, and the Boundary Waters remains closed through July 24.• Northeast flash flood threat: Flood Watches cover the I-95 corridor from Pennsylvania through New Jersey and New York City, with a Level 3 of 5 severe risk over most of New Jersey and the strongest storms expected this evening.• Extreme heat: Extreme Heat Warnings run through Tuesday evening across portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas with heat index values up to 115.• Texas recovery: Kimble, Mason, and Menard counties join the major disaster declaration for July flooding, opening public assistance for infrastructure repairs.• West Virginia: Barbour County is under a 30-day state of emergency after intense weekend rainfall damaged roads, bridges, and water lines.• Worldwide Caution: The State Department advises Americans abroad to exercise increased caution, citing Middle East tensions and the potential for flight cancellations and airspace closures.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/hip7rSourcesTropical Storm Bertha• NHC Public Advisory 7A: Bertha position, watches and warnings, surge and rainfall forecastWildfires and NIFC• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: Monday July 20 national fire summary, large fire count, Preparedness Level• NIFC National Fire News: Daily national fire activity including California incidentsSevere Weather and Heat• NWS Mount Holly Severe Weather Briefing: July 21 to 22 flood watch and severe storm outlook for the I-95 corridor• ABC News: Northeast braces for flash flooding threat• Forth News: Extreme Heat Warning across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and TexasState Department• Worldwide Caution, July 20, 2026: State Department advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased cautionFlorida• WCJB: Lawtey under boil water notice after chlorine system issueKentucky• WKYT: Boil water advisory issued for areas in Franklin CountyLouisiana• WAFB: New tropical watches and warnings for BerthaMichigan• Oakland County Times: Village of Holly under boil water advisory due to water main breakMinnesota• Star Tribune: BWCA closure extended and air quality alert in effect as wildfires continue• MNICS: Superior National Forest and July lightning wildfires fact sheetNew York and New Jersey• ABC7 New York: Tri-state flood watch and two rounds of storms TuesdayOregon• Central Oregon Fire Info: Rowe Creek Complex evacuation levels, July 20 update• Central Oregon Fire Info: Hay Creek Complex update, July 20Texas• FEMA: Emergency declaration approved for Texas flooding• San Angelo Live: FEMA adds Kimble, Mason, and Menard counties to disaster declaration• NWS Fort Worth: North Texas heat forecast and heat index valuesUtah• Property Guardian: Weekly U.S. wildfire outlook, week of July 20, 2026Washington• FOX 13 Seattle: Washington wildfire and evacuation status including Kaiser Canyon FireWest Virginia• WV MetroNews: State of emergency declared in Barbour County

Tropical Depression Two drifts toward the northern Gulf Coast with a Tropical Storm Watch from the Ochlockonee River to the Mississippi and Alabama border, and New Orleans opens sandbag sites ahead of expected impacts. The nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 78 large fires burning roughly 888,000 acres: Oregon’s lightning siege puts five incident management teams on 27 Central Oregon fires, Washington’s Kaiser Canyon Fire displaces more than 1,000 people near Nespelem, and Minnesota’s Boundary Waters closure extends through July 24. In Utah, a debris flow off the Cottonwood Fire burn scar triggers a flash flood emergency and a do not drink water notice in Beaver. Texas operates under federal emergency declaration EM-3649 for South and Central Texas flooding, and an Enhanced severe weather risk covers the Upper Midwest while extreme heat grips the mid South and Plains. 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• Tropical Depression Two: Expected to become a tropical storm today; Tropical Storm Watch from the Ochlockonee River, Florida to the Mississippi and Alabama border; 1 to 3 feet of surge possible including Mobile Bay; flash flood risk from western Florida to the middle Texas coast through Friday.• National wildfire posture: Preparedness Level 5 with 78 large fires, about 888,000 acres burning, and 19,378 personnel committed; national resources heavily strained and MAFFS military airtankers deployed to Oregon and California.• Oregon lightning siege: Five incident management teams on 27 Central Oregon fires; Hay Creek Complex tops 92,000 acres; new Level 2 evacuation zones in Gilliam County; ODF reports no complex teams left available.• Washington: Kaiser Canyon Fire near Nespelem displaces more than 1,000 people with Level 3 evacuations, about 800 structures threatened, and at least 10 destroyed; Lyons Ferry Fire improves to 28 percent with evacuation levels lowered.• Utah: Flash flood emergency in Beaver after a Cottonwood Fire burn scar debris flow; evacuations, a do not drink water notice, and an I-15 closure in both directions near Beaver.• Minnesota: Roughly 70,000 acres or more burning near Ely; evacuation orders in three counties; full BWCAW closure extended through July 24.• Severe weather and heat: Enhanced Risk today across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes with damaging winds, hail, and possible strong tornadoes; Extreme Heat Warnings across the mid South and Plains with indices of 100 to 110.• Texas: Federal emergency declaration EM-3649 covers 28 counties for the July flooding; Kerr County cleanup continues with six of 19 county bridges reporting major damage.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/hip7rSourcesTropical: NHC• NHC: Tropical Depression Two Public Advisory 4, watches, surge, and rainfall• National Hurricane Center: active storms and outlooksWildfire: NIFC• NIFC National Fire News: Preparedness Level 5, national totals, fire list, MAFFS deployments• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR)Severe weather and heat: NWS and SPC• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook: Enhanced Risk, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes• NWS active alerts: extreme heat, flood, red flag, and tropical storm watchesFEMA and Texas• FEMA: Texas Emergency Declaration EM-3649 (flooding)• FOX 7 Austin: federal emergency declaration approved for 28 Texas counties• KSAT: Kerr County flood cleanup as Guadalupe River recedesAlaska• Alaska’s News Source: Kenai Peninsula flood watch, Seward flood warning, heavy rainCalifornia• CAL FIRE: Biscar Fire incident page• KOLO: Biscar Fire growth and expanded evacuations, Lassen County• Shasta Scout: Brook Fire evacuation updates near Bella Vista• Redheaded Blackbelt: seven CAL FIRE helitack crew members burned, treated and releasedColorado• City of Ouray: Gold Mountain Fire information and evacuation status• Colorado Springs Gazette: Aspen Acres Fire crosses 100,000 acres, re-entry plans• SkyHiNews: Hartman Hill Fire evacuation, Grand CountyIdaho• KMVT: Ohio Fire evacuations east of HaileyKansas and Missouri• KWCH: dangerous heat today and Tuesday in Kansas• ABC17: Heat advisory, NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, heat index to 107Louisiana• NOLA.com: New Orleans sandbag sites, EOC activation plans, pump statusMichigan• ClickOnDetroit: Air Quality Alert and overnight severe storm threatMinnesota• KSTP: northeastern Minnesota wildfires, acreage and evacuations• WTIP: BWCAW closure extended through July 24Nebraska• 1011 NOW: dangerous heat across Nebraska MondayNew Mexico• <a...

Catastrophic flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country leaves two dead and drives more than 230 rescues as flood waves move down the Frio, Nueces, and Guadalupe rivers, with a boil water notice now covering dozens of Comal County area communities. The nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 49 uncontained large fires: a Central Oregon lightning bust forces the full evacuation of Antelope, FEMA approves a Fire Management Assistance Grant for the Lower Dry Creek Fire, and Colorado’s Aspen Acres Fire structure losses rise to 850. Canadian wildfire smoke pushes Pennsylvania to a statewide Code Purple alert with Code Red conditions across the Mid-Atlantic, CISA adds three actively exploited vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog, and Puerto Rico begins 48-hour water rationing under an expanded drought emergency. 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• Texas flooding: Two confirmed deaths and more than 230 rescues in Kerr and Uvalde counties after up to 26 inches of rain; downstream mandatory evacuations in Comal and Bandera counties, and a boil water notice for dozens of Canyon Lake area communities. Flood warnings continue into Friday evening.• National fire picture: Preparedness Level 4 with 49 uncontained large fires and roughly 688,000 acres active; Red Flag Warnings return to the Pacific Northwest and Great Basin this afternoon.• Oregon evacuations: The entire city of Antelope is under a Level 3 Go Now order after a Central Oregon lightning bust; about 1,700 people are evacuated near Milton-Freewater for the Lower Dry Creek Fire, now backed by a FEMA Fire Management Assistance Grant; Jackson County and Shady Cove declared local emergencies for the East Evans Creek Fire.• Colorado structure losses: Aspen Acres Fire losses rise to at least 850 structures with about 11,000 people still evacuated; crews held a spot fire that jumped a defensive line.• Smoke event: Friday is forecast as the worst day of the Canadian wildfire smoke event; Pennsylvania is at statewide Code Purple, Philadelphia has suspended trash collection and closed pools, and Code Red alerts span the Mid-Atlantic.• Cyber: CISA added three actively exploited Fortinet FortiSandbox and Microsoft SharePoint vulnerabilities to the KEV catalog; federal remediation deadlines for the July 14 SonicWall and SharePoint additions land today.• Puerto Rico lifelines: 48-hour water rationing begins today in Río Grande and Canóvanas under an expanded drought emergency, and more than 100,000 customers saw rotating outages Thursday after a Costa Sur unit failure.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 Fire Situation• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: July 16, 2026, PL 4, 49 uncontained large firesNWS and Weather• NWS Active Alerts: flash flood warnings, red flag warnings, heat productsNHC and Tropics• NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook: 20 percent seven-day Gulf development chance• NHC Tropical Storm Elida Advisory 11: no threat to landFEMA• FEMA Disaster Declarations: FM-5645 Lower Dry Creek Fire, Oregon, declared July 16CISA• CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog: July 16, 2026• CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog: July 14, 2026, remediation deadlines July 17Texas• KXAN: Flash Flood Emergency in Texas, Thursday July 16• CNN: Texas flooding risks continue into Friday• News 4 San Antonio: Comal County orders mandatory evacuations along the Guadalupe• News 4 San Antonio: Texas Water Company boil water notice for dozens of communities• Texas Water Company service alerts• KWTX: Abbott says flood likely to break records, state deploys 1,300 personnelArizona• NWS Active Alerts: Flagstaff flash flood warnings including Pocket Fire burn scarCalifornia• Cal Fire: Thorn Fire incident page• Times of San Diego: Thorn Fire evacuations and I-8 reopening• Cal Fire: Elephant Fire incident page• IQAir: Elephant Fire evacuation downgrades as of July 16Colorado• Colorado Sun: Aspen Acres Fire Thursday update• KKTV: Aspen Acres Fire holds near 99,800 acres, 36 percent containedDelaware• 6abc live blog: air quality alerts for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, DelawareIdaho• KHQ: Turner Hill Fire north of Bonners Ferry prompts evacuationsMaine• Bangor Daily News: thousands without power after storm sweeps Maine• Bangor Daily News: person dies in Corinth after tree falls on car• WGME: severe storms bring down trees, knock out power across MaineMaryland• WMAR: Code Red air quality alert issued for MarylandMinnesota• <a...

Flash flood emergencies cover Kerr, Kendall, and Uvalde counties as the Guadalupe River surges and Governor Abbott expands the Texas disaster declaration to 59 counties with more than 1,300 personnel deployed. The Boundary Waters stays fully closed as 17 fires burn across the Superior National Forest, and hazardous smoke pushes air quality alerts from Minnesota to New York City. NIFC holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 48 uncontained large fires, CISA adds two exploited vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog, and WAPA works through outages and fuel constraints in the U.S. Virgin Islands. 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• Texas flooding: Flash flood emergencies hit Kerr and Kendall counties, the Guadalupe River rises more than 10 feet in an hour at Hunt, and the 59-county state disaster response includes more than 1,300 personnel, 800 vehicles, 75 boats, and 20 aircraft.• National wildfire: NIFC remains at Preparedness Level 4 with 48 uncontained large fires and more than 16,800 personnel assigned; large fires are burning in all 10 geographic areas.• Minnesota and smoke: The full Boundary Waters closure holds through at least Friday, Governor Walz extends the peacetime emergency 30 days, and hazardous air quality stretches from the Twin Cities across the Great Lakes to New York City.• Extreme heat: Extreme heat warnings and advisories run from the Northern Plains into New England and the mid-Atlantic, with record highs possible in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington.• Cyber: CISA adds a KNX protocol flaw and an Oracle E-Business Suite vulnerability to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; both are under active exploitation.• Lifelines: Boil water notices are active in Greenbrier and Waldenburg (Arkansas), Bangor (Maine), and Westmoreland (Tennessee); DTE works an extended outage in northwest Detroit; WAPA manages outages and fuel supply constraints on St. Thomas and St. John.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: Preparedness Level 4, uncontained large fires, national statisticsCISA• CISA: Adds two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to catalog (July 15, 2026)Tropics• National Hurricane Center: Graphical Tropical Weather OutlookHeat and National Weather• Weather.com: Northeast, Midwest to sizzle under record-smashing heat dome• U.S. News: States issue air quality warnings as wildfire smoke from Canada, Minnesota spreadsFEMA Declarations• Federal Register: Kentucky major disaster amendment (FEMA-4913-DR)• Federal Register via Justia: Mississippi major disaster declaration (FEMA-4922-DR)Texas• CBS Austin: Flash flood emergency declared for Kerrville area as catastrophic flooding prompts rescues• Fox Weather: Flash flood emergencies issued for Kerr, Uvalde counties• Fox San Antonio: Highway 39 closed in Kerr County, I-10 shut down after major crash• CNN: Flash flood emergencies, dozens of rescues in southern Texas• Office of the Texas Governor: Disaster declaration for Texas severe weather• KKSA: Gov. Abbott expands disaster declaration to 59 counties• KWTX: Abbott says flooding likely to break records as state deploys more than 1,300 personnel• KFDM: Storms knock out power to thousands in Southeast Texas• KENS 5: Thousands remain without power as storms continue across South TexasAlaska• Alaska Wildland Fire Information: Daily updates on fire status and evacuationsArizona• Yahoo News/AccuWeather: Flash flood warning issued for southern Arizona, including Biosphere 2• Arizona’s Family: First Alert Day declared for monsoon storms, more rain on the wayArkansas• City of Greenbrier: System-wide boil order issued• KAIT 8: Boil order issued for Waldenburg and surrounding areas after main breakCalifornia• CAL FIRE: Summit Fire incident page• ABC7: Summit Fire in Antelope Valley, evacuation orders in placeColorado• InciWeb: Willow Fire incident information• 9NEWS: Willow Fire burns more than 6,400 acres near LeadvilleIdaho• KTVB: Claremont Fire reaches 61% containment, officials extend timeline• <a href="https://idahonews.com/news/local/claremont-fire-in-boise-foothills-grows-to-6805-acres-containment-expected-aug-1?utm_source=em-morning-brief"...

Life-threatening flash flooding continues across the Texas Hill Country as Governor Abbott declares a disaster in 59 counties and forecasters warn of considerable flooding into Thursday. The nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 46 uncontained large fires while record heat tops all-time marks in Billings, Miles City, Salt Lake City, and Sheridan. Minnesota closes the Boundary Waters and mobilizes the National Guard, Nebraska declares an emergency for the Corkscrew Road Fire, and USGS raises Kilauea to WATCH. Plus CISA KEV additions, a CDC cyclosporiasis advisory, and lifeline updates from Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 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• Texas flooding: A 59-county disaster declaration is active as flash flooding drives dozens of high-water rescues in the Hill Country, with considerable flooding impacts possible into Thursday along the Guadalupe River corridor.• National wildfire posture: Preparedness Level 4 holds with 46 uncontained large fires in 13 states and more than 700,000 acres burning; Colorado’s Aspen Acres Fire nears 100,000 acres with new Huerfano County evacuations.• Record heat: All-time temperature records fall in Billings (111), Miles City (115), Salt Lake City (109), Sheridan (109), and Idaho Falls (103), with heat alerts stretching from the Northern Plains to New England.• Minnesota wildfires: Evacuations expand northeast of Ely, all BWCA entry points close, and the governor declares a peacetime emergency with National Guard support.• Kilauea: USGS raises the volcano to WATCH/ORANGE ahead of a forecast lava fountaining episode, with possible tephra and ash toward Pahala and Naalehu.• Cyber: CISA adds four exploited vulnerabilities to the KEV catalog, including SonicWall SMA1000 and Microsoft ADFS flaws; agencies and operators should prioritize patching.• Public health: CDC’s HAN advisory reports 1,645 domestically acquired cyclosporiasis cases across 34 states since May 1, far above last year’s pace.• Lifelines: Tens of thousands remain without power in central Pennsylvania days after severe storms; Puerto Rico’s water shortages continue with National Guard tanker support; USVI manages fuel-limited generation with planned overnight outages.SourcesTexas• Office of the Texas Governor: Disaster declaration for 59 counties amid severe weather• KSAT (AP): Texas drenched by heavy rains as forecasters warn of dangerous floods• Texas Tribune: Considerable to catastrophic flooding likely through ThursdayNational wildfire• NIFC National Fire News: Preparedness Level 4, 46 uncontained large fires, state-by-state large fire tablesHeat wave• The Watchers: Record-breaking heat peaks through July 14 from the Great Basin to the Northern Plains• weather.com: Heat dome brings all-time records to Billings, Miles City, Salt Lake City, Sheridan, Idaho FallsCISA• CISA: Adds four known exploited vulnerabilities to catalog, July 14, 2026CDC• CDC HAN 531: Domestically acquired cyclosporiasis cases in multiple U.S. statesUSGS and Hawaii• USGS HVO: Volcano notice raising Kilauea to WATCH/ORANGE, July 14, 2026• USGS: Kilauea volcano updates pageTropics• National Hurricane Center: Graphical Tropical Weather OutlookArkansas• Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Roland customers remain under boil water notice Tuesday• KATV: Boil water notice issued in Roland after water main break causes pressure lossCalifornia• YubaNet: Kearney Fire evacuation updates, Nevada CountyColorado• Colorado Sun: Aspen Acres Fire approaches 100,000 acres, Tuesday wildfire roundup• KJCT: Huerfano County Sheriff orders more evacuations for Aspen Acres Fire• KKCO: Gold Mountain Fire grows little overnight, new management team takes commandMinnesota• MPR News: Wildfire northeast of Ely prompts evacuation orders• Ely Echo: Forest Service closes BWCA on July 14• FOX 9: Minnesota wildfires live updates, peacetime emergency and National GuardNebraska• Office of Governor Jim Pillen: Emergency declaration due to Corkscrew Road Fire• KSNB: Governor issues emergency declaration for wildfire in western NebraskaOhio• FOX 8: FirstEnergy outages in Lakewood, Rocky River, and Cleveland’s west sidePennsylvania• Local21 CBS: Severe storms cause major PPL outages across Central Pennsylvania, restoration continuesPuerto Rico• Circle of Blue: Puerto Rico enters third month without running water as infrastructure faltersU.S. Virgin Islands• St. Thomas Source: WAPA explains St. Thomas-St. John power outages and fuel supply

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...

A firefighting aircraft goes down on Colorado’s Gold Mountain Fire, killing the pilot, as the nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 44 uncontained large fires. All-time record heat blankets the Great Basin through the northern Plains, with Extreme Heat Warnings stretching into the upper Midwest and watches reaching the East Coast. Level 3 evacuations are in effect for Granite, Oregon, the Chelan area in Washington, and zones near California’s Elephant Fire, while flash flooding hits northwest North Carolina, Fort Worth, and east Tennessee, and Kilauea’s next fountaining episode is forecast for July 13 to 15. 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• National wildfire posture: The nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 44 uncontained large fires, 12 new large incidents, and more than 15,000 personnel committed; year-to-date acreage is 137 percent of the 10-year average.• Colorado aviation fatality: An aircraft working the Gold Mountain Fire went down in Silver Jack Reservoir Sunday evening and the pilot is deceased; mandatory evacuations continue on Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres, which has destroyed more than 850 structures.• Record heat event: All-time record highs hit the Great Basin to the northern High Plains Sunday; Extreme Heat Warnings cover a dozen states from Idaho and Utah to Minnesota and the Michigan Upper Peninsula, with watches ahead of midweek heat in Southern California and the Philadelphia corridor.• Pacific Northwest evacuations: Granite, Oregon remains under Level 3 Go Now with the Conflagration Act invoked; East Evans Creek Fire holds Level 3 zones in Jackson County; the Transfer Fire forced Level 3 evacuations in Chelan, Washington, closed US 97, and burned behind the local hospital.• California fires and heat: Evacuation order in effect on the Elephant Fire north of Loyalton; Summit Fire evacuation warnings continue in Los Angeles County; Extreme Heat Watches posted for much of Southern California.• Flooding east of the Rockies: Flash flooding is ongoing in northwest North Carolina and Tarrant County, Texas; flood watches cover east Tennessee, southwest Virginia, and southeast West Virginia; Missouri’s flood response continues under a state emergency declaration.• Kilauea watch item: USGS forecasts the next lava fountaining episode between July 13 and July 15; alert level remains Advisory.SourcesNIFC and Wildfire• NIFC National Incident Management Situation Report (July 12): preparedness level, uncontained large fires, fire statisticsNOAA and NWS• WPC Short Range Forecast Discussion: record heat and heavy rain pattern• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook: marginal severe risk areas• NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook: no development expected over seven days• NWS Active Alerts: extreme heat, flood, flash flood, and red flag warnings by stateUSGS• USGS Volcano Updates: Kilauea paused, next fountaining episode likely July 13 to 15CISA• CISA Cybersecurity Advisories: no new advisories in the last 24 hoursCalifornia• CAL FIRE Elephant Fire incident page: acreage, containment, evacuation zones• CAL FIRE Summit Fire incident page: acreage, containment, evacuation warnings, shelterColorado• Gunnison County Emergency Management: Gold Mountain Fire update, aircraft down, evacuations• Colorado DHSEM SEOC Update July 12: Aspen Acres Fire status and evacuationsKentucky and Missouri• Weather.com: Louisville water rescues, Salem strandings, record Black River crest• Missouri Governor’s Office: state of emergency for southeast Missouri floodingMinnesota• CBS Minnesota: dangerous heat through midweek, cooling centers openOregon• KPTV: Granite ordered to evacuate, Kotek invokes Conflagration Act• Jackson County: East Evans Creek Fire evacuation notices• KATU: East Evans Creek Fire grows to 3,154 acresTennessee• WCYB: Greene County water rescue and bridge closureUtah• Gephardt Daily: Cottonwood Fire 77 percent contained at 97,373 acres• ABC4: restricted property-owner access begins on the Cottonwood FireWashington• FOX 13 Seattle: Transfer Fire burns behind Lake Chelan Health hospital, US 97 closed• KOMO: Chelan County Level 3 evacuation and emergency center

The first widespread heat wave of the summer builds across the Intermountain West and Plains as dangerous heat holds over the Southwest and Southeast, and severe storms bring flash flooding from the central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic. The nation stays at Preparedness Level 4 with 37 large fires burning, led by Utah’s Babylon Fire at more than 102,000 acres. Colorado moves Aspen Acres evacuation zones to pre-evacuation status, Idaho drops Claremont Fire evacuations to Level 1, and Washington holds Level 3 orders on the deadly Chelan Hills Fire. In the Pacific, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands make steady power restoration progress after Super Typhoon Bavi. 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• Heat wave: The first widespread heat wave of the summer develops across the Intermountain West and Plains and expands through next week, with Extreme Heat Warnings for the Phoenix area through Friday evening and highs up to 116 degrees.• Wildfire posture: The nation remains at Preparedness Level 4 with 37 large fires; year-to-date acreage runs 146 percent of the ten-year average, and Utah’s Babylon Fire is the largest active fire in the country at 102,932 acres and 21 percent containment.• Colorado evacuations ease: Fremont County moves Aspen Acres evacuation areas to pre-evacuation status and the Pueblo County Sheriff anticipates lifting southern Pueblo County evacuations today, with re-entry passes required and a nighttime curfew in effect.• Idaho improves: The Claremont Fire in the Boise Foothills reaches 23 percent containment and all evacuation zones drop to Level 1, Get Ready, with estimated containment July 12.• Washington holds Level 3: The Chelan Hills Fire near Orondo is 50 percent contained at 9,735 acres; Level 3 evacuation orders remain, the fire is tied to one death, and well over 100 structures are involved.• Guam and CNMI recovery: Guam Power Authority reports 49 of 67 feeders partially energized with adequate generation capacity, the Port of Guam reopens, and Saipan nears pre-typhoon power while Rota faces a lengthy recovery.• Cyber: CISA releases three industrial control systems advisories; ICS and OT operators should review affected products and apply vendor mitigations.• Water: West Columbia, South Carolina issues a boil water advisory after a water main break; affected residents should boil water until the advisory is lifted.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: national preparedness level, large fire summary, and statisticsNWS and Weather• National Weather Service: severe thunderstorms, excessive rainfall, and heat wave headline• WPC Short Range Discussion: heat wave and excessive rainfall outlook• NWS Phoenix: Extreme Heat Warning details for the Phoenix area• NWS Mount Holly: Flash Flood Warnings for the NJ, DE, and PA areaCISA• CISA ICS Advisories: industrial control systems advisories released July 9National Hurricane Center• NHC: Atlantic tropical outlook, no active cyclonesFEMA• FEMA: presidential emergency declaration for Guam, Typhoon Bavi• FEMA blog: support to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands during Super Typhoon BaviArizona• Arizona Emergency Information Network: Pocket Fire update, 69 percent containment• InciWeb: Pocket Fire incident pageColorado• Colorado DHSEM: State EOC update for July 9, Aspen Acres and Ferris Fires• InciWeb: Aspen Acres Fire incident page• InciWeb: Ferris Fire incident pageIdaho• KTVB: Boise County reduces Claremont Fire evacuations to Level 1• KIVI: Claremont Fire acreage, containment, closures, and shelter statusNevada• InciWeb: Dutch Flat Fire incident pageNew Mexico• InciWeb: Sacaton Fire incident page• Yahoo News weather: Sacaton Fire tops 9,000 acres as crews protect cabinsSouth Carolina• City of West Columbia: boil water advisory issued July 9Utah• InciWeb: Babylon Fire incident page• ABC4: Babylon Fire nears 103,000 acres as heat threatens fire growth• InciWeb: Cottonwood Fire incident pageWashington• InciWeb: Chelan Hills Fire incident page• KIRO 7: Chelan Hills Fire evacuations, structures, and cause investigationGuam• Guam Homeland Security JIC: Recovery Release No. 11, power restoration update• Kandit News: GPA updated focus areas as of 11:30 a.m., July 10, 2026• <a href="https://mauinow.com/2026/07/09/port-of-guam-reopens-after-super-typhoon-bavi-suspends-port-operations/?utm_source=em-morning-brief" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

The nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 37 uncontained large fires as Utah’s Babylon Fire crosses 100,000 acres and Colorado’s governor declares a disaster emergency for the fast growing Ferris Fire. The new Claremont Fire triggers Level 3 evacuations in the Boise foothills, FEMA announces more than $584 million in resilience and recovery funding, and CISA flags three actively exploited vulnerabilities. Boil water advisories land in Massachusetts, North Carolina, and South Carolina, flood watches cover the Mid-Atlantic and Middle Tennessee, and typhoon recovery continues on Guam and Saipan. 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• National fire posture: The nation remains at Preparedness Level 4 with 37 uncontained large fires, and critical fire weather returns to the Intermountain West today with gusts to 50 mph and single digit to low twenties humidity.• Babylon Fire, Utah: The nation’s largest wildfire crosses 100,000 acres at 11 percent containment, and San Juan County moves several zones near Monticello to SET status.• Ferris Fire, Colorado: Governor Polis declares a disaster emergency after the fire grows nearly 6,000 acres in a day; evacuations expand in Dolores and Montezuma counties.• Claremont Fire, Idaho: A new fire one mile northeast of Boise brings a Level 3 go evacuation for the Rocky Canyon area and a Red Cross shelter in Boise.• FEMA funding: More than $584 million is announced for resilience and recovery projects across more than 30 states, territories, and Tribal Nations.• Cyber: CISA adds three actively exploited vulnerabilities to the KEV catalog; organizations running SP Page Builder, Langflow, or the affected Joomla component should patch now.• Water systems: New boil water advisories in Norwell, Massachusetts (E. coli), Peachland, North Carolina, West Columbia and Red Hill, South Carolina; the Norristown, Pennsylvania advisory is lifted.• Pacific territories: Guam has 83 percent of substations energized in Super Typhoon Bavi recovery, and the Port of Saipan reopens to full commercial traffic.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 Fire• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, July 8, 2026: PL 4, 37 uncontained large fires, national fire statisticsFEMA• FEMA delivers more than $584 million for community led resilience and recoveryCISA• CISA adds three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to catalog, July 7, 2026NOAA, NWS, and NHC• National Hurricane Center: Tropical Weather Outlook, no development expected• Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Outlook: slight risk, central Maryland to Delmarva• CBS News: dangerous prolonged heat wave across large swaths of the U.S.Arizona• Arizona Emergency Information Network: Pocket Fire defenses close, near 50 percent containment• Arizona’s Family: Pocket Fire scorches over 27,000 acres near SedonaCalifornia• Cal Fire: Bear Fire incident page, San Luis Obispo County• Cal Fire: 3-1 Pit Fire incident page, Lassen-Modoc UnitColorado• CPR News: Ferris Fire Four Corners live updates, July 8• CPR News: Aspen Acres Fire southern Colorado updates, July 8• Gunnison County Emergency Management: Gold Mountain Fire evacuation zones• Lake County, Colorado: Willow Fire official incident pageFlorida• Florida Division of Emergency Management: Morning Situation Report, July 8, 2026• WTXL Tallahassee: heat advisory issued July 8, 2026Georgia• WALB: heat builds across south Georgia with triple digit heat indicesHawaii• Big Island Now: portion of Hina Lani Street in Kona reopens after brush fire closureIdaho• BLM: emergency fire closure in the Boise Foothills• Idaho News 6 KIVI: Claremont Fire live updates, Boise Foothills evacuationsMassachusetts• Boston Globe: Norwell issues boil water order after E. coli detectionNevada• KOLO: Dutch Flat Fire reaches 70 percent containmentNew Mexico• NM Fire Info: Sacaton Fire update for July 8, 2026• KRWG: the Gila forest’s Sacaton Fire endangers 56 homesNew York• U.S. News and AP: evacuation orders and street closures remain at buckled NYC high-riseNorth Carolina• WBTV: water main break prompts boil water advisory in Anson County• WRAL: thousands lose power in storms across Holly Springs, Wake, DurhamOregon• <a...

The nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 36 large fires burning across the West. Utah’s Babylon Fire passes 100,000 acres with zero containment as San Juan County zones move to SET status, Colorado’s Aspen Acres Fire destroys 266 structures with more than 11,000 people evacuated, and Washington’s Chelan Hills Fire reaches 20 percent containment. In the Pacific, the CNMI declares the all clear after Super Typhoon Bavi as power restoration begins and nearly 500 people remain in shelters, while Guam brings water wells back online with federal support. CISA adds three exploited vulnerabilities to its catalog, extreme heat holds over the Desert Southwest, and a flash flood threat covers the Upper Midwest. 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• Babylon Fire (Utah): The largest active wildfire in the country passes 100,000 acres at zero percent containment; San Juan County zones CY-1, CY-2, Peter’s Hill-West, Airport, Energy, and SJC-1 are in SET status with more than 1,200 personnel assigned.• Aspen Acres Fire (Colorado): 93,634 acres at 15 percent containment; 266 structures destroyed across Pueblo and Custer counties; more than 11,000 people evacuated; Disaster Assistance Center open at the Pueblo Academy of Arts through July 14.• Gold Mountain Fire (Colorado): Growth past 31,000 acres near Ouray; Level 3 evacuation orders remain in place with no new evacuations ordered Tuesday.• Super Typhoon Bavi recovery: CNMI all clear effective noon July 7 with nearly 500 people still sheltered; power restoration underway on Saipan and Tinian; Guam has 67 of 99 water wells back online on generator power.• Chelan Hills Fire (Washington): Containment lines reported around the fire at 20 percent; Level 3 evacuations remain in Douglas County and US 97 is closed between mileposts 232 and 235.• National fire posture: Preparedness Level 4; 36 large fires and 177 new starts; lightning and outflow gusts up to 50 mph expected to drive new ignitions across the Intermountain West.• CISA KEV update: Three vulnerabilities added July 7 affecting JoomShaper SP Page Builder, Langflow, and Joomlack Page Builder; prioritize remediation.• Weather hazards: Extreme Heat Warning through Thursday around Phoenix with highs of 110 to 117; level 2 of 4 flash flood threat through Wednesday in the Upper Midwest.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: July 7 national summary, Preparedness Level 4, state fire listings• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: Tuesday July 7, 2026CISA• CISA: Adds three known exploited vulnerabilities to catalog, July 7, 2026Weather and Tropical• NWS Phoenix: Extreme Heat Warning and heat safety information• NHC: Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook, Central Pacific development chances• Fox Weather: Days of heavy rain fuel flash flood threat in the Upper MidwestFEMA and Typhoon Bavi• FEMA: Emergency declaration approved for Guam, Typhoon Bavi• FEMA: Emergency declaration approved for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Typhoon BaviArizona• InciWeb: Pocket Fire incident informationCalifornia• The Press Democrat: Evacuation order issued for wildfire near Covelo in Mendocino CountyColorado• InciWeb: Aspen Acres Fire incident information• CPR News: Aspen Acres fire, more than 260 structures damaged or lost as fire grows past 90,000 acres• InciWeb: Gold Mountain Fire incident information• CPR News: Gold Mountain fire continues to grow outside Ouray, no new evacuations ordered• InciWeb: Ferris Fire incident information• InciWeb: Willow Fire incident informationIdaho• East Idaho News: Evacuation order lifted in Madison County, Maze Fire grows to 1,300 acresNevada• InciWeb: Dutch Flat Fire incident information• InciWeb: Grapevine Fire incident informationNew Mexico• InciWeb: Sacaton Fire incident information• NM Fire Info: New Mexico fire updates including Sacaton FireUtah• InciWeb: Babylon Fire incident information• The Salt Lake Tribune: Babylon Fire surpasses 100,000 acres, remains 0% contained• InciWeb: Cottonwood Fire incident information• ABC4: Containment steadily increases on Wild Goose Fire as size remains stableWashington• InciWeb: Chelan Hills Fire incident information• The Spokesman-Review: Firefighters have containment lines around Chelan Hills fireHawaii• Maui Now: Red Cross volunteers stage in Hawaii, on their way to Guam and CNMI after Typhoon...

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

Today’s brief covers the national wildfire picture at Preparedness Level 4, with 41 uncontained large fires and evacuations in three geographic areas. Colorado’s Aspen Acres Fire, now the nation’s top-priority incident, reaches nearly 87,000 acres as damage assessment teams begin work, while the Willow Fire forces new evacuations near Leadville. Utah’s Babylon Fire burns past 87,000 acres with no containment. In the mid-Atlantic, back-to-back storm rounds bring flooding, water rescues, and outages near 39,000 customers in Maryland, with flood watches covering New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and Washington. Richmond restores water pressure after Friday’s main break, and the tropics stay quiet. 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• National Preparedness Level 4: The July 5 situation report counts 41 uncontained large fires, 124 new starts, and 13 complex incident management teams committed, with evacuations in three geographic areas.• Aspen Acres Fire, Colorado: The nation’s top-priority fire reaches 86,983 acres at 13 percent containment; more than 180 structures destroyed and evacuations covering about 11,000 people remain in effect as damage assessment begins.• Willow Fire, Colorado: Overnight growth of 900 acres triggers new mandatory evacuations southwest of Leadville; shelters operate in Buena Vista and Edwards.• Babylon Fire, Utah: The fire stands at 87,554 acres with no containment and extreme fire behavior, threatening structures and communication infrastructure near Bears Ears and Canyonlands.• Maryland storms: Saturday night storms bring flooding, water rescues, and outages near 39,000 customers; BGE targets 80 percent restoration by Monday evening as a second storm round arrives.• Mid-Atlantic flood threat: Flood watches cover Maryland, Washington, New Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania into Monday, with rainfall rates capable of topping two inches per hour.• Richmond water system: Pressure is restored and water is confirmed safe after Friday’s main break; permanent repairs begin Monday with no boil water advisory required.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 Incident Management Situation Report: Sunday, July 5, 2026, national PL 4, 41 uncontained large fires• NIFC National Fire News: daily national fire activity summaryNOAA and NWS• NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly briefing: flash flood threat through Monday, flood watch expanded across New Jersey• WPC National Forecast: scattered storms and isolated flash flooding along southward-moving frontNational Hurricane Center• NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook: no development expected over the next 7 daysColorado• Colorado Sun: Aspen Acres damage assessment, Willow evacuations, Gold Mountain and Ferris updates, July 5• InciWeb: Willow Fire incident information• InciWeb: Gold Mountain Fire incident informationMaryland• The Baltimore Banner: flash flood threat and storm recovery, July 5• FOX45 Baltimore: 38,900-plus customers without power after stormsNew Jersey and Pennsylvania• NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly briefing: regional flash flood risk through Monday eveningNew Mexico• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: McCauley Springs Fire command transfer• NM Fire Info: New Mexico fire information updatesUtah• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: Babylon Fire and Wild Goose Fire statusVirginia• WTVR Richmond: water pressure restored, drinking water safe ahead of Monday repairsDistrict of Columbia• The Baltimore Banner: flood watch for Maryland and Washington

Typhoon Bavi intensifies toward Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, prompting typhoon watches, Condition of Readiness 3, and Coast Guard port restrictions days after the Sinlaku disaster declaration. Extreme heat covers 24 states and Washington D.C. into the July 4 holiday as DOE grid orders for PJM run through tonight, Con Edison cuts voltage in New York, and cities from Baltimore to Philadelphia extend heat emergencies. The nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 49 uncontained large fires: Utah’s Babylon Fire grows nearly 17,000 acres in a day, Colorado’s Aspen Acres Fire expands evacuations, and Nebraska declares an emergency for the Log Road Fire. Plus flash flooding in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, new CISA advisories, and more. 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• Typhoon Bavi: Typhoon watches cover Guam and the CNMI, Guam enters COR 3 today, and the Coast Guard sets Port Condition X-Ray; forecasters expect a very dangerous category 5 approach Sunday into Monday.• Extreme heat and the grid: Extreme Heat Warnings span 24 states and D.C. through July 4; DOE’s PJM emergency orders expire tonight, Con Edison reduces voltage for 115,000 New York customers, and Baltimore, Philadelphia, NYC, and D.C. extend heat operations through the weekend.• Wildfire at PL 4: 49 uncontained large fires burn nationally; Utah’s Babylon Fire grows 16,864 acres in a day at zero percent containment, the Cottonwood Fire has destroyed 150 structures, and four Colorado fires hold at zero percent containment with active evacuations.• Colorado evacuations: Aspen Acres Fire evacuations expand to Wetmore and surrounding communities with Colorado City on pre-evacuation notice; officials warn of additional structure losses.• State declarations: Nebraska declares an emergency for the Log Road Fire, South Dakota for Pine Ridge flooding, and North Dakota issues a statewide disaster declaration for June storm damage.• Flash flooding: Overnight rain of 4 to 8 inches floods the Des Moines metro, southeast Minnesota closes portions of I-90, and Vernon County, Wisconsin evacuates campgrounds along the Kickapoo River.• Cyber: CISA releases three ICS advisories, including the Gardyn IoT Hub in the food and agriculture sector, and adds actively exploited SharePoint vulnerability CVE-2026-45659 to the KEV catalog.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)• NWS Guam: Active watches and warnings for Guam and the Marianas• U.S. Coast Guard: Port Heavy Weather Condition X-Ray set for Guam and CNMI• Isla Public Media: Bavi track shifts slightly south, Guam to COR 3NIFC and National Fire Situation• NIFC: National Incident Management Situation Report, July 2, 2026NOAA, NWS, and NHC• NWS: Active alerts nationwide, including Extreme Heat Warnings• SPC: Day 1 Convective Outlook, Enhanced risk Nebraska into Iowa• NHC: Final advisory on Post-Tropical Cyclone Douglas• NHC: Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook, no development expected in 7 daysCISA• CISA: ICS advisories released July 2, 2026• CISA: Gardyn IoT Hub advisory ICSA-26-183-03• CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (SharePoint CVE-2026-45659 added July 1)USGS• USGS: Latest earthquakes map (no U.S. M4.5+ in last 24 hours)• USGS Volcano Hazards Program: Great Sitkin at Watch/Orange, Kilauea at Advisory/YellowDOE and Grid• DOE: Emergency orders securing the Mid-Atlantic grid, in effect through July 3• ABC News: Heat wave prompts grid emergency as PJM forecasts record demandAlaska• Alaska Wildland Fire Information: Quick response to the Martha Fire near SoldotnaArizona• AZFamily: Evacuation status adjusted as crews work to contain Pocket Fire near SedonaColorado• Colorado Public Radio: Aspen Acres Fire evacuations expand to WetmoreGeorgia• WSB-TV: Boil water advisory lifted for Fairburn and South FultonHawaii• Office of the Governor: HIEMA urges fire safety during July 4 weekendIllinois• CBS News Chicago: ComEd warns of critical strain on West Side and near-west suburbsIowa• NWS Des Moines flash flood warning text via Iowa Weather NetworkMaryland• WMAR: Baltimore extends Code Red Extreme Heat Alert through Sunday, July 5Minnesota• KTTC: Flooding closes portion of I-90 in Mower CountyNebraska and South Dakota• KOTA: South Dakota governor issues second emergency declaration of the week; Nebraska wildfire prompts its ownNew Mexico• KRQE: Evacuations for Jemez Falls Campground area amid McCauley Springs FireNew York• <a...

Today’s brief covers overnight growth on Utah’s Cottonwood and Babylon fires and Colorado’s Aspen Acres Fire as the nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 51 uncontained large fires, federal grid emergency orders for PJM as demand today could break the all time record during widespread extreme heat, a CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities addition for Microsoft SharePoint with a July 4 remediation deadline, Guam’s advisory on Tropical Storm 09W and a possible category 4 passage through the Marianas early next week, plus state updates from Arizona, California, Missouri, New Mexico, Washington, and more. 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 activity: The nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 51 uncontained large fires. Utah’s Cottonwood Fire leads at 93,918 acres and 5 percent containment, the Babylon Fire jumps to 70,735 acres at 0 percent, and Colorado’s Aspen Acres Fire grows to 47,953 acres with evacuations in Rye, Beulah, and Wetmore and more than 150 structures reported destroyed.• Grid emergency: DOE Section 202(c) orders for PJM run through 11:59 PM Eastern July 3, and peak demand today could break the 2006 all time record. Maryland, Virginia, DC, and Delaware sit in the highest stress zone; watch for conservation appeals.• Extreme heat: Warning level heat covers a large portion of the country from the Plains to New England through the July 4 holiday, with cooling center activations in Chicago, Detroit, Boston, New York City, Indianapolis, and beyond.• Marianas typhoon threat: Tropical Storm 09W is forecast to intensify rapidly and could pass through Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands late Sunday into Monday at possible category 4 strength. Preparedness messaging is active now.• Cyber: CISA adds SharePoint flaw CVE-2026-45659 to the KEV catalog with a July 4 remediation deadline, and the SimpleHelp KEV remediation deadline falls today.• Severe weather: SPC places the northern Plains into the Upper Midwest under an Enhanced Risk today with very large hail and gusts above 75 mph possible; overnight storm damage reports are still developing in Minnesota and Iowa.• Water systems: LADWP issues a boil water notice for part of Koreatown after E. coli detections, while St. Louis lifts its precautionary boil water advisory.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 InciWeb• NIFC National Fire News: PL4, 51 uncontained large fires, Cottonwood Fire• NIFC Fuels and Fire Behavior Advisory: Colorado and southern Wyoming, July 1• InciWeb incident list: overnight acreage updatesFEMA• OpenFEMA disaster declarations: FM-5643-CO, Gold Mountain Fire FMAGCISA• Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: CVE-2026-45659 SharePoint, CVE-2026-48558 SimpleHelpDHS• National Terrorism Advisory System: no current advisoriesNOAA and NWS• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook: Enhanced Risk northern Plains into Upper Midwest• NHC Atlantic tropical outlook: no development expected• NHC East Pacific outlook: Tropical Storm Douglas weakening• Weather.com: heat wave stretches into the July 4 weekGrid and Power• DOE: emergency orders secure Mid-Atlantic grid ahead of hot weather• The Hill: heat dome strains the power grid• Electric Choice: PJM demand forecast and record figuresUSGS• M 3.8 earthquake near Oak Harbor, Washington, event pageAlabama• WAAY: heat advisories continue through ThursdayAlaska• Alaska Wildland Fire Information: Martha Fire stopped at 5 acres near Soldotna• Alaska Wildland Fire Information: final Starry Fire update, evacuations liftedArizona• Arizona Emergency Information Network: Pocket Fire containment reaches 20 percent• InciWeb: Pocket FireArkansas• Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: heat advisory and storm threatCalifornia• LADWP: boil water notice for small area of KoreatownColorado• InciWeb: Aspen Acres Fire• Colorado Sun: Wednesday Colorado fires update• InciWeb: Gold Mountain Fire• InciWeb: Snyder Fire• InciWeb: Ferris Fire• CPR: communities cancel July 4 fireworksConnecticut• Governor Lamont: Extreme Hot Weather Protocol activated through SundayDelaware• Delaware.gov: NWS issues Extreme Heat Warning for all of DelawareFlorida• <a...

A record-challenging heat wave drives a federal power emergency for the PJM grid across 13 states, while wildfires push the national preparedness level to 4 with large, fast-moving fires forcing evacuations in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, and Alaska. Kentucky continues recovery after deadly flash flooding, and precautionary boil-water advisories affect communities in Missouri and South Carolina. 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• Power grid: DOE emergency order lets PJM plants run at maximum output as record heat threatens the grid’s all-time summer peak on July 2; conserve energy and use cooling centers.• Wildfires: National preparedness level 4 with 54 uncontained large fires; Utah’s Cottonwood Fire (about 92,820 acres, 4 percent contained) may be the state’s most destructive on record.• Colorado: Aspen Acres Fire near 28,300 acres with about 155 structures lost; Rye, Beulah, and San Isabel evacuated under a state disaster declaration.• Kentucky flooding: Four dead and at least 63 water rescues; statewide emergency and 26 local declarations remain as extreme heat complicates recovery.• Lifelines: Precautionary boil-water advisories in St. Louis, Missouri and West Columbia, South Carolina; heat-driven outages in the Detroit area.• Volcano: Kilauea is not erupting at ADVISORY level; USGS forecasts the next fountaining episode between July 6 and 10.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-DescriptSourcesHeat and Power Grid• U.S. heatwave to test power grid (Al Jazeera): DOE PJM emergency order and record demand• Emergency ordered for largest U.S. power grid (Bloomberg): PJM power emergency• NOAA WPC Hazards: excessive heat and rainfall outlookWildfires (NIFC and InciWeb)• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR)• NIFC daily situation report (PDF)• NIFC Fire Information: national preparedness level and fire totalsVolcano (USGS)• USGS Kilauea volcano updates• USGS HVO volcano notice (June 30, 2026)Tropics (NHC)• National Hurricane Center Graphical Tropical Weather OutlookAlaska• NIFC IMSR: Starry Fire near AndersonArizona• Arizona Emergency Information Network: emergency bulletins• NIFC IMSR: Pocket, Steamboat, and Sycamore firesColorado• KKTV: Aspen Acres Fire tops 28,000 acres, structures lost• Colorado Public Radio: Beulah evacuations, Aspen Acres FireHawaii• USGS HVO: Kilauea status and next fountaining forecastKentucky• ABC News: 4 dead in Kentucky flooding, statewide emergency• LEX18: Beshear statewide state of emergency and local declarationsMichigan• ClickOnDetroit: extreme heat strains DTE grid, outages in Detroit areaMissouri• City of St. Louis: precautionary boil-water advisory (June 30, 2026)Nevada• NIFC IMSR: Grapevine Fire, Lincoln CountyNew Mexico• NIFC IMSR: Canyon Venado Fire near Clines CornersNew York• Gothamist: NYC heat wave and cooling measuresNorth Carolina and Tennessee• ABC News: flooding deaths and impacts across Kentucky, Tennessee, and North CarolinaOregon• PBS NewsHour: heat, wind, and drought spark western wildfiresSouth Carolina• City of West Columbia: boil-water advisory (June 30, 2026)Utah• ABC4: Cottonwood Fire, Beaver County evacuations and containment• KSL: estimated 150 structures destroyed by Cottonwood Fire• Fox 13: Rocky Mountain Power de-energizes lines, prolonged outage warningWashington• NIFC IMSR: Lyle Hill Fire near The Dalles

Today’s brief leads with wildfire: NIFC raises the national preparedness level to PL 4 as 52 large fires burn across nine states, and the fire community mourns three federal firefighters killed in a burnover on the Knowles Fire along the Colorado-Utah border. A long-duration, dangerous heat wave is building across the central and eastern United States ahead of the July 4 weekend, with Connecticut and New York activating heat operations. We also cover the Pocket Fire’s rapid growth and evacuation readiness near Sedona, an eastern Pacific system the National Hurricane Center is watching for development, and a magnitude 5.5 earthquake offshore of Oregon. 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• National wildfire status: NIFC is at Preparedness Level 4 with 52 large fires across nine states (about 465,189 acres) and extremely critical fire weather in the Four Corners region.• Firefighter fatalities: Three federal wildland firefighters died and two were injured in a June 27 burnover on the Knowles Fire at the Colorado-Utah border; the merged Snyder Fire remains a priority incident with evacuation warnings in Mesa County, Colorado.• Extreme heat: A dangerous heat wave is expanding across the central and eastern U.S., peaking around July 3 and 4; Connecticut activated its Extreme Hot Weather Protocol and New York issued heat and air-quality guidance.• Arizona — Pocket Fire: Rapid growth north of Sedona has pushed Kachina Village, Forest Highlands, and Oak Creek Canyon into SET evacuation status with road closures and smoke impacts in Flagstaff.• Tropics and seismic: The National Hurricane Center gives an eastern Pacific wave a medium chance of becoming a tropical depression by midweek; a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck offshore Oregon with a USGS green alert and no expected damage.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesWildfire (national)• NIFC National Fire News — PL 4 declaration, large-fire totals, fire weather• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR)• DOI — Burnover incident on western Colorado wildfire results in firefighter fatalities• DOI — Identities released of three firefighters who died responding to the Knowles Fire• NPR — 3 firefighters killed on Colorado-Utah border as wildfires intensifyExtreme heat• NWS — Extreme heat forecasts and safety• Governor of Connecticut — Extreme Hot Weather Protocol activation• Governor of New York — Hochul urges New Yorkers to prepare for extreme heatTropical and seismic• National Hurricane Center — Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook• USGS — Significant earthquakes, 2026Arizona• InciWeb — Pocket Fire, Coconino National Forest• Arizona Emergency Information Network — Red flag conditions impact the Pocket Fire area• AZFamily — Residents pack belongings as Pocket Fire doubles in sizeColorado• CBS News — 3 firefighters killed, 2 injured fighting wildfires near Colorado-Utah borderOregon• USGS — Latest earthquakes map

Today’s brief leads with the Western wildfire crisis, where the National Interagency Fire Center holds the nation at Preparedness Level 3 amid roughly 45 uncontained large fires and extremely critical fire weather across the southern Intermountain West. Utah carries the heaviest load, with the Cottonwood Fire now the nation’s largest active wildfire near 92,000 acres, the Iron and Cherry fires driving evacuations, and a statewide emergency and fireworks restrictions in effect. We also track a prolonged, dangerous heat episode building across the central and eastern United States ahead of the July Fourth holiday, severe storm and flash flood risks in the Plains and Mid-Atlantic, tropical monitoring in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific, and state-level items including a Virginia boil water notice. 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• National wildfire posture: NIFC holds the country at Preparedness Level 3 with roughly 45 uncontained large fires; extremely critical fire weather grips northern Arizona, eastern Utah, western Colorado, and far northwestern New Mexico.• Utah leads the crisis: The Cottonwood Fire is the nation’s largest active wildfire near 92,000 acres at zero containment; the Iron Fire is about 40,800 acres and 38 percent contained; the Cherry Fire has grown past 30,000 acres and is forcing mandatory evacuations for Mammoth, Silver City, Eureka, and Tintic Junction. A statewide emergency and fireworks restrictions remain in effect through July 5.• Active evacuations elsewhere: Arizona’s Pocket Fire keeps Oak Creek Canyon under orders north of Sedona; California crews responded to a Butte County grass fire near Paradise, with Big Bear public safety power shutoffs in place.• Dangerous heat building: Tens of millions are under heat alerts; extreme heat warnings and advisories span the Upper Midwest (Minnesota), the Mid-South (Tennessee), and the Northeast (New York), with heat index values up to 105 to 110 degrees later this week.• Lifelines and water: A boil water notice is in effect for parts of Alleghany County, Virginia after a main break; Rocky Mountain Power issued public safety power shutoff watches and warnings for parts of central, southern, and eastern Utah.• Watch items: Slight risks for severe thunderstorms in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest and for excessive rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic and Tennessee Valley; the National Hurricane Center monitors low to medium development chances in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific, with no coastal warnings in effect.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesNIFC and National Fire Activity• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: national preparedness level, fire counts, and incident details• NIFC National Fire News: current national wildfire overviewHeat• NWS Weather Prediction Center HeatRisk: national heat hazard outlook• NBC News: dangerous heat wave ahead of July Fourth, with historic highs possibleSevere Weather and Tropical• NWS Storm Prediction Center Day 2 Convective Outlook: severe thunderstorm risk areas• NHC Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook: Atlantic and Eastern Pacific development chances• NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion: current basin discussionUtah• CBS News and AP: Utah declares emergency, limits fireworks as crews battle the largest U.S. wildfire• ABC4: Cottonwood Fire update and acreage• KUTV: Iron Fire growth and containmentArizona• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: Pocket and Sycamore fire detailsCalifornia• CBS News Los Angeles: Big Bear public safety power shutoffs amid wildfire risk• CBS News Sacramento: Butte County grass fire prompts evacuation activity near ParadiseColorado• CBS News Colorado: Dry Creek Fire reaches 90 percent containment south of RifleFlorida, Idaho, North Carolina, Washington, Wyoming, Nevada, New Mexico, Alaska• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: state-by-state large incident detailsMinnesota• FOX 9 Minneapolis: extreme heat warning issued for June 29, 2026New York• NBC News: heat wave ahead of July Fourth, Northeast heat watch detailTennessee• NewsChannel 5 Nashville: dangerous heat moving into the Mid-SouthVirginia• WDBJ7: new boil water notice issued for Alleghany County neighborhoods

Today’s brief leads with escalating Western wildfire activity: Utah’s Cottonwood Fire is the nation’s largest at roughly 71,000 acres with zero containment and active evacuations, the Iron Fire keeps Eureka under a Level 3 order, and the Storm Prediction Center posts an Extremely Critical fire weather outlook for parts of Utah, Arizona, and Nevada. We also cover flash flooding and flood watches from Kansas into Missouri and Oklahoma, building dangerous heat across the southern and central U.S., CISA’s addition of two actively exploited vulnerabilities to its catalog, and an FDA Class I recall of Medline surgical kits. 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• Western wildfire surge: NIFC holds the nation at Preparedness Level 3 with 37 large uncontained fires; Utah’s Cottonwood Fire (about 71,000 acres, 0 percent contained) leads the country with extreme behavior and active evacuations.• Extremely Critical fire weather: SPC flags parts of central and southwestern Utah, northwest Arizona, and extreme southeastern Nevada for today, with 25 to 35 mph winds and 5 to 15 percent humidity.• Utah evacuations: Level 3 “Go” orders remain for several Beaver-area communities (Cottonwood Fire) and for the Town of Eureka (Iron Fire, about 40,445 acres, 26 percent contained).• Central U.S. flooding: Flood warnings and watches span Kansas, Missouri, and northeastern Oklahoma, with road closures in western Kansas and a flash flood threat into southwestern Missouri.• Building heat: Dangerous heat expands across the southern and central U.S. this weekend and pushes east next week, with widespread 90s.• CISA KEV additions: Two actively exploited vulnerabilities added June 25, CVE-2026-12569 (PTC Windchill/FlexPLM) and CVE-2026-20230 (Cisco Unified CM SSRF); federal agencies must remediate.• FDA Class I recall: Medline recalls more than 6,500 cardiovascular procedure kits and more than 500 general surgery trays over anesthetic quality issues, the FDA’s most serious recall category.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesWildfire (national)• NIFC National Fire News: national wildfire summary, large fire counts, personnel, and year to date acres• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: daily situation report listing large fires by state, acreage, and containmentFire weather and severe weather• NOAA Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Outlook: Extremely Critical fire weather outlook for parts of Utah, Arizona, and Nevada• NWS Weather Prediction Center: central U.S. flash flooding and heat outlook• NWS Active Alerts: active flood watches, warnings, and heat alerts nationwideCISA• CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog: June 25 alert adding CVE-2026-12569 and CVE-2026-20230• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog: the KEV catalog of recordFDA• FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals, and Safety Alerts: FDA recall listing• Medline cardiovascular kit recall report: coverage of the June 25 Class I recall of surgical kitsArizona• AZ Emergency Information Network: Pocket Fire SET status: Oak Creek Canyon evacuation reduced from GO to SET• Coconino National Forest: Pocket Fire evacuations: Forest Service release on Oak Creek Canyon orders and closures• Sedona Red Rock News: Pocket Fire grows to 1,187 acres: acreage and personnel updateColorado• Colorado Public Radio: Dry Creek Fire evacuations lifted: containment and evacuation status near Rifle• CBS Colorado: Mesa County evacuation notice lifted: Mesa County wildfire evacuation updateKansas• Kansas Severe Flood Warning (GovOneStop / NWS): flood warning for southwest and west central Kansas counties• KAKE: Flash flooding hits Kansas counties: road closures and flooding impactsOklahoma• NWS Tulsa: Flood Watch for northeastern Oklahoma and rainfall outlookUtah• ABC4: Governor Cox on the Cottonwood Fire: Cottonwood Fire acreage, containment, and evacuation status• ABC4: Cottonwood Fire burns over 70,000 acres: updated acreage and 0 percent containment• Gephardt Daily: Iron Fire update: Iron Fire acreage, containment, and Eureka evacuationsWildfires by state (national situation report)• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: South Fork Fire (Nebraska), Bear Fire (New Mexico), and Washington firesNevada• The Watchers: Extremely Critical fire weather outlook: fire weather risk for parts of Utah, Arizona, and Nevada

Today’s brief leads with the Western wildfire siege, with NIFC holding the country at Preparedness Level 3 amid Red Flag and critical fire weather across the Intermountain West, the Four Corners, and Interior Alaska, plus building heat across the South and West. In Utah, the Iron Fire near Eureka tops 37,000 acres with mandatory evacuations still in place. In New Mexico, the McCauley Springs Fire forces evacuations and a highway closure in the Jemez while the Canyon Venado Fire briefly shut eastbound I-40. We cover California’s Red Flag prepositioning and a Garden Grove hazmat evacuation, Arizona’s Pocket Fire near Sedona, Florida boil water notices, the central U.S. severe weather threat, and CISA’s addition of four known exploited vulnerabilities. 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• National wildfire posture: NIFC holds the U.S. at Preparedness Level 3 with 32 large uncontained fires and more than 6,200 personnel committed; YTD acres burned run above the ten-year average.• Fire weather and heat: Red Flag and critical fire weather span the Intermountain West, Four Corners, and Interior Alaska, with dangerous heat building across the South and West into the weekend.• Utah, Iron Fire: Now 37,172 acres at 17 percent containment; mandatory evacuations remain for Eureka and Chimney Rock Pass, with residents expected to return Thursday.• New Mexico, two active fires: McCauley Springs Fire (~150 acres, 0 percent) drives Jemez evacuations, an electric shutoff, and a Highway 4 closure; the Canyon Venado Fire (~852 acres, 0 percent) showed extreme behavior and briefly closed eastbound I-40, now reopened.• California, prepositioning and hazmat: Cal OES prepositions engines, tenders, a helicopter, and 100-plus personnel across six Sacramento Valley counties; Garden Grove reissues precautionary evacuations for a hazmat incident.• Arizona, Pocket Fire: Oak Creek Canyon downgraded from GO to SET north of Sedona, with restricted resident-only access.• Florida, water lifelines: Precautionary boil water notices in Deltona (Volusia County) and Bradenton (Manatee County) after water-main breaks.• Cyber, CISA KEV: Four vulnerabilities added June 23 (Lantronix EDS5000 and three Ubiquiti UniFi OS flaws); organizations should prioritize remediation.• Severe weather: Damaging winds, isolated tornadoes, large hail, and flooding possible across the central U.S. and Mid-Atlantic into the Mid-South.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesNIFC / Wildfire (National)• NIFC National Fire News: daily large-fire counts, new starts, personnel, and YTD totals• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, June 23, 2026 (0730 MDT)NWS / Weather• National Weather Service: national forecast, severe weather, heat, and fire weather• NWS Weather Prediction CenterNHC / Tropics• National Hurricane Center: Atlantic and Eastern Pacific tropical outlooksCISA• CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog, June 23, 2026• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CatalogDHS• DHS National Terrorism Advisory SystemAlaska• Alaska Wildland Fire Information: Anderson evacuation and Interior fire starts• Alaska’s News Source: Critical fire danger grips Alaska (June 23, 2026)Arizona• City of Sedona: Oak Creek Canyon evacuation status changes from GO to SET for the Pocket Fire (June 23, 2026)• Arizona Emergency Information Network: Pocket Fire update, Oak Creek Canyon decreased to SET statusCalifornia• Cal OES: Governor Newsom predeploys fire and rescue personnel to six Sacramento Valley counties ahead of Red Flag fire weather• City of Garden Grove: Hazardous Materials IncidentFlorida• Volusia County / City of Deltona: Precautionary boil water notice for Deltona utility customers• Manatee County: Precautionary boil water notice, June 23, 2026 (Bradenton)New Mexico• NM Fire Info: New fire start in Jemez Ranger District (McCauley Springs Fire)• Source New Mexico: McCauley Springs Fire prompts evacuation orders, electric shutoff• NM Fire Info: Canyon Venado Fire, Torrance County update• Albuquerque Journal: Jemez Springs evacuations, Torrance County blaze impacts I-40Utah• Gephardt Daily: Iron Fire tops 37K acres, now 17% contained, evacuations remain in place• KUTV: Iron Fire expands to over 37,000 acres, reaches 17% containment

Western wildfires lead today’s brief, with Utah’s Iron Fire near Eureka and the Cottonwood Fire near Beaver each pushing past 30,000 acres and forcing evacuations, while NIFC keeps the country at Preparedness Level 3 with 31 uncontained large fires. In Arizona, the Pocket Fire north of Sedona prompts a downgrade of Oak Creek Canyon from GO to SET, and Extreme Heat Warnings push toward 114 degrees. We also cover active fires in Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, near-record heat across Florida and the Southern Plains, new FEMA flood mitigation funding for New England, and a minor central California earthquake. 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• NIFC Preparedness Level 3: 31 uncontained large fires and about 5,854 personnel are committed nationwide, with activity concentrated in the Great Basin, Southwest, Northwest, and Alaska. Year-to-date acres burned run at 158 percent of the ten-year average.• Utah, structure threat: The Iron Fire near Eureka (about 31,314 acres, 9 percent) and the Cottonwood Fire near Beaver (about 31,000 acres, 0 percent) both force mandatory evacuations and road closures; both are human-caused, and no homes have been lost on the Iron Fire.• Arizona, Pocket Fire: Oak Creek Canyon eased from GO to SET at 8 a.m. today; State Route 89A remains closed, and crews prepare indirect line ahead of a midweek wind shift with gusts near 45 mph.• Western and Southern heat: Dangerous, near-record heat covers parts of the West, the Southern Plains, and Florida through Friday, with Arizona Extreme Heat Warnings near 114 degrees and possible record highs from southern Colorado into New Mexico.• Other active fires: Nevada (Grapevine, Kane Springs), Oregon (Lytle), Washington (Garred Road eased to Level 1, Kartar), and Alaska (Starry, Bear) all show ongoing operational impact.• Federal assistance: FEMA announced more than 17 million dollars in hazard mitigation funding for New England states to reduce flood risk.• Quiet on other fronts: No new NTAS bulletins, no CISA KEV additions, no State Department travel advisory level changes, and no significant earthquakes in the last 24 hours.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesNIFC and National Fire• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: June 23, 2026, 0730 MDT (PL 3, fire counts, acres, predictive discussion)• NIFC National Fire News: current large fire activityWeather and Heat• NWS Weather Prediction Center: national forecast and heat discussion• NWS HeatRisk: excessive heat outlookFEMA• FEMA Newsroom: hazard mitigation funding announcementsUSGS• USGS Latest Earthquakes mapAlaska• NIFC IMSR: Alaska Area fire summary (Starry, Bear, Pogo, Kathul, Shaw)Arizona• Arizona Emergency Information Network: Pocket Fire, Oak Creek Canyon reduced to SET• Coconino National Forest: more resources arrive to battle Pocket FireCalifornia• USGS Latest Earthquakes map: M4.2 near Ridgemark, June 23Colorado• NIFC IMSR: predictive services discussion (record-heat potential, southern Colorado into New Mexico)Florida• NIFC IMSR: Southern Area fires and Florida near-record heatIdaho• NIFC IMSR: Northern Rockies Area (Shingle Creek)Nebraska• NIFC IMSR: Rocky Mountain Area (South Fork)Nevada• NIFC IMSR: Great Basin Area (Grapevine, Kane Springs)New Mexico• NIFC IMSR: Southwest Area (Rio Fire) and Four Corners fire weatherNorth Carolina• NIFC IMSR: Southern Area (Rose Bay Canal) and Carolinas fire weatherOregon• NIFC IMSR: Northwest Area (Lytle Fire)Utah• Gephardt Daily: Iron Fire at 31K acres, 9 percent contained• KSL: Cottonwood Fire east of Beaver, evacuations• NIFC IMSR: Great Basin Area (Iron, Cottonwood, Hastings, Sawmill, Bonneville)Washington• Washington State Patrol: state fire mobilization authorized for the Garred Road Fire• Columbia Basin Herald: Garred Road Fire contained at 3,500 acres• NIFC IMSR: Northwest Area (Garred Road, Kartar)

Western wildfires dominate today’s brief as NIFC holds the nation at Preparedness Level 3 with 31 uncontained large fires. Utah’s Iron Fire forces a full evacuation of Eureka, Arizona’s Pocket Fire keeps Oak Creek Canyon under orders, and Alaska’s Starry Fire prompts new evacuations. We also cover dangerous Western heat and Mid-Atlantic flash-flood risk, Los Angeles emergency declarations over the Boyle Heights cold-storage fire, and the latest CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities additions. 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• National Preparedness Level 3: NIFC reports 31 uncontained large fires across eight geographic areas, with the Great Basin carrying 11 and a rebuilding ridge driving critical fire weather and single-digit humidity across the West.• Utah: Iron Fire: Past 24,000 acres at zero containment, keeping all of Eureka under mandatory evacuation; no homes lost, full containment estimated July 3.• Arizona: Pocket Fire: Oak Creek Canyon north of Sedona remains under evacuation with State Route 89A closed; orders set to lift Tuesday morning. The Sycamore Fire north of Globe threatens structures and energy infrastructure.• Alaska: Starry Fire: Evacuations near Anderson as the Alaska area sits at PL3 with five uncontained large fires.• California: Boyle Heights: Local and state emergency declarations remain in effect for the Lineage cold-storage warehouse fire, with multi-day smoke impacts and biohazard concerns.• Washington: Upriver Fire: 85 percent contained after destroying 18 structures; FEMA approved a Fire Management Assistance Grant on June 16.• Severe weather: NWS tracks flash-flood and severe-storm corridors from the Mid-Atlantic to the High Plains, alongside dangerous heat in the West and southern Plains; no tropical development expected over seven days.• Cyber: CISA’s latest Known Exploited Vulnerabilities additions (June 16 and June 9) carry federal remediation deadlines for Arista, Chromium, and Cisco products.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesNIFC / National wildfire• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: National PL3, 31 uncontained large fires, geographic-area detail (June 22, 0730 MDT)• NIFC National Fire News: current national fire activity summaryNWS / Weather• Weather Prediction Center: flash flooding and severe storm corridors, excessive rainfall outlook• NHC Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook: no Atlantic/Caribbean/Gulf development expected over 7 daysCISA• CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog (June 16, 2026)• CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog (June 9, 2026)• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog: full list and remediation deadlinesTravel advisories• State Department Travel Advisories: full index of current levels• Mexico travel advisory update (June 3, 2026): exercise increased cautionDHS / NTAS• DHS National Terrorism Advisory System: current bulletin statusAlaska• NIFC IMSR: Alaska area at PL3; Starry, Elliott Complex, Bear, and Nowitna firesArizona• Coconino National Forest: Oak Creek Canyon evacuations due to Pocket Fire north of Sedona• Arizona Emergency Information Network: Pocket Fire evacuation orders to end Tuesday• NIFC IMSR: Pocket and Sycamore fire size, containment, and threatsCalifornia• Mayor Karen Bass: Declaration of Local Emergency for the Boyle Heights warehouse fire• NBC Los Angeles: Newsom declares state of emergency for Boyle Heights warehouse fire• CAL FIRE Incidents: statewide active incident listFlorida• NIFC IMSR: Rookery, Well 13, Shell, and Corrections 13 fires; peninsula thunderstorm ignition riskIdaho• NIFC IMSR: Shingle Creek, Gold Run, and Mary fires; Snake River Plain fire weatherNebraska• Nebraska Public Media: South Fork Fire now 90% contained• NIFC IMSR: South Fork Fire at 39,696 acres, 90% containment, precipitation over fire areaNevada• NIFC IMSR: Kane Springs (railroad infrastructure threatened) and Grapevine firesNew Mexico• NIFC IMSR: Bear Fire at 97% containment and Rio Fire statusNorth Carolina• NIFC IMSR: Rose Bay Canal Fire status; elevated fire risk across the CarolinasOregon• NIFC IMSR: Basin and Old Emigrant fires contained; southeast Oregon fire weatherUtah• ABC4: Iron Fire mapped past 24,000 acres, Eureka under mandatory evacuation• KSL: Eureka evacuations remain in place as Iron Fire grows• NIFC IMSR: Iron, Bonneville, Sawmill, Hastings, and Middlefork firesWashington• FEMA: Fire Management Assistance Grant authorized for the Upriver Fire (June 16, 2026)• NIFC IMSR: Kartar and Upriver fire size, containment, and structures lost

Today’s brief leads with the Western heat-and-fire surge: Utah’s human-caused Iron Fire has grown to nearly 22,000 acres and forced the full evacuation of Eureka, while Arizona’s Pocket Fire keeps Oak Creek Canyon under evacuation orders north of Sedona. The National Interagency Fire Center holds the country at Preparedness Level 3 with 28 uncontained large fires, and active blazes persist across Nevada, California, Florida, and Washington. We also cover a two-sided weather pattern of dangerous heat in the West and South and severe storms in the East, a quiet tropics outlook, and a calm window on the terrorism, cyber, and seismic fronts. 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• Utah, Iron Fire: A human-caused fire on the Tooele and Juab county line reached about 21,935 acres at zero percent containment, forcing the full evacuation of Eureka (population near 1,000) and closing U.S. Highway 6; an overnight backburn protected the town with no primary structures lost.• Arizona, Pocket Fire: Evacuations remain in effect for Oak Creek Canyon north of Sedona for a roughly 500-acre, zero-percent-contained fire, with State Route 89A closed and a Red Cross shelter open.• National wildfire posture: NIFC holds the nation at Preparedness Level 3 with 28 uncontained large fires and about 5,489 personnel committed; year-to-date fires and acres are both well above the ten-year average.• Western fire weather: Critical conditions of extreme heat, single-digit humidity, and gusty winds are driving extreme fire behavior in the Great Basin (Nevada’s Kane Springs and Grapevine fires) and Southwest.• Two-sided weather: Dangerous heat is building across the West and South while severe storms and flash flooding threaten the Lower Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and Plains.• Quiet security and seismic window: No new DHS NTAS bulletin, no new CISA KEV entries, and no significant domestic earthquakes in the last 24 hours.SourcesNational Wildfire and Heat• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: National PL3, 28 uncontained large fires, June 20, 2026• NIFC National Fire News: current national fire activity• PBS News: heat, wind, and drought spark wildfires in the U.S. West• U.S. News: heat, wind, and drought conditions spark wildfires in U.S. West (June 21)Weather• National Weather Service: national forecast and hazards• NOAA Weather Prediction Center: national forecast discussion• Storm Prediction Center: Day 4-8 severe weather outlook (June 21)Tropical• National Hurricane Center: Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook (June 22)USGS Earthquakes• USGS: Significant Earthquakes 2026• USGS: Latest Earthquakes mapDHS / NTAS• DHS: National Terrorism Advisory System (no new bulletin in window)CISA• CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (most recent addition June 16)Arizona• Coconino National Forest: Oak Creek Canyon evacuations ordered for Pocket Fire• AZFamily: Pocket Fire burns near Sedona, sparks evacuations• NIFC IMSR: Sycamore and Rock Canyon fire detailsCalifornia• CAL FIRE: Lost Fire incident page• BakersfieldNow: all evacuation warnings lifted after Lost Fire burns 7,800 acresFlorida• NIFC IMSR: Coptic, Quarry 2, and Well 13 fire detailsNevada• NIFC IMSR: Kane Springs and Grapevine fire detailsNew Mexico• NIFC IMSR: Bear and Rio fire detailsTexas• NWS Houston/Galveston: area forecast and hazards• GovOneStop: Texas flood advisory effective June 21, 2026Utah• KSL: Juab County wildfire forces evacuations as it explodes to thousands of acres• Herald Extra: Iron Fire reaches nearly 22,000 acres, Eureka evacuation orders stay in place• Deseret News: no homes burned, but evacuations remain for growing Iron Fire• KUER: heat, wind, and drought spark a weekend of wildfires in UtahWashington• NIFC IMSR: Upriver and Kartar fire details

Today’s brief leads with the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur, which have stalled over the Deep South and triggered a rare Level 4 High Risk for excessive rainfall from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle. Louisiana has declared a statewide emergency with flood rescues underway in Avoyelles Parish, Mississippi faced a dam scare near Carriere that emergency officials later resolved, and dangerous heat grips south-central Texas. We also cover the latest NIFC wildfire situation report and a new FEMA major disaster declaration for Delaware. 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• Tropical Storm Arthur remnants: A rare Level 4 of 4 High Risk for excessive rainfall covers Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, with five flash flood emergencies declared across southern Louisiana and Mississippi and at least three storm-related deaths.• Louisiana state of emergency: Governor Landry declared a statewide emergency; flood rescues are underway in Avoyelles Parish, where parts recorded 12 to 26 inches of rain and at least 200 homes flooded, with a Red Cross shelter open in Mansura.• Mississippi dam scare: Early reports of an Anchor Lake Dam failure near Carriere prompted a precautionary evacuation; the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency later confirmed the dam was not breached and lifted the order. A clean-up worker was killed.• Texas heat and flooding: Arthur made landfall June 17, two people died in central Texas flash flooding, and Extreme Heat Warnings along and east of I-35 pushed temperatures to 105 to 115 degrees.• Wildfire posture: NIFC holds the National Preparedness Level at 2, with 27 large fires being suppressed and about 4,988 personnel assigned nationally.• FEMA Delaware declaration: A Presidential major disaster declaration (FEMA-4916-DR) for a February severe winter storm, Public Assistance only, was published in the Federal Register on June 18.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.comSourcesNWS / Weather Prediction Center• Fox Weather: Life-threatening flash flood emergencies as Arthur’s remnants slam the South• Washington Post: Where risk remains as Arthur’s remnants sweep through the South• Weather.com: Flash flood emergency issued due to compromised dam in South MississippiNational Hurricane Center• NHC: 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season• AccuWeather: Tropical Storm Arthur makes landfall in Texas, raises flood risk across southern USNIFC (Wildfire)• NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report, June 18, 2026• NIFC: National Interagency Coordination CenterFEMA• SBA / Federal Register: Presidential major disaster declaration for Delaware, Public Assistance only (June 18, 2026)• FEMA: Disasters and Other DeclarationsAlabama• Alabama Public Radio: Alabama and the South get a drenching, and worse, from what’s left of Arthur• Fox Weather: Life-threatening flash flooding slams multiple states as Arthur sweeps the SouthFlorida• MyPanhandle: Local impacts moving in from remnants of Arthur• Pinellas County: Precautionary boil water notice for Pinellas Park residentsGeorgia• Fox Weather: Days of rain, potentially life-threatening flash flooding plague the South amid post-tropical ArthurLouisiana• WAFB: Large-scale flood rescue effort launched in Avoyelles Parish• Louisiana Illuminator: Flooding, tornadoes pound SE Louisiana from fizzled Tropical Storm Arthur• CBS News: State of emergency declared in Louisiana over deadly floodingMississippi• WWL: Residents urged to evacuate amid risk of Anchor Lake Dam break• WLOX: Anchor Lake Dam in Carriere at risk of failure• KTBS: Tropical Storm Arthur remnants cause Mississippi dam scare and widespread flash floodingTexas• CBS Austin: Tropical Storm Arthur triggers severe flood warnings across 6 states• Click2Houston: Houston transitions to a scorching forecast in the wake of Tropical Storm Arthur

Today’s brief leads with post-tropical cyclone Arthur, which is pushing life-threatening flash flooding across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle, with high-water rescues already underway in St. Tammany Parish. A separate severe-weather outbreak spawned tornadoes and damaging winds across Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, while weather-driven FAA ground stops snarled major airline hubs. We also cover active wildfires in California, New Mexico, and Arizona, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Pahala on Hawaii Island, Kilauea’s paused summit eruption, and a precautionary boil water notice in Pinellas Park, Florida. 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• Gulf Coast flooding: Post-tropical Arthur threatens life-threatening flash flooding through Friday across southern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle, with flood watches for more than 18 million people and active rescues near Folsom, Louisiana.• Midwest tornado outbreak: Confirmed tornadoes and a 94 mph wind gust struck Iowa and Illinois, with overnight tornado warnings in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, more than 9,000 power outages, and at least one death.• Transportation: Weather-driven FAA ground stops and delays are disrupting Houston, Atlanta, Chicago, and Dallas-Fort Worth hubs.• Wildfire: NIFC remains at National Preparedness Level 2 with roughly a dozen uncontained large fires, including the Shore Fire (California), Seven Cabins Fire (New Mexico), and a Coconino County fire (Arizona).• Seismic and volcanic: A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck near Pahala on Hawaii Island; Kilauea is paused at Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY with the next episode expected June 23 to 27.• Texas: Governor Abbott’s 101-county disaster declaration remains in effect after Arthur’s landfall near Galveston; at least two people have died in Texas floodwaters this week.• Florida lifeline: Pinellas Park is under a precautionary citywide boil water notice after a main-valve pressure loss; service is restored pending sample clearance.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesTropical Storm Arthur and Gulf Coast flooding• National Hurricane Center via MySuncoast: Arthur downgraded to post-tropical cyclone near Galveston• CNN: Tropical Storm Arthur forms off Texas, fueling Gulf Coast flood threatSevere weather and Midwest outbreak• NOAA Storm Prediction Center: Day 1 Convective Outlook• CBS News: Tornadoes and severe storms slam the Midwest, killing at least oneWildfire• National Interagency Fire Center: Incident Management Situation Report• National Interagency Fire Center: National Fire NewsUSGS earthquakes and volcanoes• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Magnitude 4.5 earthquake information statement• USGS: Kilauea volcano updates• USGS: Latest earthquakes mapCISA and DHS• CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog• U.S. State Department: Travel AdvisoriesTransportation• FAA: National Airspace System status• Travel Market Report: Arthur and Midwest weather trigger flight waivers at Houston, Chicago, and Atlanta hubsAlabama• Weather.com: South flood threat looms as Arthur dissipatesArizona• National Interagency Fire Center: National Fire News, Southwest large firesCalifornia• CAL FIRE: Active incidents• IQAir: Wildfire spotlight, Shore Fire, Riverside CountyFlorida• Pinellas County: Precautionary boil water notice for Pinellas Park• Bay News 9: Pinellas Park issues boil water notice for entire cityGeorgia• Travel Market Report: Storm-driven flight waivers at Atlanta and other hubsHawaii• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Magnitude 4.5 earthquake information statement• USGS: Kilauea volcano updatesIllinois• CBS News: Tornadoes reported in Illinois and Iowa as severe weather roils Midwest• Central Illinois Proud: Severe weather and tornadoes, June 17Indiana• WISH-TV: Severe storms threaten central Indiana WednesdayIowa• FOX Weather: Damage reported after severe storms slam the MidwestKentucky• Local 12: Damage reports emerge across Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana after overnight stormsLouisiana• FOX 8 New Orleans: Arthur flood threat turns urgent, rescues begin near Folsom• NOLA.com: Tropical Storm Arthur...

Today’s brief leads with Potential Tropical Cyclone One, expected to become Tropical Storm Arthur, bringing a Tropical Storm Warning and life-threatening flash flooding to the upper Texas and Louisiana coasts, with nearly 26 million people under flood watches from south Texas to Mississippi. We cover elevated national wildfire activity, including Nebraska’s South Fork Fire near Fort Robinson, and CISA’s latest addition to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. 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• Tropical Storm Arthur: The first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic season is forming over the Gulf, with a Tropical Storm Warning for the upper Texas and southwestern Louisiana coast and life-threatening flash flooding expected through Thursday.• Gulf Coast flood risk: Nearly 26 million people are under flood watches from south Texas to Mississippi, with 5 to 8 inches of rain widespread and isolated higher totals.• Texas impacts: Flooding has already forced rescues on Interstate 35 near Waco, with at least two storm-related deaths reported.• South Fork Fire, Nebraska: Roughly 39,000 acres burned and about 64 percent contained as of June 16; Fort Robinson State Park is slowly reopening.• CISA KEV update: CVE-2026-48907, an improper access control flaw in the Joomla Content Editor, was added June 16; federal agencies must remediate on CISA’s timeline.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesTropical Storm Arthur and Gulf Coast flooding• National Hurricane Center: active advisories and warnings• CNN: Tropical storm warning issued for major flood threat across Texas and the SouthWildfire and NIFC• NIFC: National Fire News• NIFC: Wildfire statisticsCISA• CISA: Adds one known exploited vulnerability to catalog (June 16, 2026)Nebraska• Nebraska Public Media: Fort Robinson slowly reopening as crews gain containment on South Fork Fire• KNOP: Nebraska Panhandle wildfire grows, new evacuation orders issuedTexas• CNN: Texas flooding, rescues, and Gulf flood threatLouisiana• NOLA.com: Gulf disturbance expected to make landfall as Tropical Storm ArthurMississippi, Alabama, and Florida• Fox Weather: Tropical Storm Warnings issued as first storm of season threatens millions

Today’s brief leads with a multi-day Gulf Coast flooding emergency: the National Hurricane Center is tracking Invest 90L for possible development into the season’s first named storm, while the Weather Prediction Center keeps a Level 3 of 4 flood risk over Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi through Thursday. Texas Governor Abbott has activated additional state emergency resources and 24-hour State Operations Center staffing as water rescues and road closures spread across central Texas; Louisiana reports a St. Tammany Parish flash flood emergency and dozens of Shreveport rescues; and a Fort Worth main break triggers a boil water notice. On the wildfire front, the NIFC situation report holds the nation at Preparedness Level 2 with 15 uncontained large fires, led by New Mexico’s Bear Fire. 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• Gulf tropical threat: The National Hurricane Center gives Invest 90L a 50 percent chance of becoming the first named storm of 2026 (potential name Arthur) over the northwestern Gulf late Tuesday into Wednesday; heavy rain and flash flooding are expected regardless of organization.• Life-threatening flooding: The Weather Prediction Center holds a Level 3 of 4 excessive-rainfall risk through Thursday across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, with flood watches for about 19 million people and totals of 5 to 10 inches.• Texas response: Governor Abbott activated additional TDEM resources and 24-hour State Operations Center staffing; water rescues occurred on I-35 in Waco and across the Houston metro, with widespread road closures.• Louisiana impacts: Shreveport logged 52 water-rescue calls in roughly six hours, and a flash flood emergency was declared in St. Tammany Parish.• Mississippi watch: A Flood Watch covers the Jackson metro and surrounding counties through Wednesday morning.• Fort Worth lifeline: A 24-inch main break dropped system pressure below state standards, prompting a boil water notice for the near north side and Lake Worth areas.• Wildfire posture: NIFC holds the nation at Preparedness Level 2 with 15 uncontained large fires; New Mexico’s lightning-caused Bear Fire is about 6,920 acres at 11 percent containment with SET-status evacuation zones in Catron County.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/National Hurricane Center• NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook: live outlook tracking Invest 90L over the Gulf• iHeart/NHC: first tropical storm of 2026 could form in the Gulf, 50 percent chance, potential name Arthur• NHC Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook: includes Central Pacific low east-southeast of HawaiiWeather Prediction Center and NWS Flooding• CNN: major flood threat for Texas and Gulf states as potential tropical system supercharges heavy rain (WPC Level 3 of 4 detail)• NWS active alerts: national watches, warnings, and advisoriesNIFC and Wildfire• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, June 15, 2026, 0730 MDT (PL2, 15 uncontained large fires)Louisiana• Fox Weather live coverage: life-threatening flash flood threat targets Texas and Louisiana amid tropical trouble (Shreveport, St. Tammany Parish)Mississippi• NWS Jackson (JAN) Flash Flood Warning and Flood Watch summaryNew Mexico• NM Fire Info: Bear Fire updates, Gila National Forest• KTSM: growth of Bear Fire slows, containment at 11 percentTexas• TDEM/Office of the Governor: Abbott activates additional state emergency response resources, 24-hour SOC operations (June 15, 2026)• KXAN Austin: live flood coverage, central Texas, June 15, 2026• WFAA: Fort Worth issues boil water notice for parts of north side and Lake Worth after water main break

Life-threatening flash flooding hits Central Texas as the National Weather Service issues multiple flash flood warnings for the Austin area, with water rescues reported in South Austin and on Interstate 35 south of Waco. The flood threat is set to persist and shift eastward, with heavy rain likely across eastern and southern Texas and Louisiana this week and the National Hurricane Center monitoring a disturbance in the northwestern Gulf. Wildfire season is running ahead of average, led by the Bear Fire in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest, now past 6,600 acres with evacuation preparations in Catron County. State coverage also includes a south Louisiana flood watch, the Bee Hive Fire in Colorado, and a passed FEMA Individual Assistance deadline tied to Hawaii’s Kona Low flooding.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· Central Texas flooding: Life-threatening flash flooding struck the Austin area and Interstate 35 near Waco overnight. Water rescues were reported, dozens of low water crossings closed, and state rescue resources are deployed.· South-wide flood threat: Heavy rain and flash flooding are likely across eastern and southern Texas and Louisiana this week. The Weather Prediction Center carries a slight to level 2 flood risk, and the National Hurricane Center is watching the northwestern Gulf.· Active wildfire season: Nearly 2.5 million acres have burned year to date, above average. The Bear Fire in New Mexico tops 6,600 acres at 3 percent containment with evacuation prep in Catron County.· Hawaii FEMA deadline: June 14 was the deadline for Maui, Hawai’i, and Honolulu county residents to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance from the March Kona Low flooding.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesTexas• KUT: Much of Austin area under flash flood warning, water rescues reported, June 15, 2026• Office of the Texas Governor: TDEM activates state emergency response resources ahead of flood threatNOAA / NWS• National Hurricane Center: Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook• NOAA Storm Prediction Center: Day 1 Convective Outlook, June 15, 2026Wildfire / NIFC• National Interagency Fire Center: Incident Management Situation Report, June 14, 2026New Mexico• KTSM: Bear Fire at 6,600+ acres, 3 percent contained, June 14, 2026• New Mexico Fire Information: Bear Fire updatesColorado• National Interagency Fire Center: Incident Management Situation Report (Bee Hive Fire), June 14, 2026Louisiana• NOLA.com: Flood watch issued for most of south Louisiana as disturbance heads for Gulf• FOX 8 Live: Major pattern shift bringing heavy rain to Southeast Louisiana, June 14, 2026Hawaii / FEMA• FEMA: Deadline to apply for assistance extended to June 14 for Maui, Hawai’i, and Honolulu counties