EM Morning Brief

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

Today’s brief covers the South Fork Fire in Nebraska’s Pine Ridge, where extreme fire behavior forces the evacuation of Fort Robinson State Park and puts Crawford on notice, plus Thursday evening’s tornado outbreak across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana that leaves more than 240,000 ComEd and NIPSCO customers without power. Texas activates state emergency response resources ahead of a weekend flash flood threat tied to Gulf tropical moisture. Also covered: CISA adds an actively exploited Ivanti Sentry vulnerability to the KEV catalog, FEMA approves new Public Assistance funding for the Mid-Atlantic, Michigan, North Dakota, and Puerto Rico, and the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory forecasts Kilauea’s next fountaining episode for June 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• South Fork Fire, Nebraska: Extreme fire behavior in the Pine Ridge west of Crawford; Fort Robinson State Park evacuated, Crawford residents told to prepare, Highway 20 closed between Crawford and Harrison. Official report lists 8,989 acres at 5 percent containment; local reporting puts growth past 23,000 acres.• Midwest tornado outbreak: Multiple tornadoes Thursday evening across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana; nearly 195,000 ComEd and 47,000 NIPSCO customers lose power; ComEd targets 80 percent restoration by Saturday night.• Texas flood preparedness: Governor Abbott activates TDEM resources, including swiftwater rescue squads and hoist-capable helicopters, ahead of weekend flash flooding and possible Gulf tropical moisture.• CISA KEV update: Actively exploited Ivanti Sentry OS command injection flaw (CVE-2026-10520) added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; prioritize patching.• FEMA funding: Nearly $92 million approved for Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, $33.3 million for Michigan, $13 million for Puerto Rico, and $800,000 for North Dakota in Public Assistance grants.• Kilauea: Volcano remains at ADVISORY/YELLOW; episode 49 lava fountaining likely June 13 to 15 per HVO forecast models.• Garden Grove recovery: SBA opens a Business Recovery Center June 16 for small businesses affected by the May GKN Aerospace chemical incident evacuation.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesNIFC and Wildfire• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, June 11, 2026: national preparedness level, large fire details for AK, CA, CO, FL, NC, NE, NM, UTCISA• CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog, June 11, 2026: Ivanti Sentry CVE-2026-10520FEMA• FEMA: nearly $92 million approved for Mid-Atlantic recovery (PA, VA, WV), June 11, 2026• FEMA: more than $33.3 million approved for Michigan communities, June 11, 2026• FEMA: more than $800,000 approved for North Dakota communities, June 11, 2026• FEMA: nearly $13 million approved for Puerto Rico communities, June 11, 2026USGS Volcanoes• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Kilauea update, June 11, 2026: ADVISORY/YELLOW, episode 49 forecast June 13 to 15Severe Weather and Tropics• NWS Chicago forecast office: severe weather watches and warnings for northern Illinois and northwest Indiana• ABC13 Houston tropical update: NHC tracks low-chance Gulf disturbance, heavy rain potential for TexasIllinois and Indiana• NBC Chicago: storm recap, ComEd and NIPSCO outage figures, restoration estimateNebraska• KNEB: South Fork Fire grows past 23,000 acres, Fort Robinson evacuated, Crawford told to prepareTexas• Office of the Texas Governor: state emergency response resources activated ahead of flood threat, June 11, 2026California• City of Garden Grove hazardous materials incident page: SBA Business Recovery Center opening June 16 (updated June 11, 2026)

A multi-day severe weather outbreak dominates today’s brief, with an Enhanced Risk across the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes, more than a dozen tornado reports, and roughly 390,000 customers without power from Illinois to Michigan. We also cover CISA’s latest Known Exploited Vulnerabilities additions, the National Hurricane Center’s watch on the Bay of Campeche, the national wildfire picture, and FEMA’s June 14 assistance deadline for Maui and Honolulu counties. 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• Severe weather: An Enhanced Risk covers the Upper Mississippi Valley, Midwest, and Great Lakes on June 11, with strong tornadoes, large hail, and 75 mph winds expected through the day.• Lifelines: About 390,000 customers are without power across the region, concentrated in Illinois and Michigan, plus more than a thousand Chicago-area flight disruptions.• Cyber: CISA added three exploited vulnerabilities on June 9 affecting Arista EOS, Chromium V8, and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, with required federal remediation.• Tropics: The National Hurricane Center is watching the Bay of Campeche for possible development Friday, with no current US threat.• Recovery: June 14 is the FEMA Individual Assistance and SBA loan deadline for Maui and Honolulu counties, Hawaii.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesSevere Weather• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook: Storm Prediction Center Enhanced Risk and tornado threat for June 11• The Watchers: Enhanced Risk issued for strong tornadoes, giant hail, and damaging winds across the Midwest and Great Lakes• Weather.com Live Updates: Upper Midwest and Central Plains severe weather threat, PDS tornado warning details• NWS Active Alerts: National Weather Service active watches and warningsPower Outages• WDBO: Hundreds of thousands without power after Midwest storms, about 390,000 regional outages• PowerOutage.us Illinois: Live Illinois outage tracker• PowerOutage.us Michigan: Live Michigan outage trackerCISA• CISA Alert, June 9, 2026: Three vulnerabilities added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CatalogTropics• National Hurricane Center: June 11 Tropical Weather Outlook, Bay of Campeche monitoringWildfire• NIFC Situation Report: Incident Management Situation Report, June 10, 2026• NIFC National Fire News: National large fire and preparedness level summaryFEMA• FEMA Press Release: Deadline to apply for FEMA assistance extended to June 14 for Maui and Honolulu counties, HawaiiHawaii• FEMA Press Release: June 14 Individual Assistance and SBA loan deadline, March Kona Low floodingIllinois• CBS Chicago: Storm damage and power outages across the Chicago area, ComEd response• Chicago Sun-Times: Severe storms and tornado warnings across the Chicago regionIndiana• Prism News: Severe storms across Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan, NIPSCO outagesIowa• ABC7 News: Tornadoes and hail across Iowa and Wisconsin, multi-day storm threat• KCRG Weather Alerts: Eastern Iowa active alertsKansas• Weather.com Live Updates: Central Plains tornado reports during the June 10 roundMichigan• CBS Detroit: More than 100,000 customers without power amid severe storms in Michigan• WNEM: Line of storms causing power outages across mid-MichiganMinnesota• Star Tribune: Tens of thousands without power after Minnesota storms• KARE 11: Thousands of Minnesotans without power after overnight stormsMissouri• ABC7 News: Northern Missouri tornado reports and PDS warningWisconsin• WMTV 15 News: Thousands of Madison Gas and Electric and Alliant Energy customers without power in southern Wisconsin• News 8000: Tornado outbreak strikes the central US

Today’s brief covers a continuing severe weather and flash flooding threat across the northern and central Plains, a Tornado Watch reaching from North Dakota into northwestern Minnesota, and building hazardous heat from the Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast with a New York City Heat Advisory. We track the national fire picture at Preparedness Level 2 with 11 uncontained large fires, Red Flag Warnings across the Southwest, and the Seven Cabins Fire holding at 94 percent containment. We also note two new CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, three industrial control systems advisories, a paused Kilauea eruption, and FEMA assistance deadlines in Washington and Hawaii. 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• Severe weather: A Tornado Watch and Enhanced Risk covered eastern North Dakota, northeastern South Dakota, and northwestern Minnesota, with very large hail, 75 mph or greater winds, and tornadoes; the Plains threat and a flash flooding concern continue Wednesday.• Heat: A Heat Advisory is posted for New York City through Thursday with heat index values up to 100, and record highs are possible from Richmond to the Northeast late week.• Wildfire: NIFC reports Preparedness Level 2 and 11 uncontained large fires; Red Flag Warnings cover southern Nevada, northwestern Arizona, the Navajo Nation, and Utah West Desert zones.• New Mexico: The Seven Cabins Fire is 94 percent contained at about 31,800 acres with no evacuations and a command transition to a Type 3 team.• Cyber: CISA added two actively exploited vulnerabilities (Check Point Security Gateway and BerriAI LiteLLM) on June 8 and released three ICS advisories, including Siemens KACO inverters, on June 9.• Volcano: Kilauea is paused at ADVISORY following episode 48; episode 49 fountaining is forecast June 12 to 15.• FEMA: Washington December storm Individual Assistance closes June 10; Hawaii Kona Low assistance for Honolulu and Maui runs through June 14.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesSevere Weather and Heat• NOAA SPC: Day 1 and Day 2 Convective Outlooks, northern and central Plains severe weather• NWS Bismarck: Northern Plains severe weather and tornado threat• The Watchers: Enhanced Risk issued for Northern Plains severe storms• NWS New York: Heat Advisory for New York City metro• Fox Weather: Record-level heat forecast for East Coast citiesWildfire• NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report, June 9, 2026• NIFC: National Fire News and preparedness level• Navajo Times: Red Flag Warnings for Navajo Nation and northern Arizona• St. George News: Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch across Utah and NevadaCISA• CISA: Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities added to catalog, June 8, 2026• CISA: Industrial Control Systems advisoriesUSGS Volcano• USGS HVO: Kilauea volcano updatesFEMA• FEMA: One month remains to apply for assistance in Washington• FEMA: Deadline extended to June 14 for Maui and Honolulu counties, HawaiiDHS and Tropics• DHS: National Terrorism Advisory System status• NOAA NHC: Atlantic Graphical Tropical Weather OutlookNew Mexico• InciWeb: Seven Cabins Fire incident information• KTSM: Seven Cabins Fire at 94 percent containment, June 9Idaho• East Idaho News: Michaud Creek Fire fully contained near Pocatello

A slow-moving storm system drove roughly two dozen flash floods and water rescues across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma on June 8, with flood watches stretching into the Tennessee Valley and severe storms threatening the central Plains. Heat advisories take hold June 9 across parts of the Mid-South as a broader heat wave builds. Red Flag Warnings cover southern Nevada, northwestern Arizona, and much of Utah, with the national preparedness level at 2 and six uncontained large fires burning. CISA added two actively exploited vulnerabilities, in BerriAI LiteLLM and Check Point Security Gateway, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. State updates include the Sorrento Fire evacuations in San Diego, a command transition on New Mexico’s Seven Cabins Fire, and a lifted boil water advisory in West Columbia, 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• Central U.S. flooding: Roughly two dozen flash floods hit Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma on June 8, with water rescues in Missouri and Kansas; flood watches ran into Tuesday morning across the Midwest and Tennessee Valley.• Extreme heat: Heat advisories take effect June 9 across East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee, with heat index values near 107 and a broader heat wave building.• Critical fire weather: Red Flag Warnings cover southern Nevada, northwestern Arizona, and much of Utah; the national preparedness level is 2 with six uncontained large fires.• Cyber: CISA added two actively exploited vulnerabilities (BerriAI LiteLLM and Check Point Security Gateway) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on June 8.• California: The Sorrento Fire prompted evacuations in San Diego on June 8; most were lifted by Monday night.• New Mexico: Command of the 90 percent contained Seven Cabins Fire transitions to a Type 3 team June 9; evacuations remain rescinded.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesSevere Weather and Flooding• CBS News: Flooding could impact more than 88 million as severe storms threaten multiple states• Fox Weather: Flash floods trigger water rescues in Missouri, Kansas• NOAA Storm Prediction Center: Day 1 Convective OutlookExtreme Heat• AccuWeather: Heat wave to push temps near 100 F across central, eastern US• NOAA Weather Prediction Center: NWS HeatRiskWildfire and Fire Weather• NIFC: National Fire News (preparedness level and large fires)• NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR)• Newsweek: Six States Under Red Flag Warnings Over Critical Fire RiskCISA / Cyber• CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog• Windows Forum: CISA KEV update adds LiteLLM and Check Point CVEsTropics / Travel Advisories• National Hurricane Center: Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook• U.S. Embassy Mexico: Weather Alert, Tropical Storm Boris, June 8, 2026Alabama• WAFF: Widespread flooding closes roads, traps vehicles across Tennessee ValleyArizona• 12News: Red Flag Warning issued across Arizona• Navajo Times: Red flag warnings issued for Navajo Nation, northern ArizonaCalifornia• KPBS: Sorrento Valley fire threatens structures, evacuations orderedKansas• Newsweek: Kansas City sees entire month of rain in only 24 hoursMissouri• Fox2Now: Boil advisory issued in Olivette, Overland and University CityNevada• Fox5 Vegas: Red Flag Warning in effect as Las Vegas heads into warming trendNew Mexico• NM Fire Info: Type 3 Team arriving to take command of the Seven Cabins Fire• KTSM: Seven Cabins Fire now at 90 percent containmentSouth Carolina• City of West Columbia: Boil Water Advisory 6/8/2026 LiftedTennessee• NewsChannel5: Flood Watch for most of the area, showers and thunderstormsUtah• St. George News: Red Flag Warning, Fire Weather Watch across Utah, Nevada

Today’s brief leads with a magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the southern Philippines that prompted a Pacific Tsunami Warning Center advisory for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, with no threat to Hawaii or the U.S. West Coast. We cover national wildfire operations at Preparedness Level 2, including active fires threatening structures and infrastructure in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, New Mexico, Florida, North Carolina, and Alaska, plus a multi-day Storm Prediction Center severe weather threat, two Pacific tropical depressions, a paused Kilauea eruption, and approaching FEMA assistance deadlines in Washington and Hawaii. 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· Tsunami advisory (Guam and CNMI): A magnitude 7.8 Philippines earthquake prompted a Pacific Tsunami Warning Center advisory for hazardous currents and sea level fluctuations; effects expected from about 12:45 p.m. ChST Monday, no full-scale evacuation called.· No threat to Hawaii or the West Coast: The Warning Center assessed no tsunami threat to Hawaii or the U.S. mainland Pacific coast.· Wildfire posture: NIFC remains at Preparedness Level 2 with ten uncontained large fires; the Chestnut Fire near Chelan, Washington has evacuations in effect, and the Michaud Creek Fire near Pocatello, Idaho shows extreme behavior threatening structures and energy infrastructure.· Seven Cabins Fire (New Mexico): Largest active incident at 31,870 acres, now 90 percent contained, with closures still in effect.· Severe weather: A multi-day SPC threat spans the Northern High Plains, Central Plains, Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast, with damaging wind, large hail, and isolated tornadoes possible.· FEMA deadlines: Washington December-storm applicants have until June 10; Maui and Honolulu Kona Low applicants have until June 14.· Kilauea: Summit eruption paused at ADVISORY; next fountaining episode forecast June 12 to 15.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesSeismic and tsunami· Guam Homeland Security: Tsunami Advisory Remains in Effect for Guam and CNMI, 11:00 a.m. update, June 8, 2026· U.S. Tsunami Warning Centers: official tsunami messaging portal· USGS: Significant earthquakes, 2026· Hawaii News Now: M7.8 earthquake strikes Philippines, no tsunami threat to HawaiiWildfire operations· NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report, Sunday June 7, 2026, 0730 MDT (source for all state fire incidents and acreage)· NIFC: National Fire NewsSevere weather· NWS Storm Prediction Center: Day 1 Convective Outlook· The Watchers: SPC issues Enhanced Risk for severe thunderstorms across Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South DakotaTropical weather· NHC: Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook· NOAA: NOAA predicts below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane seasonVolcano· USGS: Kilauea volcano updatesFEMA assistance deadlines· FEMA: One month remains to apply for FEMA assistance in Washington (deadline June 10)· FEMA: Deadline to apply for FEMA assistance extended to June 14 for Maui, Hawaii, and Honolulu counties

Today’s brief leads with Orange County, where Garden Grove’s GKN Aerospace hazmat emergency de-escalates and all evacuation orders lift, returning the final 16,000 residents home with no injuries. New Mexico’s Seven Cabins Fire reaches 64 percent containment and Lincoln County rescinds all evacuations. CISA adds an actively exploited vulnerability to its KEV catalog, the central United States faces a multi-day severe-weather threat, Kilauea holds at ADVISORY, and FEMA assistance deadlines approach in Washington and Hawaii. 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• California hazmat: All Garden Grove GKN Aerospace evacuation orders lifted June 4; about 16,000 residents returned, no injuries, but tank cleanup remains delayed.• New Mexico wildfire: Seven Cabins Fire at ~31,867 acres and 64% contained; all evacuations rescinded June 4; Capitan Mountain forest closure still in effect.• Cyber / CISA: CISA added CVE-2026-45247 (Mirasvit) to the KEV catalog June 3 with an active-exploitation flag and a federal remediation deadline.• Severe weather: NWS and SPC flag a multi-day large-hail, wind, tornado, and flash-flood threat across the central Plains and mid-Mississippi Valley through the weekend.• Volcano: Kilauea remains at ADVISORY / Aviation Color Code YELLOW; eruption paused, episode 49 possible within ~10 to 15 days of June 1.• FEMA deadlines: Washington December-storm applications close June 10; Hawaii Kona Low Individual Assistance closes June 14.• Lifelines: City of Aiken, SC water main break June 4 affected ~60 connections; precautionary boil-water advisory to follow restoration.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesNIFC / Wildfire• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report — National daily wildfire situation report and preparedness level• NIFC National Fire News — National wildland fire activity summaryCISA• CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog (June 3, 2026) — CVE-2026-45247 Mirasvit deserialization flaw added to KEV• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog — Authoritative KEV catalog and remediation deadlinesUSGS — Volcano• USGS Kilauea Volcano Updates — Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status and alert level for KilaueaSevere Weather• NWS National Forecast — National Weather Service hazards and severe-weather summary• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook — Storm Prediction Center severe-weather outlook for the central U.S.Tropical / NHC• National Hurricane Center — Atlantic and Eastern Pacific tropical weather outlooksFEMA• FEMA — Hawaii Kona Low deadline extended to June 14 — Individual Assistance deadline for Maui and Honolulu counties• FEMA — One month remains to apply in Washington — June 10 deadline for December storms and floodingUSGS — Earthquakes• USGS Significant Earthquakes — 2026 — No significant U.S. seismic events in the last 24 hoursCalifornia• ABC7 — Garden Grove chemical tank updates — OCFA lifts all evacuation orders June 4; residents return• City of Garden Grove — Hazardous Materials Incident — Official municipal incident information pageNew Mexico• NM Fire Info — Lincoln County rescinds Seven Cabins evacuations (June 4) — Evacuation orders rescinded; acreage and containment update• Lincoln National Forest — Fire — Forest Service fire and closure informationSouth Carolina• City of Aiken — Water Main Break Advisory (June 4) — York Street NE main break affecting ~60 connections

Severe weather leads the brief as the Storm Prediction Center flags a large-hail, damaging-wind, and tornado threat across the northern Plains and upper Mississippi Valley, while Texas keeps state emergency resources activated ahead of flash flooding. On the wildfire side, the national Preparedness Level holds at 2 with six uncontained large fires, and Lincoln County lifts the last evacuation orders for New Mexico’s Seven Cabins Fire. Two FEMA assistance deadlines approach in Washington and Hawaii, and USGS keeps Kilauea at an advisory level. State updates include a hazmat stand-down in Garden Grove, California, several boil water notices, and hurricane-season preparedness messaging in Virginia. Full state-by-state coverage and sourced intelligence for emergency management professionals.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• Severe weather: Northern Plains and upper Mississippi Valley face large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes June 4; eastern South Dakota and southeastern North Dakota are in the focus area.• Texas activation: State emergency response resources remain mobilized for flash flooding across West, Northwest, Central, and East Texas through later this week.• Wildfire: National PL holds at 2 with six uncontained large fires; Seven Cabins Fire (New Mexico) is the largest at ~30,420 acres, 57 percent contained, with all evacuations lifted June 3.• FEMA deadlines: Washington December storms assistance closes June 10; Hawaii March Kona Low assistance (Maui and Honolulu) closes June 14.• Kilauea: USGS holds Kilauea at ADVISORY / Color Code YELLOW; next fountaining episode forecast within roughly 10 to 15 days.• California hazmat: Garden Grove methyl methacrylate tank emergency has de-escalated; all residential evacuations lifted and recovery support standing up.• Lifelines: Precautionary boil water notices in effect in Florida (Midway), Louisiana (New Orleans), North Carolina (Chadbourn), and Virginia (Coeburn).SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesWildfire / NIFC• NIFC — Incident Management Situation Report (national fire activity, PL 2, active large fires)• InciWeb — national incident table for active firesSevere Weather• NOAA SPC — Day 1 Convective Outlook, June 4, 2026FEMA• FEMA — One month remains to apply for assistance in Washington (deadline June 10)• FEMA — Deadline to apply extended to June 14 for Maui and Honolulu counties, HawaiiVolcano / USGS• USGS — Kilauea volcano updates (ADVISORY, Color Code YELLOW)• USGS HVO — Kilauea volcano notice, June 3, 2026California• ABC7 Los Angeles — Garden Grove hazmat tank emergency and evacuations• City of Garden Grove — Hazardous Materials Incident updatesFlorida• Navarre Press — Midway Water System precautionary boil water notice, June 3Hawaii• FEMA — Maui and Honolulu assistance deadline June 14Louisiana• Sewerage &amp; Water Board of New Orleans — boil water advisoriesNew Mexico• New Mexico Fire Information — Seven Cabins Fire updates and evacuation statusNorth Carolina• WECT — Town of Chadbourn boil water advisory, June 3Texas• Office of the Texas Governor — Abbott mobilizes state emergency response resources• PowerOutage.us — Texas power outage trackerVirginia• WDBJ7 — Governor Spanberger urges 2026 hurricane season preparedness, June 3• WCYB — Boil water notice issued for parts of southwest Virginia (Coeburn)Washington• FEMA — One month left to apply for federal assistance in Washington

Today’s brief tracks the Seven Cabins fire holding at 57 percent contained on the Lincoln National Forest with structures still threatened, CISA’s June 2 addition of a Linux Kernel and Android Framework vulnerability to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, the end of Kilauea summit Episode 48 with reticulite and Pele’s hair reported in Volcano village, severe thunderstorm watches across the Dakotas, and a precautionary boil water notice in Lee County, Florida, with brief updates from New York, North Carolina, Georgia, and the Caribbean. 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: NIFC holds at PL 2 with 6 uncontained large fires and 2.46 million acres burned year to date, above the 10 year average; Southwest GACC is at PL 3.• Seven Cabins (NM): 30,420 acres, 57 percent contained, active flanking and short range spotting, numerous structures threatened, closures in effect.• Cyber: CISA adds CVE-2022-0492 (Linux Kernel) and CVE-2025-48595 (Android Framework) to the KEV Catalog; federal civilian agencies face BOD 22-01 remediation deadlines.• Volcanic activity: Kilauea summit Episode 48 ended June 1 after about 9 hours of fountaining with ashfall in communities NE of the summit; Great Sitkin lava effusion continues.• Severe weather: SPC severe thunderstorm watches in effect across central South Dakota and much of North Dakota into Tuesday evening; large hail and damaging wind are the primary threats.• Water systems: Precautionary boil water notices in Lee County FL, Waterloo NY, and Chadbourn NC, all tied to planned work or main breaks.Caribbean: Saharan dust event and moderate rip current risk across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands today; no tropical advisories activeSourcesNIFC and InciWeb• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, June 2, 2026: National Preparedness Level 2, six uncontained large fires, year to date totals• NIFC IMSR archive landing page• InciWeb incident tableCISA• CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog, June 2, 2026 (CVE-2022-0492 Linux Kernel and CVE-2025-48595 Android Framework)• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog landing pageUSGS Volcano• USGS HVO Kilauea volcano update, June 2, 2026: Episode 48 ended, ashfall in communities NE of summit• Kilauea volcano updates page• Alaska Volcano Observatory Great Sitkin status pageNWS Storm Prediction Center• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook, June 2, 2026• SPC active severe thunderstorm and tornado watches• NWS active alertsNational Hurricane Center• National Hurricane Center Atlantic basinFlorida• WGCU: Lee County Utilities planned water outage and precautionary boil water notice along Corkscrew Road, effective 9 p.m. June 2Georgia• Travel and Tour World: Burke County, Georgia flash flood warning over weekend rainfall, additional rain through Sunday afternoonHawaii• USGS Volcano Notice for Kilauea, June 2, 2026: Episode 48 ended, tephra and Pele’s hair reported in Volcano village and surrounding communitiesNebraska• Stormersite daily reports, June 2, 2026: 24 hail, 30 wind, 2 tornado reports including Sioux County Nebraska tornado at 5:33 p.m. CTNew Mexico• NM Fire Info: Seven Cabins fire containment increases, June 2, 2026• NIFC IMSR Southwest Area details and predictive services discussion for eastern New MexicoNew York• Fingerlakes1: Boil water notice issued for parts of Waterloo, New YorkNorth Carolina• WECT: Town of Chadbourn issues boil water advisory for waterline work, effective 8 p.m. TuesdayNorth Dakota and South Dakota• SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 269 (South Dakota) and 270 (North Dakota), in effect until 10 p.m. CDTOregon, Idaho, Montana, Florida (fire summaries)• NIFC IMSR for active incident summaries including Zen, Summit Creek, Jericho Creek, Anticline, Lochloosa West, and ShellTexas• Stormersite daily reports, June 2, 2026 (hail and wind in Texas)• PowerOutage.us Texas state pageTravel Advisories• State Department Travel Advisories landing pagePuerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands• National Weather Service San Juan forecast office

The Atlantic hurricane season officially opened June 1 as FEMA reaffirmed readiness and the National Hurricane Center continued to watch a high-probability disturbance in the Eastern Pacific. In New Mexico, the Seven Cabins Fire pushed past 29,000 acres with evacuations in Lincoln County and a Type 1 team transition. Hawaii’s Kīlauea ended Episode 48 of the Halemaʻumaʻu eruption after nine hours of fountaining, leaving the alert level at advisory. President Trump approved a Major Disaster Declaration for Delaware tied to February’s severe winter storm, and the Storm Prediction Center flagged severe thunderstorm risk across the Ozarks, Mid-South, and Central 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• Atlantic hurricane season opens June 1: FEMA states it is prepared, with NHC expecting no Atlantic formation in seven days. Operational focus turns to readiness messaging and posture verification.• Eastern Pacific watch: A disturbance southwest of Baja California carries a 70 percent 48-hour and 90 percent 7-day formation chance; a second system is expected off Central America later this week.• NIFC June 1 IMSR: 14 large fires under suppression, two new large fires, 2,825 personnel committed, roughly 2.4 million acres burned year to date.• Seven Cabins Fire, New Mexico: 29,531 acres in Lincoln County, evacuations north of the Capitan Mountains, command transferred to Southwest Area IMT 2 on June 1.• Kīlauea Episode 48 ends: Lava fountaining stopped at 1:37 p.m. HST June 1 after nine hours; alert ADVISORY, aviation YELLOW; eruption paused.• Delaware Major Disaster Declaration: Public Assistance available statewide for the February 22 to 23 severe winter storm in Kent and Sussex counties.• Severe weather today: Slight Risk across Ozarks/Mid-South and Central Plains; severe wind gust potential in eastern Montana and western North Dakota.• FEMA deadlines: King County, Washington Individual Assistance applications close June 10; Hawaii Kona Low applications close June 14.• Alaska volcano status: Great Sitkin remains WATCH/ORANGE with slow summit lava effusion; Mount Spurr remains NORMAL/GREEN.• New Jersey, Delaney Hall: State plans protected protest zones in Newark; federal staffing posture at Newark Liberty under public dispute.SourcesFEMA• FEMA: Major Disaster Declaration for Delaware (June 1, 2026)• FEMA: As Hurricane Season Begins, FEMA Stands Ready (June 1, 2026)• FEMA: New Dates and Locations Added for FEMA and SBA In-Person Support (May 28, 2026)NIFC and InciWeb• NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report, June 1, 2026• NIFC: IMSR archive• InciWeb: Incident Information SystemNOAA NWS and SPC• NHC: Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook• SPC: Day 1 Convective Outlook• Climate Prediction Center: Probabilistic Hazards OutlookUSGS• USGS HVO: Kīlauea Volcano Updates• USGS HVO: Newest Kīlauea volcano notice (June 1, 2026)• USGS AVO: Great Sitkin volcano page• USGS AVO: Mount Spurr volcano page• USGS: Latest Earthquakes mapAlaska• USGS AVO: Great Sitkin status (ongoing WATCH/ORANGE)California• CAL FIRE: Incidents• CPUC: Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS)Delaware• FEMA: Major Disaster Declaration for Delaware (June 1, 2026)Hawaii• USGS HVO: Newest Kīlauea volcano notice (June 1, 2026)• Spectrum News: Kīlauea kicks off 48th episode (June 1, 2026)Montana• InciWeb: Mthlf Jericho Creek incident• SPC: Day 1 Convective Outlook (eastern MT severe wind risk)New Jersey• Just Security: Early Edition, June 1, 2026 (Delaney Hall, Newark customs staffing)New Mexico• KRQE: Officials provide update on Seven Cabins Fire (May 31 to June 1, 2026)• NIFC IMSR: June 1, 2026 (Seven Cabins listed under Southwest Area)Washington• FEMA: Disaster Recovery Center Locator• FEMA: 2026 Disasters news indexTravel advisories and public health• U.S. Department of State: Travel Advisories• CDC: Health Alert Network

Today's EM Morning Brief opens the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season with NOAA's below-normal outlook, tracks the U.S. Geological Survey's forecast window for Kīlauea Episode 48 fountaining, and updates wildland fire operations on the Seven Cabins Fire in New Mexico and the Santa Rosa Island Fire in California. CISA's June 1 federal remediation deadline for the Palo Alto PAN-OS authentication bypass vulnerability is in force today. State updates cover severe weather impacts in South Dakota and Texas. 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 TakeawaysAtlantic hurricane season opens: The 2026 Atlantic basin is officially active as of today; NHC tropical weather outlooks resume on routine schedule. NOAA's seasonal call is below normal, with 8 to 14 named storms forecast.Wildland fire — Southwest focus: The NIFC May 31 IMSR confirms above-normal national fire activity. The Seven Cabins Fire in New Mexico stands at 29,000-plus acres and 51 percent containment, with seven households evacuated and SET status in effect for additional areas.California — Santa Rosa Island Fire: Now 18,379 acres at 97 percent containment, the largest wildfire ever recorded on the Channel Islands. The island stays closed through at least June 30.Kīlauea Episode 48 imminent: Alert Level WATCH, aviation code ORANGE. USGS forecast window for the onset of Episode 48 fountaining runs through today. Activity is confined to the closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.CISA KEV deadline today: Federal civilian agencies must remediate the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS authentication bypass vulnerability by June 1; CISA recommends all PAN-OS operators do the same.Severe weather, central U.S.: May 31 severe thunderstorms produced 60 mph winds and quarter-size hail in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, and the Texas South Plains. SPC Day 1 outlook continues a severe weather risk for portions of the central Plains today.SourcesNOAA / National Hurricane CenterNOAA predicts below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season — agency outlook for the season opening todayNational Hurricane Center — Atlantic basin tropical weather outlook resumes todayNIFC / Wildland FireNIFC Incident Management Situation Report — Sunday, May 31, 2026 (PDF)NIFC National Fire News — current national fire activityNIFC Monthly and Seasonal Outlook — June 1, 2026 (PDF)CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog — Palo Alto PAN-OS due June 1, 2026CISA Cybersecurity Alerts and Advisories — late-May postingsUSGSUSGS Kīlauea Volcano Updates — Episode 48 precursory activity and forecast windowUSGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory — current status WATCH / ORANGECaliforniaCAL FIRE Santa Rosa Island Fire incident page — 18,379 acres, 97 percent containedInciWeb — Channel Islands National Park Santa Rosa Island Fire informationHawaiiUSGS Newest Volcano Notice — KīlaueaHawaiian Volcano Observatory news — Episode 48 precursor activityNew MexicoKOB — Seven Cabins Fire grows to 29,000 acres, 51 percent contained, seven households evacuatedKTSM — Seven Cabins Fire update for Sunday, May 31, 2026South DakotaNWS Sioux Falls Severe Weather Information Page — May 31 severe thunderstorm warnings, Minnehaha CountyNOAA Storm Prediction Center — June 1, 2026 Day 1 Convective OutlookTexasNOAA Storm Prediction Center — June 1, 2026 Day 1 Convective Outlook (continued central Plains and southwest Texas risk)

Today’s EM Morning Brief covers the State Department’s May 28 update to the Worldwide Caution adding Public Health Arrival Restrictions and Enhanced Ebola Disease Screening for travelers from the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan, with the Uganda Travel Advisory at Level 4. CISA releases a fresh bundle of Industrial Control Systems advisories on May 28 and adds four entries to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog earlier in the week. The May 28 NICC Situation Report documents an active national fire picture with year to date totals well above the ten year average. USGS sets the Kilauea Episode 48 fountaining window for May 28 to 30. State by state items include a Red Flag Warning across Colorado, severe weather across Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Washington, boil water advisories in Aiken County, South Carolina and Seminole County, Florida, and a Seven Cabins Fire daily update at 28,907 acres and 46 percent containment in New Mexico. 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• State Department Worldwide Caution updated: Enhanced Ebola screening at IAH Houston for arrivals from DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan; Uganda Travel Advisory at Level 4.• CISA ICS advisory bundle: Five new advisories on May 28 covering medical, ICS, OT, and IoT vulnerabilities with vendor mitigations.• CISA KEV additions: Three entries May 27 (Daemon Tools Lite, TanStack, plus one) and one entry May 26 (LiteSpeed cPanel plugin) under active exploitation, with BOD 22-01 deadlines for federal civilian agencies.• Kilauea Episode 48 forecast window: May 28 to 30, alert level ADVISORY, aviation color yellow; summit inflation returning.• Seven Cabins Fire, New Mexico: 28,907 acres, 46 percent contained, 1,114 personnel; SET status holds for Fort Lone Tree area, South Base Road, and SH 246.• NICC May 28 Situation Report: National year to date totals near 29,000 fires and over 2.3 million acres burned, well above the ten year average.• Western fire weather: Red Flag Warning in Colorado May 28 (1 to 8 p.m. MDT); Fire Weather Watch expanded into Utah for May 29.• Plains severe weather: SPC severe risk over western Nebraska, central Kansas, north central Oklahoma May 28 with large hail and damaging winds.• Pacific Northwest severe weather: Severe Thunderstorm Watch over south central and southeastern Washington through midnight PDT May 28; warnings in Lewis, Idaho, and Clearwater counties, Idaho.• Water systems: Boil water advisories in Aiken County, South Carolina (Valley PSA) and Seminole County, Florida.• Missouri damage assessments: Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments began May 27 in 11 counties for the May 16 to 19 storms; earlier April 23 to 28 declaration request still pending.• Tropical outlook: NHC expects no tropical cyclone formation in the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific over the next seven days; Central Pacific outlook resumes June 1.SourcesDHS• National Terrorism Advisory System — DHS current status pageCISA• ICS Advisories — CISA listing of current Industrial Control Systems advisories• CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog — May 27, 2026 alert• CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog — May 26, 2026 alert• Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog — CISA living catalogTravel advisories• Worldwide Caution — State Department updated May 28 with Ebola screening provisions• Travel Advisories — State Department index including Uganda Level 4CDC• Ebola Disease Outbreak in the DRC and Uganda — CDC HAN Advisory, May 19, 2026• 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection — CDC HAN Health Update, May 18, 2026NIFC and wildfire• Incident Management Situation Report — NICC May 28, 2026 PDF• Incident Management Situation Report landing — NICC• National Fire News — NIFCUSGS• Kilauea Volcano Updates — USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory• Kilauea Volcano Update for Wednesday, May 27 — Big Island Video News summaryNHC• Atlantic 7-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook — NHCNWS and SPC• Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Convective Outlook — May 28, 2026• Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook — SPC May 28, 2026Colorado• Red Flag Warning summary — NWS Watch Warning Advisory pageFlorida• Boil Water Advisories — Seminole County Utilities current advisories page• Current Wildfire Information — Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Forest ServiceHawaii• Hawaiian Volcano Observatory — USGS HVO portalIdaho• NWS Spokane Watches and Warnings — Severe Thunderstorm Warning pageMissouri• Governor Kehoe Disaster Declaration Request — Missouri Governor’s Office press release• Weather and Current Conditions Maps — Missouri State Emergency Management AgencyNew Mexico• Seven Cabins Fire Daily Update May 28, 2026 — NM Fire Info• Seven Cabins Fire — InciWeb incident pageSouth Carolina• Boil water advisory for some customers in Aiken County — WRDW report on Valley PSA advisory• <a...

Today’s brief covers the National Preparedness Level 2 wildfire picture led by the Seven Cabins Fire in New Mexico and active fires in California, Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming. CISA expanded the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog with three supply-chain entries affecting DAEMON Tools, TanStack, and Nx Console. Red Flag Warnings span Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and western North Dakota. CDC’s HAN advisory on Ebola in DRC and Uganda remains current. NWS Wilmington has Flood Watches across Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, and Kilauea’s Episode 48 forecast window runs through Friday. 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 remains at 2; Seven Cabins Fire in New Mexico holds at 28,750 acres and 46 percent containment with reduced evacuation statuses. Multiple active fires in California, Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming require continued resource attention.• CISA KEV expansion: Three new entries (DAEMON Tools Lite, TanStack Router, Nx Console) underscore supply-chain compromise via trusted installers and developer tooling; review patch status and credential harvesting indicators.• Fire weather: Red Flag Warnings cover Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and western North Dakota with single-digit to low-teens humidity and gusts to 45 mph.• Flood watch: NWS Wilmington holds Flood Watches for 39 counties across Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio through Thursday early morning; up to three inches of rainfall possible.• Public health: CDC HAN Advisory on Ebola in DRC and Uganda remains the national-level guidance; U.S. risk assessed as low.• Volcano: Kilauea remains at ADVISORY/YELLOW; Episode 48 summit fountaining forecast window runs Wednesday through Friday.• Hazmat resolution: Garden Grove methyl methacrylate tank evacuations fully lifted Tuesday evening; no further public risk.SourcesNIFC and InciWeb• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report — May 27, 2026 0730 MDT• NIFC National Fire News• InciWeb — Seven Cabins Fire, New Mexico• InciWeb — Santa Rosa Island Fire, CaliforniaCISA• CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog — May 27, 2026• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CatalogCDC and Public Health• CDC HAN Advisory — Ebola Disease Outbreak in DRC and Uganda (HAN 530)• CDC HAN Health Update — 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection (HAN 529)NWS and Weather• NOAA Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Convective Outlook• NWS Red Flag Warning Summary• NWS National Hurricane Center Graphical Tropical Weather OutlookUSGS Volcanoes• USGS Kilauea Volcano Updates• USGS Mauna Loa Volcano UpdatesArizona• Newsweek — Critical fire warnings issued, exercise extreme cautionCalifornia• CAL FIRE — Sandy Fire incident page• CAL FIRE — Incidents directory• CBS Los Angeles — Sandy, Bain, Santa Rosa Island, Verona fires nearing full containment• NBC Los Angeles — Map of Southern California fires• City of Garden Grove — Hazardous Materials Incident page• ABC7 Los Angeles — Garden Grove chemical tank live updates and evacuation liftColorado and Utah• SPC Fire Weather OutlooksHawaii• USGS Volcano Notice — HVO May 21, 2026Idaho• KMVT — Crews battle the Summit Creek and Black Ridge fires• LocalNews8 / KIFI — Thousands of acres scorched as wildfires spread across southern Idaho• KPVI — Fire crews fighting two wildfires near Oakley and BurleyIndiana, Kentucky, and Ohio• Wayne County Community Updates — Flood Watch issued May 27 by NWS Wilmington OH• WHAS11 — NWS Louisville issues flood watch for Kentucky and Indiana countiesLouisiana and Mississippi• NWS New Orleans / Baton Rouge forecast officeNevada• News3LV — NV Energy issues power outage watch for Mt. Charleston ahead of windy weatherNew Mexico• InciWeb — Seven Cabins Fire information• KRQE — Crews start to make containment progress on 28,000-plus acre Seven Cabins FireNorth Dakota• SPC Fire Weather OutlooksOregon• State Library eClips — Zen Fire burning south of...

Wednesday’s EM Morning Brief leads with the launch of enhanced CDC and CBP Ebola screening at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport for arrivals from the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan, joining Dulles and Atlanta as the only U.S. entry points. Cedric covers today’s federal patch deadline for the actively exploited Drupal core SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-9082), the lifting of all Garden Grove chemical tank evacuations after President Trump’s federal emergency declaration, the Seven Cabins Fire in the Capitan Mountains at 26,443 acres with GO status evacuations, the small Cienigita Springs fire on the Mescalero Apache Reservation, the imminent episode 48 of the Kīlauea Halemaʻumaʻu eruption, tornado warnings across eastern Kentucky overnight, and the severe weather outlook for west and southwest Texas. 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• Houston IAH Ebola screening begins tonight: CBP and CDC begin enhanced screening at George Bush Intercontinental for arrivals from DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan on flights departing after 10:59 p.m. CT on May 26. IAH joins Dulles and Atlanta as the only U.S. entry points for those travelers.• CISA Drupal patch deadline lands today: Federal civilian agencies must patch the actively exploited Drupal core SQL injection flaw CVE-2026-9082 by end of day May 27 under BOD 22-01. Affects PostgreSQL-backed Drupal sites versions 8.0 through 11.3.9.• Garden Grove evacuations fully lifted; federal declaration in place: Orange County Fire Authority lifted the last 16,000 evacuations at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday after the methyl methacrylate tank vented pressure. President Trump’s federal emergency declaration unlocks federal coordination and recovery support.• Seven Cabins Fire (NM) holds at 40 percent: 26,443 acres, 966 personnel, GO status evacuations between mile marker 13 and Boy Scout Mountain in the Capitan Mountains. Statewide drought and wildfire emergency in effect.• Mescalero Apache Reservation fire (NM): Small 3-acre Cienigita Springs fire with 40 personnel, 2 helicopters, and tribal dozer engaged. Public asked to avoid the area.• Kīlauea episode 48 imminent: USGS forecasts the next lava fountaining episode at Halemaʻumaʻu within today’s or tomorrow’s window. Activity confined to the closed park area.• Severe weather in west and southwest Texas: SPC outlook calls for large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes today.• Kentucky tornado warnings overnight: Brief warnings affected Powell, Morgan, Menifee, Johnson, and Elliott counties; Powell County reported downed power lines.• NIFC at National Preparedness Level 2: Roughly 2.3 million acres burned year-to-date across approximately 29,000 fires.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesCDC / Public Health• CDC HAN Advisory: Ebola Disease Outbreak in the DRC and Uganda (May 19, 2026)• CDC Health Alert Network ArchiveState Department• Worldwide Caution — Public Health Arrival Restrictions and Enhanced Ebola Screening• U.S. Travel Advisories (Department of State)CISA• CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog (May 21, 2026)• Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog• CISA orders feds to patch actively exploited Drupal vulnerability (BleepingComputer)• CVE-2026-9082: Critical Drupal Core SQL Injection Vulnerability (Tenable)NIFC / Wildland Fire• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report (current PDF)• NIFC National Fire NewsUSGS• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory — Kīlauea Volcano Update, May 26, 2026• USGS Kīlauea Volcano UpdatesNOAA / NWS• NOAA Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Convective Outlook• National Weather ServiceCalifornia• Garden Grove tank crisis updates: Evacuation orders lifted for final 16K residents (ABC7 Los Angeles)• Trump signs federal emergency declaration for Garden Grove (ABC7 Los Angeles)• Garden Grove chemical leak background (Wikipedia)Hawaii• Kīlauea Volcano main page (USGS)Kentucky• Tornado warning issued for part of Johnson County (WSAZ)• Tornado Warning explained — overnight Kentucky warnings recap (WSAZ)New Mexico• Seven Cabins Fire reaches 40 percent containment; new fire on Mescalero Reservation (KRWG)• Seven Cabins Fire prompts evacuations for residents north of Capitan Mountains (KOB)• Wildfire reported on Mescalero Apache Reservation (KVIA)• Governor Lujan Grisham declares statewide drought and severe fire conditions (Office of the Governor)• NM Fire InformationTexas• Bush Airport to be 1 of 3 U.S. entry points for travelers from certain countries amid Ebola outbreak (KHOU)• Houston’s Bush Airport to screen travelers from African countries impacted by Ebola outbreak (Houston Public Media)• <a...

Today’s brief leads with the Presidential Emergency Declaration approved May 25 for California’s Garden Grove hazmat incident, where 50,000 residents remain evacuated around a GKN Aerospace MMA tank. Wildfire activity is concentrated in New Mexico’s Capitan Mountains with the Seven Cabins Fire at 26,443 acres and 40 percent containment, in Oregon where the new Zen Fire grew to about 1,000 acres south of Clarno, and across northwest Nevada and southeast Oregon under Fire Weather Watches. CDC’s enhanced Ebola screening expands to Houston Bush Intercontinental tonight, and CISA’s KEV catalog added two actively exploited vulnerabilities last week. Severe weather risk centers on West and Southwest Texas and central Alabama, while Kilauea’s forecast window for Episode 48 fountaining opens today. 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• Presidential Emergency Declaration, California: Federal aid unlocked for Orange County hazmat response; explosion threat mitigated but toxic release still possible, 50,000 residents evacuated.• Seven Cabins Fire, New Mexico: 26,443 acres, 40 percent contained, GO status evacuations in the Capitan Mountains, 966 personnel assigned.• Zen Fire, Oregon: New, fast moving incident south of Clarno at roughly 1,000 acres and zero percent containment within hours of ignition.• Critical fire weather, Nevada and Oregon: Fire Weather Watches in effect for northern Nevada, northeast California, and the West Humboldt Basin with single digit to low teens humidity.• CDC enhanced Ebola screening, Houston: George Bush Intercontinental joins Dulles and Hartsfield-Jackson for travelers from DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan beginning 11:59 PM Eastern tonight.• CISA KEV updates: Langflow (CVE 2025-34291) and Trend Micro Apex On-Premise (CVE 2026-34926) added May 21; patch and apply mitigations.• Severe weather, West and Southwest Texas: Large hail, damaging winds, and a couple of tornadoes possible this afternoon and tonight.• Flood Watch, central Alabama: One to two inches of rain expected with isolated three to four inch totals through 10 PM Central tonight.• Kilauea Episode 48 window opens: Lava fountaining at Halemaumau likely today or tomorrow; volcano remains ADVISORY, aviation YELLOW.• Alaska Delta Prevention Area: Burn permits suspended effective midnight tonight ahead of Chinook winds.SourcesFEMA and White House• President Donald J. Trump Approves California Emergency Declaration, May 25, 2026DHS, CISA, and Cyber• CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog, May 21, 2026• CISA Adds Seven Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog, May 20, 2026• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (live)CDC and Public Health• CDC HAN 530, Ebola Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda• Enhanced Ebola Airport Screening Expands to Atlanta, CDC Newsroom• Health Alert: Worldwide Caution, Updated Public Health Arrival Restrictions and Enhanced Ebola Screening, May 22, 2026, U.S. Embassy DRCState Department• Worldwide Caution, U.S. Department of StateNIFC, NWS, and SPC• NIFC National Fire News (live)• Incident Management Situation Report, Monday May 25, 2026• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook, May 26, 2026• Fire Weather Watches issued, SPC critical conditions Nevada and OregonUSGS Volcanoes• USGS Kilauea Volcano Updates• USGS Volcano Notice, May 25, 2026 (HVO)FAA• FAA National Airspace System StatusAlabama• First Alert Weather Day, Flood Watch in effect for much of central Alabama, WBRC• NWS Birmingham, AlabamaAlaska• Delta Prevention Area suspends Burn Permits, Alaska Wildland Fire Information, May 25, 2026• Alaska DFFP weekly wildland fire roundup, May 18 to 24, 2026California• Governor Newsom secures Presidential Emergency Declaration approval for Orange County hazmat response, May 25, 2026• California mobilizes 785+ emergency personnel in Orange County hazmat response• Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency in Orange County, May 23, 2026• CBS Los Angeles, Threat of massive explosion in Orange County chemical tank eliminatedColorado• Portion of the Sharpe Fire within Colorado now 100% contained, KRDOGeorgia• CDC orders Ebola screening at Atlanta airport for travelers from 3 countries, AJCHawaii• USGS Kilauea Volcano Updates (live)• Kilauea Volcano Eruption Window Opens on May 25th, Big Island Video NewsIllinois, Indiana, Michigan• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook, May 26, 2026Kentucky• <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Today’s EM Morning Brief leads with the ongoing chemical tank emergency at a Garden Grove aerospace facility, where roughly 50,000 Orange County residents remain evacuated and California has formally requested federal assistance. Severe weather across the eastern half of the country brings flash flooding, tornado damage in Alabama, and an FAA ground stop at Hartsfield-Jackson. CISA flags an actively exploited Drupal SQL injection with a federal remediation deadline this week. The USGS opens the forecast window for Kilauea’s episode 48 lava-fountaining today, and NIFC operates at National Preparedness Level 2 with the Trigg Fire prompting evacuations in northeastern New Mexico. 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• Garden Grove chemical tank, Orange County, California: Roughly 50,000 residents remain evacuated. State of emergency in effect; federal Emergency Declaration requested. Operations focused on cooling a 34,000-gallon methyl methacrylate vessel.• Memorial Day severe weather, Eastern U.S.: Flash flooding, tornado activity, and travel disruption from the Central Gulf Coast into the Ohio Valley and metro Atlanta. Hartsfield-Jackson ground stop late Sunday.• CISA KEV, Drupal CVE-2026-9082: Actively exploited SQL injection. FCEB remediation deadline May 27, 2026. Imperva reports thousands of exploit attempts globally.• Kilauea episode 48 forecast, Hawaii: USGS HVO eruption window opens today. Alert Level Advisory, Aviation Color Code Yellow. Glow visible at summit overnight.• NIFC operational tempo: National Preparedness Level 2. Year-to-date acreage roughly 230% of the ten-year average. Trigg Fire in New Mexico threatening residences with active evacuations.• CNMI Typhoon Sinlaku recovery: Survivor Recovery Centers operating on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. Standard FEMA case processing resumed May 22.• Whatcom County, Washington FEMA deadlines: Disaster Assistance Centers closed today for Memorial Day. June 10, 2026 application deadline remains in effect for December storms and flooding.SourcesFEMA• FEMA Disasters and Other Declarations — current declarations dashboard• Whatcom Disaster Assistance Center closed Memorial Day, May 22 release• Disaster Assistance Center Opens May 14 in Packwood, WA• Second Disaster Assistance Center Opening in Whatcom County• Saipan Survivor Recovery Center opening, May 6, 2026CISA• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog — landing page• CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog (May 21, 2026)• Drupal Core SQL Injection CVE-2026-9082 added to KEV — The Hacker News summaryNWS and Storm Prediction Center• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook — May 24, 2026• SPC Day 2 Convective Outlook — May 24, 2026• Weather Prediction Center home — current national forecast• NWS Birmingham, AL — Tuscaloosa area forecast and warnings• NWS Atlanta — current weather story and flood watches• NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge — southeast Louisiana flood watchNHC• NHC Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook• NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion — May 25, 2026 0015 UTCUSGS and NIFC• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory — Kilauea Volcano Updates• USGS HVO Volcano Notice — May 24, 2026 (episode 48 forecast)• USGS Significant Earthquakes 2026 — Hawaii M6.0 listing• NIFC National Fire News — IMSR May 24, 2026• NIFC National Fire News landing pageDHS and State Department• DHS National Terrorism Advisory System landing page• State Department Travel AdvisoriesCDC• CDC Health Alert Network archiveFAA• FAA National Airspace System Status — live ground stops and delays• FAA Daily Air Traffic ReportCalifornia• Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency, Garden Grove chemical incident, May 23, 2026• Governor Newsom requests Presidential Emergency Declaration, Orange County, May 24, 2026• Garden Grove chemical tank live coverage — ABC7 Los Angeles• CAL FIRE — current incidents• Sandy Fire Simi Valley updates — ABC7 Los AngelesAlabama• Possible tornado damage in Tuscaloosa County — ABC 33/40• Memorial Day severe weather coverage — NBC Palm SpringsGeorgia• <a...

Friday’s brief covers two new CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities and a fresh Industrial Control Systems advisory, the NOAA 2026 Atlantic hurricane outlook issued from Lakeland, ongoing CDC Health Alert Network guidance on Ebola Bundibugyo, and material wildfire and severe-weather operations across Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, including a Denver International ground stop and a statewide South Texas flood watch through Memorial Day. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. Produced by Sitch Radio, an EOC Voices podcast.Key Takeaways• CISA KEV expansion: Two new vulnerabilities added May 21, Langflow (CVE-2025-34291) and Trend Micro Apex One on-premise (CVE-2026-34926). Federal agencies and aligned operators should patch within the standard remediation window.• CISA ICS Advisory: ICSA-26-141-01 published May 21, operational technology and industrial control system asset owners should review vendor mitigations.• 2026 Atlantic hurricane outlook: Below-normal season projected by NOAA, with 8 to 14 named storms, 3 to 6 hurricanes, and 1 to 3 major. No tropical formation expected next seven days, but season begins June 1.• Ebola Bundibugyo: CDC HAN-00530 and Worldwide Caution travel guidance remain in effect, with funneled entry for returning travelers from DRC, Uganda, South Sudan through Dulles.• California Sandy Fire: About 2,115 acres, containment building from 22 to 30 percent, more than 17,000 still under evacuation orders with downgrades in progress.• Colorado and Oklahoma Sharpe Fire: 29,209 combined acres, 80 percent contained, Colorado portion fully contained as of May 20.• Colorado tornado warnings and Denver ground stop: NWS-issued tornado warnings for Logan and Kit Carson Counties May 21 evening, with an FAA ground stop at DIA for high winds ahead of holiday travel.• New Mexico Seven Cabins Fire: 16,703 acres, 6 percent contained, 834 personnel assigned in the Capitan Mountain Wilderness.• Arizona fire restrictions: BLM and Arizona State Forestry implement seasonal restrictions effective May 21, 8 a.m.• Texas flooding: Statewide flood watch across South Texas through May 25, Texas SEOC at Level II Escalated Response.• NIFC year-to-date: Roughly 28,759 wildfires and 2.3 million acres burned, well above the ten-year average.SourcesCISA• CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog — May 21, 2026 KEV update• Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog — current list• ICS Advisories — index including ICSA-26-141-01NOAA / NHC• NOAA predicts below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season — May 21 announcement• Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook — National Hurricane CenterCDC / HHS / State Department• Ebola Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda — HAN-00530• CDC Mobilizes International Response Following Ebola Disease Outbreak in DRC and Uganda• Travel Advisories — Travel.State.gov• Worldwide Caution — U.S. Department of StateNIFC / InciWeb• Incident Management Situation Report — Thursday, May 21, 2026, 0730 MDT• National Fire News — NIFC• InciWeb — Incident Information SystemArizona• BLM Arizona — Dry conditions trigger fire restrictions in central and western ArizonaCalifornia• Sandy Fire — Simi Valley, Ventura County Emergency• Sandy Fire reaches 2,100 acres with 22% containment, evacuation orders remain — CBS Los Angeles• Containment grows on California wildfire that forced thousands to evacuate — Insurance JournalColorado• Sharpe Fire — Baca County, Colorado portion 100% contained, KRDO• Sharpe Fire combined acreage and 80% containment update — News Channel 10• A flash drought in southeastern Colorado primed plains for the Sharpe fire — Colorado Sun• FAA orders ground stop for Denver International Airport — KRDO• Active Alerts — NWS Denver / Goodland tornado warnings May 21New Mexico• NM Fire Info — Seven Cabins Fire Daily Update, May 20, 2026• New Fire Start on Magdalena Ranger District — Mill FireOklahoma• Sharpe Fire in Oklahoma, Colorado burns over 29,000 acres, 80% contained — News Channel 10Texas• Thursday, May 21, 2026: Flood watch issued for all of South Texas — KRGV• Texas Division of Emergency Management — Press Releases• Texas flood threat: Days of heavy rain slam South through Memorial Day — Fox WeatherFAA• Current Operations Plan Advisory — FAA ATCSCC• National Airspace System status

Today’s EM Morning Brief covers CISA’s May 20 KEV expansion (seven CVEs, including two 2026 Microsoft Defender flaws), an active wildfire posture led by California’s Sandy Fire (22 percent contained, more than 17,000 residents under evacuation) and the Texas Panhandle’s Hunggate Fire, the lifted Line Fire evacuations in Quay County, New Mexico, and a Mid-Atlantic severe weather complex that produced tornado warnings in Virginia and North Carolina and Severe Thunderstorm Watches across New Jersey, New York City, and West Virginia. We also note FAA ground stops at DFW and Dallas Love Field, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory’s outlook for Kilauea episode 48, and continuing CDC HAN guidance on the cruise-linked hantavirus cluster and the Ebola outbreak in the DRC. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. Produced by Sitch Radio, an EOC Voices podcast.Key Takeaways• CISA KEV expansion: Seven CVEs added on May 20, including two 2026 Microsoft Defender flaws (CVE-2026-41091, CVE-2026-45498). Federal civilian agencies face binding remediation deadlines; critical infrastructure operators should prioritize patching Defender on incident-response endpoints.• Wildfire posture: National Preparedness Level 2, with 16 uncontained large fires. Drought conditions over 60 percent of the country continue to drive the season.• Kilauea episode 48 watch: HVO maintains ADVISORY/YELLOW, with episode 48 forecast May 23-25; expect precursor spattering and overflows.• California — Sandy Fire: 2,100 acres, 22 percent contained, more than 17,000 residents under evacuation orders, one home destroyed; sheltering in place at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park and Ventura County Fairgrounds.• New Mexico — Line Fire: All evacuations and road closures lifted; 30,144 acres at 90 percent containment.• Texas — DFW/Love Field ground stops: More than 400 cancellations tied to May 19 thunderstorms; Hunggate Fire 14,000 acres, 30 percent contained, forward progress stopped.• Mid-Atlantic severe weather: Tornado warnings, 60-70 mph winds, and outages reported across New Jersey, New York City metro, Virginia, and North Carolina, with three injured in Perquimans County, NC.• West Virginia severe weather: Severe Thunderstorm Watch 236 in effect for 26 counties; Slight Risk for excessive rainfall through early Thursday across the Ohio Valley.• State Department posture: Mexico Level 2 overall; Level 4 “Do Not Travel” remains for Colima, Guerrero, Michoacan, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesCISA• CISA Adds Seven Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog (May 20, 2026) — Defender and legacy CVEs added with active-exploitation evidence.• Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog — Authoritative KEV list and remediation deadlines.• ICS Advisories Index — May 19 ICSA-26-139-01 through 05 included.NIFC and Wildfire• NIFC IMSR — May 19, 2026 — Daily Incident Management Situation Report.• National Fire News — Current PL2, large-fire totals.• NIFC Statistics — Year-to-date wildfire totals.USGS• Kilauea Volcano Updates — Halemaumau pause, episode 48 forecast.• USGS Volcano Notice — May 20, 2026 — Latest HVO operational notice.• Significant Earthquakes 2026 — M6.6 East Pacific Rise event; PAGER green.NHC and NWS• NHC Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook — No tropical formation expected next 7 days.• SPC Day 2 Convective Outlook — May 20, 2026 — Severe risk corridor.• NWS Active Alerts — Current watches and warnings.CDC and HHS• HAN Archive — 2026 Multi-country Hantavirus Cluster — Cruise ship cluster guidance.• HAN — Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda — Bundibugyo virus advisory.State Department• Mexico Travel Advisory — State-by-state level breakdown.California• Sandy Fire Incident Page — CAL FIRE — Containment, evacuation orders, sheltering.• Sandy Fire Live Updates — ABC7 — Evacuation zone detail and impact context.Hawaii• HVO Kilauea Update — May 20, 2026 — Operational status and episode 48 outlook.New Jersey• Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for All 21 NJ Counties — Watch coverage and outage context.New Mexico• Quay Wildfires Burn More Than 38,000 Acres — Containment, evacuation lifted.• NM Fire Info — Line Fire Update — Official New Mexico fire information portal.New York• NYC Weather Alert — Severe Thunderstorm Watch (May 20, 2026) — Multi-state watch coverage.North Carolina• Storms Move Off Coast; Severe Weather Leaves 3 Injured in Hertford, NC — Tornado warning area and damage summary.Texas• Over 400 Flights Canceled Across DFW and Love Field — KERA — Ground stop and delay impact.• Ground Stop Lifted at North Texas Airports — WFAA — Resumption and ongoing ground delay program.• Multiple Wildfires Burning in TX and OK Panhandles — ABC7 Amarillo — Hunggate Fire status and acreage.Virginia• Storms Clear After...

Wind-driven wildfires dominate today’s brief, with the Sandy Fire in Ventura County, California pushing more than 43,000 residents out of Simi Valley and the Seven Cabins Fire in New Mexico growing to nearly 16,000 acres with no containment. In the Plains and Midwest, Auburn, Nebraska issues a disaster declaration after Monday’s straight-line winds and flooding, and Evergy reports a peak of about 64,000 outages across the Kansas City metro. CISA releases five new ICS advisories and continues federal remediation pressure on KEV additions affecting Cisco SD-WAN and Linux. The CDC’s Bundibugyo Ebola HAN remains active for clinician awareness. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. Produced by Sitch Radio, an EOC Voices podcast.Key Takeaways• CISA ICS advisories: Five ICSA-26-139 advisories released May 19; operators of affected OT/IoT products should apply vendor mitigations.• CISA KEV: Cisco SD-WAN (CVE-2026-20182) and Linux LPE (CVE-2026-31431) carry active federal remediation deadlines.• California Sandy Fire: 1,698 acres at 5 percent containment with more than 43,000 Simi Valley residents under evacuation orders.• New Mexico Seven Cabins Fire: 15,858 acres, 0 percent contained, GO-status evacuations and Capitan Mountains closures in effect.• Minnesota Flanders Fire: 60 percent contained, evacuations lifted at noon May 19; state peacetime emergency and National Guard activation remain in effect.• Missouri and Kansas storms: Peak of about 64,000 Evergy outages; multi-day restoration; NWS damage surveys ongoing in Ray County and Holt County.• Nebraska disaster declaration: Auburn declared local disaster after Monday storms; NWS rates St. Libory tornado EF-3 with 160 mph winds.• Oklahoma Panhandle fires: ODEM activated; Ballard/Stateline (about 18,000 acres, 65 percent) and Wolf Canyon (about 6,700 acres) continue under suppression.• CDC HAN Ebola: Bundibugyo virus outbreak in DRC’s Ituri Province confirmed May 15; clinicians urged to take travel histories and report suspect cases.• USGS volcanos: Kilauea ADVISORY/YELLOW with next episode forecast May 22 to 26; Great Sitkin WATCH/ORANGE; no tsunami threat from USVI M4.1 earthquake.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesCISA• CISA ICS Advisories landing page (May 19, 2026 release: ICSA-26-139-01 through 05)• CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog (May 14, 2026) , CVE-2026-20182 Cisco SD-WAN• Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog , CISA KEV master listNIFC and InciWeb• National Fire News , NIFC roll-up of large fires and Preparedness Level• Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR) archive• Seven Cabins Fire Daily Update , NM Fire Info• Flanders Fire Information , Minnesota Incident Command System• Hunggate Fire , InciWeb incident page• Spread Creek Fire , InciWeb incident pageCDC• CDC HAN 530 , Ebola disease outbreak DRC and Uganda (May 15, 2026)• CDC HAN 529 , 2026 Hantavirus outbreak testing guidanceUSGS• Volcano Updates , USGS Volcano Hazards Program• Kilauea Volcano Updates , Hawaiian Volcano Observatory• Significant Earthquakes 2026 , USGS earthquake feedNOAA and National Hurricane Center• Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook , NHC• SPC Day 1 Convective OutlookCalifornia• Sandy Fire Incident Update (May 19, 2026) , Cal Fire• Sandy Fire forces evacuation of nearly 44,000 Simi Valley residents , KTLAKansas• Severe storms roll through Kansas City , KSHB• Evergy still restoring power after 64,000 outages , Fox4KCMinnesota• Flanders Fire 60 percent contained, evacuations lifted , Brainerd Dispatch• Governor Walz declares peacetime emergency for wildfires , KARE 11Missouri• Storm damage, power outages, water woes across Kansas City , KCTV5Nebraska• City of Auburn declares disaster after severe storms , 1011 NOW• Tornado that ripped through Howard County rated EF-3 , Rural Radio KRVNNew Mexico• Seven Cabins Fire Daily Update May 19, 2026 , NM Fire Info• Seven Cabins Fire update , KTSMOklahoma• About 49,000 acres burn in Oklahoma Panhandle wildfires , KOSU• ODAFF Wildfire Information pageTexas• Hunggate Fire , InciWeb incident pageHawaii• Kilauea Volcano Updates , HVOAlaska• <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/programs/VHP/volcano-updates?utm_source=em-morning-brief" rel="noopener...

Tuesday’s brief tracks a multi-state wildfire surge as the Sandy Fire prompts mandatory evacuations for roughly 28,000 residents in Simi Valley, California, the Sharpe Fire pushes from the Oklahoma Panhandle into southeastern Colorado, triggering a State of Disaster Emergency, and the Seven Cabins Fire grows to 12,549 acres in New Mexico’s Capitan Mountain Wilderness with active closures. The brief also covers an EF-3 tornado that destroyed homes near St. Libory, Nebraska, severe weather and flooding risks across the Central Plains, FAA ground stops at Chicago O’Hare and Harry Reid International, ongoing FEMA Individual Assistance for the March Kona Low in Hawai’i, and the USGS update keeping Kīlauea at ADVISORY/YELLOW. 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• Sandy Fire (CA): 1,364 acres, zero containment, roughly 28,000 residents under mandatory evacuation in Simi Valley; 750-plus firefighters with aerial support; winds eased overnight.• Sharpe Fire (OK to CO): ~28,000 acres, 5 percent containment; Colorado Governor Polis verbally declared a State of Disaster Emergency; Campo evacuation lifted Sunday evening; U.S. 287 closed for 77 miles in Colorado.• Seven Cabins Fire (NM): 12,549 acres, zero containment in the Capitan Mountain Wilderness; GO-status evacuations and State Highway 246 closure remain in place.• Hunggate Fire (TX): ~34,124 acres, 30 to 40 percent containment in Randall County; evacuations lifted; railroad bridge and three residences damaged.• St. Libory tornado (NE): EF-3 tornado destroyed multiple homes in Howard County; livestock losses reported; no injuries.• Severe weather and lifelines: SPC Moderate Risk holds across the Central Plains; O’Hare ground stop (Monday, lifted) and Harry Reid ground stop (Tuesday, staffing) noted; ComEd and NIPSCO outages affected the Chicago metro and northwest Indiana.• Kīlauea (HI): Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY, Aviation Color Code YELLOW; eruption paused, next fountaining episode forecast May 22 to 25.• FEMA Kona Low (HI): Individual Assistance application deadline holds at June 14, 2026 for Maui, Hawaiʻi, and Honolulu counties.• Travel and public health: CDC Travelers’ Health Global Dengue Alert updated May 18, 2026 listing current risk destinations; no new DHS NTAS bulletins; no new CDC HAN advisories within the 24-hour window.SourcesNIFC and InciWeb• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, May 18, 2026, 0730 MDT: PL2, 118 new fires, 16 uncontained large fires• NIFC National Fire News: current national wildfire summaryUSGS• USGS Volcano Updates: Kīlauea Volcano Notice, May 18, 2026 08:20 HST, ADVISORY/YELLOW• USGS Latest Earthquakes Map: real-time seismic activityNWS and SPC• NWS Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Outlook: Moderate Risk for severe storms across the Central Plains• NWS WPC Day 1 Excessive Rainfall Outlook: Moderate Risk over MO, IA, NE, KS• NWS Active Alerts: nationwide watches, warnings, and advisories• NWS Flood Warning issued May 18 by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill (Grand River at Pattonsburg, MO)FEMA• FEMA Newsroom: press releases and operational updates• FEMA: Deadline to Apply for FEMA Assistance Extended to June 14 for Maui, Hawai’i and Honolulu CountiesDHS and CISA• DHS National Terrorism Advisory System: current advisories page• CISA Cybersecurity Alerts and Advisories: current advisory list• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog: authoritative KEV listTravel advisories and public health• U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories: country-level guidance• CDC Travelers’ Health Notices: Global Dengue Alert updated May 18, 2026• CDC Health Alert Network archive: current and recent HAN advisoriesFAA• FAA National Airspace System Status: active ground stops and airport events• FAA Daily Air Traffic Report: operational summaryCalifornia• CAL FIRE Incident Page: Sandy Fire, Simi Valley• CBS Los Angeles: Sandy Fire grows to more than 1,300 acres, mandatory evacuationsColorado• Office of Governor Jared Polis: verbal Disaster Emergency declaration for Sharpe Fire in Baca County• The Colorado Sun: Campo mandatory evacuation lifted as Sharpe Fire moved into southeastern ColoradoHawaii• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Kīlauea updates• FEMA: Residents of Maui, Hawai’i and Honolulu Counties Impacted by March Kona Low Can Apply for FEMA AssistanceIllinois• FOX 32 Chicago: O’Hare ground stop lifted following pre-dawn thunderstorms, May 18, 2026• Hoodline: ComEd reports ~12,000 customers without power across Chicago area, May 18, 2026Indiana• Hoodline: NIPSCO reports ~3,500 customers without power across northwest Indiana, May 18, 2026Iowa• The Watchers: 25 tornadoes reported in central United States, damage in Iowa and Nebraska, May 18, 2026• KMAland: flood watches issued for portions of...

Today’s brief covers a fast-moving severe weather episode across the central Plains and Upper Midwest, the Storm Prediction Center’s Moderate Risk for Monday across central Kansas into southeastern Nebraska, Minnesota’s peacetime emergency for active wildfires near Crosslake and Two Harbors, continuing wildfire activity in the Texas Panhandle and on the Cibola National Forest, and red flag conditions across the desert Southwest. National Hurricane Center forecasters report no tropical development expected over the next seven days, and DHS lists no active National Terrorism Advisory System bulletins. 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• Plains severe weather. A Tornado Emergency was issued Sunday evening for Hebron, Nebraska and surrounding areas, with a major tornado near Palmer and two homes destroyed near St. Libory. The Storm Prediction Center has a Moderate Risk in place for Monday across central and northeastern Kansas into southeastern Nebraska.• Minnesota wildfires. Governor Tim Walz declared a peacetime emergency and mobilized the National Guard. The Flanders Fire near Crosslake is at roughly 1,600 to 1,700 acres at 20 percent containment with evacuations in place, and the Stewart Trail Fire near Two Harbors is at 355 acres at 30 percent containment with 34 structures lost and Highway 61 closed.• Texas Panhandle fires. The Hunggate and Chocolate Chip fires have merged at roughly 17,300 acres with 40 percent containment in Randall County. Mandatory evacuations were lifted Saturday night, and a voluntary evacuation was issued Sunday for parts of the Amarillo area.• New Mexico. The Six Mile Fire on the Cibola National Forest is at 341 acres and 84 percent containment with management transitioning back to the local unit Monday at 6 p.m.• Desert Southwest fire weather. Red flag warnings remain across the Navajo Nation and northern Arizona; the Bronco Fire near Cave Creek is at 100 acres and 50 percent containment.• National fire posture. NIFC reports national Preparedness Level 2 with multiple uncontained large fires nationwide. Year to date, the U.S. has logged more than 26,000 fires and roughly 1.9 million acres burned, above the 10-year average.• Tropics. The National Hurricane Center reports no tropical cyclone formation expected over the next seven days across the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf.• Aviation operations. The FAA’s new daily operations cap at Chicago O’Hare took effect Sunday, limiting the airport to 2,708 daily operations to reduce systemic delays during peak weather. Operators should expect schedule adjustments at ORD.• Cyber and homeland security. DHS lists no active National Terrorism Advisory System bulletins. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog continues to track active exploitation; the latest catalog updates remain available for review.LinksSponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesNOAA, NWS and the Storm Prediction Center• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook — Severe storms across the central Plains and Upper Midwest, May 17, 2026• SPC Day 2 Convective Outlook — Moderate Risk for central Kansas into southeastern Nebraska, May 18, 2026• Storm Prediction Center Current Watches• NWS Watch, Warning, Advisory Map• NWS Active Red Flag WarningsNational Hurricane Center• NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook — no tropical development expected next 7 daysNIFC and InciWeb• NIFC National Fire News — current fire situation• NICC Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR), May 17, 2026• InciWeb Incident Information SystemFEMA• FEMA Disasters and Other Declarations• FEMA Current DisastersDHS and CISA• DHS National Terrorism Advisory System — no current advisories• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CatalogUSGS• USGS Latest Earthquakes Map• USGS Significant Earthquakes — 2026State Department, CDC and Public Health• U.S. State Department Travel Advisories• CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) Archive• CDC HAN — 2026 Multi-country Hantavirus Cluster Linked to Cruise ShipFAA• FAA National Airspace System Status• FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center AdvisoriesArizona• Navajo Times — Red flag warnings issued for Navajo Nation, northern Arizona• FOX 10 Phoenix — Bronco Fire burns 100 acres near Cave CreekColorado• CBS Colorado — Evacuations ordered in Campo as wildfire crosses state line• 9News — Colorado doubles Red Flag Warnings days so far in 2026Illinois• Weather.com — Plains Severe Weather Outbreak live updatesIowa• Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Outlook — May 17, 2026• Weather.com — Plains Severe Weather Outbreak live updatesKansas• The Watchers — SPC issues Moderate Risk for Kansas and Nebraska, May 17, 2026• SPC Day 2 Convective OutlookMichigan• City of Auburn Hills — State of Emergency, water main break and boil water...

CISA adds a Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller authentication bypass (CVE-2026-20182) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, layering on Emergency Directive 26-03. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports the close of Kilauea’s nine-hour episode 47 at Halemaumau, with alert level remaining at WATCH. NIFC holds the country at Preparedness Level 2 as Red Flag Warnings stretch from western Minnesota through the Dakotas and into Nebraska. FEMA announces more than $1.2 billion in Southeast recovery funding for seven states, and Michigan’s Oakland County water emergency and Newaygo County’s Hesperia Dam flood watch continue. 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• Cyber: CISA adds CVE-2026-20182 (Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller authentication bypass) to the KEV catalog, reinforcing Emergency Directive 26-03 obligations for federal civilian agencies and signaling active exploitation operators must address now.• Volcano: Kilauea episode 47 ended at 12:27 a.m. HST on May 15 after about nine hours of fountaining; alert level remains WATCH, aviation code Orange, and vog and light tephra are possible downwind.• Wildfire weather: Red Flag Warnings cover western Minnesota, most of North and South Dakota, northwest Iowa, and western and north-central Nebraska, with gusts to 55 mph and humidity in the teens.• Wildfire incidents: Arizona’s Jones Fire holds at 84 acres and 66 percent containment near Wickenburg; California’s Rowlee Fire near the Kern-Tulare county line forces evacuation orders for the 2902-Rowlee zone.• FEMA recovery: More than $1.2 billion in federal recovery funding is approved for seven Southeastern states for pandemic and Hurricane Helene work.• Lifelines: water: Oakland County, Michigan remains under a state of emergency tied to a 42-inch GLWA water main break, with boil-water advisories continuing in multiple communities; Newaygo and Oceana counties remain under a flash flood watch tied to the Hesperia Dam.• Lifelines: hazmat: Lexington, Kentucky cleared an Oliver Lewis Way hazmat incident after a pool-chemical tank valve failure; roadways have reopened.• Public health: CDC HAN-528 on an imported Andes hantavirus cluster remains the most recent national HAN advisory; U.S. risk is assessed as extremely low.• Tropical outlook: NHC resumes routine Atlantic and East Pacific Tropical Weather Outlooks; no tropical cyclones in either basin.• BLM restrictions: Seasonal fire restrictions take effect on BLM-administered lands across Oregon and Washington.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesNIFC and Wildland Fire• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report (May 14, 2026) — PL2, 31 active large incidents, 1,683 personnel, YTD acres.• NIFC National Fire News — Current national fire activity and IMSR archive.CISA• CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog (May 14, 2026) — CVE-2026-20182 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller authentication bypass added to KEV.• ED 26-03: Mitigate Vulnerabilities in Cisco SD-WAN Systems — Federal civilian agency requirements for Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager and Controller.• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog — Living KEV list and update notices.FEMA• FEMA Approves More Than $1.2 Billion to Support Recovery in Seven Southeastern States (May 14, 2026) — FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN; pandemic and Helene recovery funding.• FEMA Disasters and Declarations — Searchable index of federal declarations and assistance actions.USGS and Volcanoes• Kilauea Volcano Updates (Hawaiian Volcano Observatory) — Episode 47 timeline and alert-level status.• USGS Volcano Notice DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-05-14 — Active notice for Kilauea summit eruption.NHC and Tropical Outlooks• NHC Atlantic Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook — Routine Atlantic outlooks resume May 15.• NHC Eastern North Pacific Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook — Routine East Pacific outlooks resume May 15.CDC and Public Health• HAN 528: 2026 Multi-country Hantavirus Cluster Linked to Cruise Ship — Most recent CDC HAN advisory; U.S. risk assessed extremely low.State Department• Travel Advisories — Current Level 1 through Level 4 country advisories and updates.Severe Weather• Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Convective Outlook — Current SPC convective and fire-weather outlook products.Arizona• Jones Fire 66 percent contained (KTAR, May 14, 2026) — Footprint holds at 84 acres; containment updated to 66 percent.• US 60 partially reopens; evacuation order lifted — ADOT and Wickenburg fire updates.California• Rowlee Fire evacuation order, Kern-Tulare county line (KGET, May 14, 2026) — Kern County Fire reports ~100 acres, evacuation order for 2902-Rowlee zone.• CAL FIRE Incidents — Statewide active incident dashboard.Hawaii• Kilauea Volcano Eruption Update (Big Island Video News, May 14, 2026) — Episode 47 fountaining duration and plume height.Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin• Very Active Start to 2026 Severe Weather Season (NWS Chicago) — Regional context on severe-weather corridor.Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas• Tornado Outbreak Warning Issued to Millions in Central US (Newsweek, May 14, 2026) — Coverage of the multi-day Plains severe-weather threat.Kentucky• Large hazmat spill shuts down section of Oliver Lewis Way (WKYT, May 14, 2026) — Pool-chemical valve failure; LFD hazmat response.Michigan• Executive Order 2026-11 Declaration of State of Emergency — Governor Whitmer’s declaration for Oakland County water main break.• <a...

Thursday’s EM Morning Brief tracks an active wildfire posture at National Preparedness Level 2 with twelve uncontained large fires from Florida to Washington, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory’s WATCH status at Kīlauea ahead of fountaining episode 47, and FEMA’s $237 million Public Assistance push. State-by-state, Cedric covers Oakland County’s continuing boil water advisory, severe weather warnings across New York, Maryland, West Virginia and Utah, a natural-gas explosion in Matthews, North Carolina, Oregon’s expanded drought emergency, and Governor Abbott’s amended Texas disaster declaration. 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: NIFC holds the country at PL 2 with 12 uncontained large fires; year-to-date acres are well above the ten-year average.• Kīlauea Episode 47: USGS HVO keeps Kīlauea at WATCH/ORANGE with a May 13 to May 14 fountaining window inside Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park’s closed area.• FEMA Public Assistance: $237 million in reimbursements announced for states, locals, tribes and territories; $185M+ ongoing for Missouri 2025 recovery, $147M to St. Louis.• Oakland County Water Lifeline (Michigan): GLWA 42-inch main repair complete; pressure restoration expected May 14; boil water advisory continues pending bacteriological testing.• Tornado Warning (New York): NWS Buffalo issued a tornado warning for Jefferson/Oswego counties near Sandy Island Beach until 5:45 p.m. EDT.• Gas Line Explosion (North Carolina): Matthews neighborhood evacuations after a contractor drill struck an 8-inch gas main; two homes heavily damaged, no civilian injuries.• Oregon Drought Emergency: Governor Kotek’s EO 26-08 adds Coos, Klamath and Wheeler counties; 12 of 36 Oregon counties now under drought emergency.• Texas Disaster Declaration: Governor Abbott adds coastal counties to the severe storm proclamation; SBA approves disaster declaration for seven additional counties.• Severe Weather (MD/WV/UT): NWS issued severe thunderstorm warnings for Garrett/Allegany/Mineral counties and Salt Lake/Davis/Tooele counties with damaging-wind and hail hazards.• Active Large Fires: Pineland Road (GA, 32,575 ac, 90 percent), Hummingbird (NM, 5,680 ac, 76 percent), Nike (WA, 3,067 ac, 40 percent AM/70 percent PM), Hazen (AZ, 1,191 ac, 87 percent), East Side (MT, 1,219 ac, 70 percent).SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesNIFC / Wildfire• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, May 13, 2026 — National PL 2, 12 uncontained large fires, by-area summaries• NIFC National Interagency Coordination Center IMSR landing pageUSGS / Volcano• USGS HVO Kīlauea Daily Update, May 13, 2026 — episode 47 forecast, WATCH/ORANGE• USGS Kīlauea Volcano Updates portalFEMA• FEMA Press Release, May 13, 2026 — $237M Public Assistance reimbursements• FEMA Press Release, May 13, 2026 — Missouri Recovery Funding updateDHS / NTAS• DHS National Terrorism Advisory System landing page — no active bulletin; most recent June 22, 2025NHC / NOAA• NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook — routine issuances resume May 15, 2026• NWS Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Convective Outlook, May 13, 2026Arizona• Hazen Fire updates near Buckeye — FOX 10 Phoenix coverageFlorida• NIFC IMSR — Florida incident details, May 13, 2026Georgia• Georgia Forestry Commission — Current Wildfire Information and Resources• NIFC IMSR — Pineland Road Fire entry, May 13, 2026Hawaii• USGS HVO Kīlauea Daily Update, May 13, 2026• Hawaii News Now — Episode 47 of Kilauea fountaining expected to begin, May 13, 2026Maryland• NWS Baltimore/Washington Severe Thunderstorm Warning summary feedMichigan• Oakland County Water Emergency landing page• Michigan Public — Burst water main replaced, but water use restrictions continue, May 12, 2026Missouri• FEMA Press Release, May 13, 2026 — Missouri Recovery FundingMontana• NIFC IMSR — East Side Fire entry, Custer Gallatin NF, May 13, 2026New Mexico• NM Fire Info — Six Mile Fire Morning Update, May 13, 2026• USFS Cibola NF — Six Mile Fire Update, May 13, 2026• NIFC IMSR — Hummingbird Fire entry, Gila NF, May 13, 2026New York• WWNY — Tornado warning issued for Jefferson and Oswego counties, May 13, 2026• NWS SPC — current watches and warningsNorth Carolina• WBTV — Massive fire, explosion prompt evacuations in Matthews neighborhood, May 13, 2026• WCNC — 2 homes significantly damaged in Matthews gas line explosionOregon• KQEN News Radio — Governor Kotek declares drought emergency in three more counties, May 13, 2026• KGW — One-third of...

Today’s EM Morning Brief covers the now-passed May 12 federal KEV action deadline for ConnectWise ScreenConnect and Microsoft Windows Shell, plus CISA’s six May 12 ICS advisories and the May 15 deadline for the Linux Kernel privilege escalation. NIFC counts 20 uncontained large fires nationwide as the Max Road Fire in western Broward County hits 70 percent containment and the Six Mile Fire in New Mexico transitions to a Type 3 Incident Management Team. Oakland County, Michigan, begins recovery from the 42-inch GLWA water main break, with normal service expected Thursday. Kilauea sits in the forecast window for episode 47 fountaining. The Storm Prediction Center watches Florida and parts of the Great Lakes for severe storms. Pennsylvania pushes for a USDA Secretarial Disaster Designation after the April freeze. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. Produced by Sitch Radio, an EOC Voices podcast.Key Takeaways• CISA cyber: May 12 KEV action deadline passed for CVE-2024-1708 (ConnectWise ScreenConnect) and CVE-2026-32202 (Microsoft Windows Shell); Linux Kernel CVE-2026-31431 deadline May 15; six new ICS advisories issued May 12.• Wildfire national: NIFC May 12 SITREP shows 20 uncontained large fires and roughly 1.89 million acres burned year to date.• Florida: Max Road Fire in western Broward County at 11,339 acres and 70 percent contained; 172nd Avenue Fire in Miami-Dade at 300 acres and 50 percent contained; severe storm risk today over the Florida Peninsula.• Michigan: Oakland County water main repair completed May 12; boil water advisories remain in place for Orion Township, Lake Orion, Rochester Hills, Pontiac and Auburn Hills; GLWA expects normal service Thursday.• Hawaii: Kilauea ADVISORY/YELLOW; episode 47 lava fountaining most likely today within the May 12 to 14 forecast window.• Minnesota: Red Flag Warning covers 35 counties for extreme wildfire risk; no burning, no campfires.• New Mexico: Six Mile Fire on Cibola National Forest transitions to Albuquerque Zone Type 3 IMT at 396 acres; no evacuations; Langmuir Observatory remains at risk.• Arizona: APS preventive power shutoff to roughly 6,000 customers near Flagstaff drove a boil water advisory affecting about 9,000 residents.• Pennsylvania: Governor Shapiro requested USDA Secretarial Disaster Designation May 8 for April 21 freeze damaging specialty crops, with losses estimated between 150 and 200 million dollars.• Texas: DFW ground stop and ground delay programs from Sunday’s severe weather generated 231 American Airlines cancellations and rippling national delays.• FEMA: Washington December 2025 storms and flooding individual assistance deadline is June 10, 2026.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesCISA• Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog — Authoritative CISA list of CVEs actively exploited in the wild, including the May 12 federal action deadline• CISA Adds Actively Exploited Linux Root Access Bug CVE-2026-31431 to KEV — Coverage of the recent KEV addition with May 15 federal patch deadline• Subnet Solutions PowerSYSTEM Center ICS Advisory — ICSA-26-132-02 issued May 12 covering vulnerabilities and mitigations• CISA ICS Advisories index — Central index for CISA Industrial Control Systems advisories including the May 12 batchFEMA• One Month Remains to Apply for FEMA Assistance in Washington — May 11 FEMA newsroom reminder of June 10 individual assistance deadline• Disasters and Other Declarations — FEMA’s running list of declarations, amendments, and assistance actionsNIFC and Wildfire• Incident Management Situation Report — May 12, 2026 — NIFC daily national wildland fire situation report (PDF)• NIFC Wildland Fire Statistics — Year-to-date national fire activity totals• InciWeb — Federal incident information system for active wildland fire incidentsNWS and Severe Weather• Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Outlook — SPC convective outlook for May 13 covering the Florida Peninsula and Great Lakes risk areas• NWS Active Alerts — National Weather Service current watches, warnings, and advisoriesUSGS• Kilauea Volcano Updates — USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status page with episode 47 forecast• USGS HVO Kilauea Notice — May 12, 2026 — Direct USGS volcano notice for May 12• Latest Earthquakes Map — USGS real-time global earthquake monitorCDC and Public Health• HAN-528 Hantavirus Cluster — CDC Health Alert Network advisory on the multi-country hantavirus clusterDHS and State Department• DHS National Terrorism Advisory System — Current NTAS bulletins and the homeland threat picture• U.S. Travel Advisories — State Department country-level travel advisoriesArizona• APS Flagstaff Preventive Shutoff and Boil Water Advisory — Coverage of the APS power shutoff affecting roughly 6,000 customers and downstream boil advisory for 9,000 residentsFlorida• Max Road Fire — NBC 6 — May 12 update on the 11,339-acre Max Road Fire and Florida City secondary blaze• Florida Fire Map — CBS Miami — Live Florida wildfire map and Broward and Miami-Dade fire updatesHawaii• Kilauea Volcano Update for Tuesday, May 12 — Big Island Video News summary of the May 12 USGS Kilauea status and episode 47 forecastMichigan• Oakland County Water Emergency — Oakland County official water emergency page with restriction guidance• CBS Detroit — Pressure Restoring May 12 — Reporting that GLWA completed pipe installation May 12 with normal service expected May 14• Orion Township Boil Water Advisory — Orion Township notice covering the township-wide boil water advisoryMinnesota• Minnesota DNR Red Flag...

May 12, 2026 brief covers the CDC’s HAN-528 hantavirus advisory tied to a South Atlantic cruise ship, the FEMA Review Council’s final report recommending structural changes to federal disaster support, the June 10 deadline for Washington storm and flooding survivors, NIFC’s count of 20 uncontained large fires with critical fire weather in eastern Montana and western North Dakota, the USGS Kīlauea episode 47 forecast window, and state-level items including Michigan’s Oakland County water emergency, FAA ground stops at DFW and Love Field, the Arizona Jones Fire, a Louisiana tornado warning, and the Cherry Valley, Illinois boil order. 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• CDC HAN-528: Clinicians and labs should consider hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in symptomatic returning cruise passengers; broad U.S. spread risk is very low.• NIFC SITREP: 20 uncontained large fires; Southern Area at PL 4; eastern Montana and western North Dakota under Critical Fire Weather Risk today.• FEMA Review Council: Final report approved May 11 recommends stricter declaration thresholds, faster state payments, and one-time survivor aid in place of long-term housing.• FEMA Washington: June 10, 2026 deadline to apply for federal individual assistance for December 2025 storms and flooding.• USGS Kīlauea: ADVISORY/YELLOW; episode 47 fountaining forecast window opens May 12 and runs through May 15.• CISA KEV: Recent additions including BerriAI LiteLLM and Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile entries have action dates landing this week.• Michigan: State of emergency in Oakland County; boil water advisories in Orion Township, Auburn Hills, Lake Orion, parts of Rochester Hills, and Oakland University main campus.• Texas: FAA ground stops at DFW and Love Field on May 11 due to severe thunderstorms; widespread national delays.• Arizona: Jones Fire near Wickenburg burned 100+ acres, closed U.S. 60 at MP 111, and forced evacuations on May 11.• Louisiana: Tornado warning issued for central St. James Parish on the evening of May 11; daytime flash flood warning for parts of St. Charles and St. John parishes.• Oregon: Pine Mountain Fire on Deschutes National Forest at 2,589 acres, 85% contained as of May 11.• Illinois: Cherry Valley boil order in effect after temporary water pressure loss during repairs.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesCDC• HAN-528 Hantavirus Cluster — CDC Health Alert Network advisory on multi-country hantavirus cluster linked to a cruise ship• AHA News on HAN-528 — American Hospital Association summary of the May 11 CDC advisoryCISA• Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog — Authoritative CISA list of CVEs actively exploited in the wild• CISA Adds One KEV — May 7, 2026 — Most recent CISA alert adding to the KEV catalog with action dates this weekFEMA• FEMA Newsroom — Washington Deadline — One-month deadline reminder for FEMA assistance in Washington (June 10, 2026)• FEMA Review Council Final Report — National Association of Counties summary of the May 11 final report and recommendations• Disasters and Other Declarations — FEMA’s running list of declarations, amendments, and assistance actionsNIFC and Wildfire• Incident Management Situation Report — May 11, 2026 — National Interagency Fire Center daily SITREP with national fire activity totals• National Fire News — NIFC public summary of active large fires and preparedness levels• InciWeb — Federal incident information system for active wildland fire incidentsNWS and Severe Weather• Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Outlook — Convective and fire weather outlooks for May 11–12, 2026• Weather Prediction Center — National forecasts including heavy rain and flooding threats• Active Watches and Warnings — NWS hazards map for current watches, warnings, and advisoriesUSGS• Kīlauea Volcano Update — May 11, 2026 — USGS HVO update keeping Kīlauea at ADVISORY/YELLOW with episode 47 forecast• Latest Earthquakes Map — USGS real-time global earthquake monitorDHS and State Department• DHS National Terrorism Advisory System — Current NTAS bulletins and the homeland threat picture• U.S. Travel Advisories — State Department country-level travel advisoriesArizona• Jones Fire near Wickenburg — FOX 10 Phoenix reporting on the May 11 Jones Fire and U.S. 60 closureHawaii• Kīlauea Update — Big Island Video News — Local summary of the May 11 USGS Kīlauea status and episode 47 forecastIllinois• Cherry Valley Boil Order — WIFR coverage of the May 11 Cherry Valley boil orderLouisiana• St. James Parish Tornado Warning — NWS New Orleans tornado warning summary for St. James Parish on May 11• St. Charles and St. John Flash Flood — WWL flash flood warning coverage for parts of St. Charles and St. John parishesMichigan• Oakland County Water Emergency — Oakland County emergency information for the GLWA water main break• Auburn Hills State of Emergency — City of Auburn Hills emergency notice and water restrictions• Orion Township Boil Water Advisory — Orion Township notice covering the township-wide boil water advisory• CBS Detroit Coverage — Reporting on the 42-inch GLWA main break and regional impactsMontana and North Dakota• <a...

Cedric breaks down the May 11 EM Morning Brief: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s state of emergency for Oakland County after a 42-inch Great Lakes Water Authority transmission main ruptured in Auburn Hills, a multi-day Brawley earthquake swarm that has logged more than 350 events, the opening forecast window for Kīlauea Episode 47, an active wildfire picture in Florida, Georgia, Arizona, and New Mexico, FAA ground stops at DFW and Love Field during a North Texas severe weather episode, and the expiration of DOE’s Section 202(c) emergency orders for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority ahead of hurricane season. 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• Michigan water emergency — A 42-inch GLWA transmission main rupture in Auburn Hills triggers a state of emergency, a six-community boil water advisory, and a minimum 14-day restoration timeline.• Brawley swarm — More than 350 quakes in the Brawley Seismic Zone since Friday, peaking at M4.7 Sunday at 12:10 a.m. PT. No major damage reported.• Kīlauea Episode 47 watch — USGS forecast window for Episode 47 opens today, May 11, and runs through May 14. Highway 11 open with caution for residual tephra.• Puerto Rico grid — DOE Section 202(c) emergency orders for PREPA are scheduled to expire today, May 11. Renewal action expected ahead of hurricane season.• Wildfire posture — NIFC Southern Area at PL 4. 20 uncontained large fires nationally. Lochloosa West (FL), Cow Creek (FL), Pineland Road (GA), Hazen (AZ), and Hummingbird (NM) remain priority incidents.• CDC HAN — Andes hantavirus cluster linked to a Cape Verde-Canary Islands cruise ship. CDC repatriating U.S. passengers to a Nebraska facility. Clinicians should consider imported cases.• Texas severe weather and aviation — FAA ground stops at DFW and Love Field as a North Texas storm complex produced large hail, damaging wind, and isolated tornadoes.• Mississippi recovery — MEMA continues damage assessments from the May 6 to 7 tornado outbreak. 26 injuries and roughly 500 homes damaged.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesCDC• CDC HAN — 2026 Multi-country Hantavirus Cluster Linked to Cruise Ship — Health Advisory on Andes hantavirus clusterDOE• DOE — Energy Secretary Continues to Strengthen Puerto Rico’s Energy Grid with Renewed Orders — Section 202(c) renewals through May 11• American Public Power Association — DOE Renews Orders to Strengthen Puerto Rico’s Grid — Industry summary of 202(c) extensionsFAA / Transportation• FAA NAS Status — National Airspace System status board• Travel and Tour World — FAA orders ground stop at DFW and Love Field — DFW and DAL ground stops, May 11NIFC• NIFC — Incident Management Situation Report (May 10, 2026) — Daily IMSR PDF• NIFC — National Fire News — Top-line wildland fire activity summaryUSGS — Volcanoes• USGS — Kīlauea Volcano Updates — Hawaiian Volcano Observatory updates• USGS Volcano Notice — May 10, 2026 (HVO) — Most recent Kīlauea status noticeUSGS — Earthquakes• USGS — Latest Earthquakes Map — Real-time global seismic activityArizona• FOX10 Phoenix — Hazen Fire latest updates — Buckeye-area Hazen Fire statusCalifornia• The Spokesman-Review — Earthquake swarm shakes Imperial County with 4.7 magnitude quake — Brawley swarm peak at M4.7• CBS Los Angeles — Swarm of more than 100 earthquakes rattles Imperial County — Swarm context and city responseFlorida• WCJB — Lochloosa West wildfire nears 1,000 acres in Alachua County — Lochloosa West size and notifications• 352today — Cow Creek Wildfire Grows to 1,400 Acres in Levy County, Road Closures and Evacuations in Effect — Cow Creek evacuations and shelterGeorgia• Georgia Forestry Commission — Southern Georgia Burning Restrictions Eased — Burn ban roster• WTOC — South Georgia burn ban reduced to 17 counties — Updated 17-county ban listHawaii• USGS — Kīlauea Volcano Updates — Episode 47 forecast window• NPS — Hawaiʻi Volcanoes Alerts and Conditions — Park closures and Highway 11 statusMichigan• FOX 2 Detroit — Whitmer declares state of emergency after water main break in Oakland County — Governor’s emergency declaration• City of Auburn Hills — State of Emergency, Water Main Break and Boil Water Advisory — Local emergency declaration and boil-water guidance• ClickOnDetroit — What we know so far: Oakland County water main break, boil-water advisories and closures — Affected communities and impactsMississippi• WTOK — MEMA provides update on injuries, recovery efforts from Wednesday’s storms — MEMA tornado outbreak recovery updateNew Mexico• NM Fire Info — Statewide wildfire information portalOklahoma• Federal Register — Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Oklahoma — May 7, 2026 disaster declarationPuerto Rico• DOE — Energy Secretary Continues to Strengthen Puerto Rico’s Energy Grid with Renewed Orders — Section 202(c) order term ends May 11Texas• <a...

The May 8 EM Morning Brief leads with day-after recovery operations across southern Mississippi, where 14 tornadoes injured 17 and damaged more than 500 homes from Franklin to Wilkinson counties; MEMA shelters remain open in Purvis and Brookhaven and Cajun Navy resources are inbound.CISA expanded the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog twice in 48 hours, adding an Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile flaw and a Palo Alto PAN-OS root RCE with a federal patch deadline of May 9. NIFC keeps the Southern Area at Preparedness Level 4 with 20 uncontained large fires nationwide; the Highway 82 and Pineland Road fires in Georgia continue to wind down while the South Canal Fire in north Florida pushes smoke across Lafayette County.USGS lowered Kilauea from Watch to Advisory after the close of Episode 46 fountaining. State updates cover the California North Bay magnitude 4.2 earthquake, Houston area flood watch, and Oregon’s escaped Pine Mountain prescribed burn. 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• Mississippi tornado outbreak: 14 tornadoes, 17 injuries, more than 500 homes damaged across five counties. State safe rooms open in Purvis and Brookhaven, MEMA coordinating, Cajun Navy deployed to Lincoln County.• CISA KEV expansion: Two additions in 48 hours. CVE-2026-6973 (Ivanti EPMM) and CVE-2026-0300 (PAN-OS unauthenticated root RCE) with a Federal Civilian Executive Branch remediation deadline of May 9.• CISA ICS advisory: ICSA-26-127-01 covers the MAXHUB Pivot client application; hardcoded AES key may expose tenant email addresses and metadata.• Wildland fire posture: National Preparedness Level 2, Southern Area at PL4. Year-to-date acres burned (1,847,151) above the 10-year average. Highway 82 (Georgia) at 85 percent containment, Pineland Road (Georgia) at 65 percent, South Canal (Florida) at 30 percent.• Kilauea status: USGS HVO lowered the Volcano Alert Level from Watch to Advisory after Episode 46 fountaining ended; aviation code now Yellow.• Severe weather watch: Houston, Galveston region under a Flood Watch through late Friday night; flash flood threat continues across the Lower Mississippi Valley.• California seismicity: Magnitude 4.2 north of Santa Rosa, no damage reported; CAL FIRE prevention funding announced ahead of fire season.• Oregon fire activity: Pine Mountain prescribed burn declared a wildfire on the Deschutes National Forest, May 7.• Public health and water: Town of Chadbourn (NC) boil water advisory active through May 9 during scheduled water main work.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesCISA• CISA: KEV catalog addition (Ivanti EPMM, May 7)• CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog• CISA ICS Advisory ICSA-26-127-01: MAXHUB Pivot Client Application• CISA Cybersecurity Alerts and AdvisoriesNIFC and InciWeb• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report (PDF, May 7)• NIFC National Fire News• InciWeb Incident TableUSGS• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Kilauea update May 7• USGS Volcano Updates• USGS Latest EarthquakesNOAA, NWS, and Tsunami• NOAA Storm Prediction Center• NOAA Weather Prediction Center• NWS Houston, Galveston (Flood Watch)• NWS Honolulu watches and warnings• U.S. Tsunami Warning SystemState Department Travel Advisories• State Department Travel AdvisoriesMississippi• MEMA: May 6-7 Severe Weather Update• MEMA News Releases• Mississippi Today: Tornadoes damage homes across MississippiAlabama• Alabama Power: storm restoration updateCalifornia• USGS earthquake catalog• Governor Newsom: $70M wildfire prevention announcement (May 7)• CAL FIRE IncidentsFlorida• Florida Forest Service: Current Wildfire Information• WCTV: Lafayette County school closure due to wildfire smokeGeorgia• Georgia Forestry Commission: Current Wildfire Information• News4Jax: Brantley County Highway 82 Fire updateHawaii• NWS Honolulu watches and warnings• USGS HVO Kilauea Update May 7Louisiana• NWS New Orleans, Baton RougeNorth Carolina• Town of Chadbourn boil water advisory noticeOregon• Central Oregon Fire Info: Pine Mountain prescribed burn declared wildfireTexas• NWS Houston, Galveston: Flood Watch

On today’s brief: search and rescue is underway across central and southwest Mississippi after a Wednesday-evening tornado emergency for Brookhaven, Bude, and Bogue Chitto, with the governor coordinating state response. CISA adds CVE-2026-0300 in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FEMA’s Public Assistance application deadline lands today for Washington local governments and private nonprofits affected by the December 2025 storms. NIFC’s May 6 IMSR shows 17 large fires nationally, including the Cow Creek Fire in Florida and the Hog Farm Fire in Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey reports Episode 46 of the Halemaumau eruption at Kilauea has ended and the alert level is lowered to Advisory. State updates cover Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Washington. 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• Mississippi tornado emergency: Confirmed large tornadoes hit Brookhaven, Bude, Meadville, and Franklin County Wednesday evening with destroyed homes, trapped residents, and 19,000-plus power outages; MEMA is coordinating search and rescue with locals.• CISA KEV addition: CVE-2026-0300 (Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, User-ID Auth Portal) added May 6 with active exploitation and unauth root RCE risk; federal civilian agencies must remediate per BOD 22-01.• Washington FEMA deadline (today): May 7 is the last day for Washington local governments and private nonprofits to apply for FEMA Public Assistance under DR-4906 for the December 2025 storms.• Kilauea Episode 46 ends: HVO lowered the Volcano Alert Level to Advisory and aviation color code to Yellow after lava fountaining ended at 5:22 p.m. HST May 5; tephra fell along Highway 11 outside the closed park area.• NIFC posture: 17 large fires being suppressed nationally; the Cow Creek Fire (Florida) is near 50% contained at about 2,400 acres, and the Hog Farm Fire (Oklahoma) is 30% contained at 500 acres with residences threatened.• Front Range snowstorm: Up to 52,000 customers without power across the Colorado Front Range Wednesday; Estes Park reported 30-plus inches; DIA had 35 cancellations and more than 440 delays.• Iranian APT activity (CISA AA26-097A): Operators of internet-facing Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley PLCs in water, energy, and government sectors should review the joint advisory and apply mitigations.• Higher-ed cyber incidents: San Diego Community College District continues recovery from a sophisticated cyberattack; Instructure (Canvas) confirms a breach with ShinyHunters claiming 3.65 TB of data exposure across thousands of institutions.• Nevada aftershocks: The April 13 M5.7 Silver Springs sequence remains active with M4.95 near Fallon and M4.8 near Yerington; expect ongoing felt aftershocks for weeks.• Michigan boil water advisory: Precautionary advisory in parts of Rochester Hills and Oakland Township after a pressure drop below 20 PSI; boil for one minute or use bottled water until samples clear.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesCISA• CISA KEV add (May 6, 2026): CISA adds CVE-2026-0300 (Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS) to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog: Living catalog and BOD 22-01 remediation requirements for federal civilian agencies• CISA AA26-097A: Joint advisory on Iranian-affiliated APT activity targeting Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley PLCs across U.S. critical infrastructureFEMA• FEMA news release (May 6, 2026): May 7 deadline for Washington local governments and private nonprofits to apply for FEMA Public Assistance• FEMA disaster page DR-4906: Washington Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides• Federal Register (May 6, 2026): Notices of Emergency and Major Disaster Declarations and Related AmendmentsNIFC and Wildland Fire• NIFC IMSR (May 6, 2026): National Incident Management Situation Report, 17 large fires, 1 new, 1.88M acres YTD• NIFC National Fire News: Daily incident summaries and resource postureUSGS• USGS HVO notice (May 5, 2026): Episode 46 of the Halemaumau eruption ends; alert lowered to Advisory and aviation code to Yellow• USGS Kilauea Volcano Updates: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory updates and noticesNOAA, NWS, and SPC• SPC Day 2 Convective Outlook (May 6, 2026): Storm Prediction Center forecast covering severe risk across the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys• NWS Active Alerts: National Weather Service active warnings, watches, and advisories• NHC Atlantic Tropical Outlook: Routine outlooks resume May 15 ahead of the June 1 Atlantic season startAlabama• Alabama EMA: Severe Threat Continues into Thursday, all-modes posture• NWS Birmingham: Forecast office serving central AlabamaCalifornia• CAL FIRE General Fire incident page: Four-fire complex on May 6, evacuations later lifted• Office of Governor Newsom: Wildfire Preparedness Week proclamation, May 3 to 9, 2026• Times of San Diego: San Diego Community College District cyberattack responseColorado• CPR News (May 6, 2026): Spring snowstorm brings slick roads and Front Range power outages• 9News (May 6, 2026): Thousands without power as wet snow downs trees and linesFlorida• Levy County Cow Creek Fire update: 352today report on Cow Creek Fire growth, road closures, and evacuations• Chronicle Online: Cow Creek Fire reaches roughly 2,400 acres with improving containmentHawaii• USGS HVO notice (May 5, 2026): Episode 46 ends at...

May 6, 2026: SPC’s Enhanced Risk drives Wednesday’s tornado, hail, and damaging-wind threat from northeast Texas through Mississippi, Alabama, and southern Tennessee, with flash-flood concerns continuing across south-central Indiana and central Kentucky. The U.S. Geological Survey downgrades Kilauea’s volcano alert level to ADVISORY and aviation color code to YELLOW after Episode 46 of the summit eruption ends. CISA publishes five new ICS advisories. Newark Liberty International continues to grind through ATC staffing and equipment-related disruption. We also cover the Cow Creek Fire in Florida, the Hummingbird Fire in New Mexico, FEMA’s Kona Low recovery operations in Hawaii, an Acworth boil water advisory in Georgia, and a Boron Trifluoride leak in Duson, Louisiana. 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• Mid-South severe weather: Enhanced Risk Wednesday for tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds across northeast Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and southern Tennessee, with flash-flood concerns in central Kentucky and south-central Indiana.• Kilauea Episode 46 ended: Lava fountaining ended at 5:22 p.m. HST on May 5. HVO dropped the Volcano Alert Level from WATCH to ADVISORY and aviation color code from ORANGE to YELLOW; lava on the crater floor remains hot.• NIFC posture: National Preparedness Level remains at 2 with 20 uncontained large fires; Southern Area at Geographic Area Preparedness Level 4 due to drought and active incidents in Florida and Georgia.• CISA ICS advisories: Five advisories published May 5 covering ABB B and R Automation Runtime and Studio products and Johnson Controls CEM AC2000 (DLL hijacking, CVE-2026-21661); operators should review and prioritize patching.• Newark Liberty disruption: More than 110 delays and 3 cancellations Tuesday tied to FAA air-traffic-control staffing, equipment work, and Spirit Airlines displacement; ripple effects into LaGuardia and Chicago O’Hare expected to continue.• Florida Cow Creek Fire: Approximately 1,850 acres at 30 percent containment in Levy County south of Bronson; one outbuilding destroyed, no homes lost; FEMA Fire Management Assistance Grant authorized.• New Mexico Hummingbird Fire: 5,650 acres at 35 percent containment with zero growth for the fourth straight day; Willow Creek subdivision residents have returned home.• Hawaii Kona Low recovery: FEMA in-person assistance running across Hawaii, Maui, and Honolulu counties; June 14 Individual Assistance deadline; Maui Hookumu Hou Reconstruction and Reimbursement Program deadlines extended through August 2026.• Georgia Acworth boil water advisory: Cobb County Water System advisory in effect for parts of Acworth after a partially open valve allowed water from an inactive main to migrate into an active main.• Louisiana Duson hazmat: Boron Trifluoride leak from a valve malfunction May 5 prompted evacuations and ten transports for evaluation; injuries reported as non-life threatening.• Colorado and Wyoming snow: Late-season storm winding down with 5 to 10 inches in the Cheyenne area, up to 8 inches in Denver, and over a foot in Boulder; travel impacts continue along I-25.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesStorm Prediction Center and National Weather Service• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook, national severe thunderstorm outlook for May 6, 2026• NWS national flood warning summary, live national flood warning summary• NWS Birmingham, AL, severe weather messaging for central Alabama• NWS Memphis, Mid-South severe weather and flood messaging• NWS Little Rock, Arkansas severe weather messaging• NWS Fort Worth/Dallas, North Texas severe weather messaging• NWS Indianapolis, central Indiana severe weather and flooding messaging• NWS Louisville, Kentucky severe weather and flood watch information• NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, southeast Louisiana severe weather messaging• NWS Nashville, Middle Tennessee severe weather and flood messagingUSGS Kilauea• USGS Kilauea Volcano Updates, official volcano update feed• HVO May 5 evening notice, WATCH to ADVISORY downgrade and Episode 46 end notice• Episode 46 lava fountaining ends after about 9 hours, local reporting on the May 5 fountaining eventNIFC and Wildfires• NIFC IMSR (PDF), Tuesday May 5, 2026 Incident Management Situation Report• NIFC National Fire News, national wildland fire activity summary• InciWeb Incident Information, national active incident portalCISA• CISA ICS Advisories landing page, industrial control systems advisories• CISA Cybersecurity Alerts and Advisories, enterprise cyber alerts and advisories• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, authoritative KEV referenceFEMA and Disaster Recovery• FEMA Press Releases, agency-wide disaster response and assistance announcements• FEMA Hawaii Kona Low Disaster (DR-4909-HI), Hawaii Kona Low disaster page• FEMA specialists at local recovery centers (Kona Lows), recovery center hours and locationsFAA and Aviation• FAA statements on Newark Liberty International Airport, agency advisories on Newark operations• FAA National Airspace System Status, live ground stop and delay program advisoriesAlabama• University of Alabama severe weather alert (May 6), UA campus communications and Enhanced Risk preparationCalifornia• Governor Newsom proclaims Wildfire Preparedness Week (May 4), official proclamation and state readiness posture• CAL FIRE 2026 Fire Season Incident Archive, state incident...

May 5, 2026: A high-impact severe weather day across the southern Plains and Mid-South, with tornado, hail, and damaging-wind threats from Texas through Kentucky. The U.S. Geological Survey raises Kīlauea to WATCH as Episode 46 of the summit eruption nears. A late-season winter storm drops up to 30 inches of snow across the Colorado and Wyoming high country, with whiteout conditions on the I-25 corridor. We also cover active wildfires in Florida, New Mexico, and South Dakota, and FEMA’s expanded in-person assistance for Kona Low survivors in Hawaii. 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• Mid-South severe weather: Tornado, large hail, and damaging wind risk Tuesday across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, and southern Illinois, with the highest tornado concentration in northeast Texas through northeast Arkansas.• Kīlauea Episode 46: HVO raised Kīlauea to alert level WATCH and aviation color code ORANGE on May 4; fountaining forecast May 4-7, confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater.• Colorado/Wyoming winter storm: Up to 30 inches of snow possible in higher elevations; winter storm warnings in effect; whiteout conditions and dangerous travel along I-25 from Denver to Cheyenne.• NIFC posture: National Preparedness Level 2 with 20 uncontained large fires; light initial-attack activity nationally per the May 4 IMSR.• Florida wildfires: Cow Creek Fire south of Bronson and SR 26 Fire east of Gainesville remain active under drought and gusty winds; Highway 41 Fire in Everglades National Park is reported 100 percent contained.• New Mexico Hummingbird Fire: Active in the Gila Wilderness at approximately 5,650 acres and 21 percent containment.• South Dakota Plains fires: Route 13 Fire in Ziebach County at ~33,928 acres; 79 Fire in Custer County at ~6,000 acres; Red Flag Warnings posted across the south and west.• California preparedness: Governor Newsom proclaimed May 3-9 as Wildfire Preparedness Week.• FEMA Hawaii recovery: In-person disaster assistance available May 4 at Kealakekua and Keaau Armory; June 14 deadline for Individual Assistance.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesNWS / Storm Prediction Center• SPC Day 2 Convective Outlook — Tuesday severe weather outlook covering the southern Plains and Mid-South• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook — Current-day severe weather outlook• SPC Active Watches — Severe thunderstorm and tornado watches in effectNIFC / Wildfire• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report (May 4) — National wildland fire posture, large incidents, and preparedness level• NIFC National Fire News — National-level wildland fire activity summary• InciWeb Incident Information — Incident-level updates from federal land management agenciesUSGS / Volcano• USGS Kīlauea Volcano Updates — Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status reports• HVO Notice — May 4, 2026 — Alert level raised to WATCH and aviation color code to ORANGE for Episode 46 precursory activityFEMA• FEMA recovery centers in Hawaii (May 4) — In-person disaster assistance for Kona Low survivors on Hawaii Island• FEMA Hawaii deadline extension — Individual Assistance application deadline extended to June 14 for Maui, Hawaii, and Honolulu countiesArkansas• NWS Little Rock — Severe weather messaging and watches/warnings for ArkansasCalifornia• Governor Newsom proclamation (May 4) — Wildfire Preparedness Week May 3-9, 2026• CAL FIRE incidents — Active California fire incident pageColorado• Winter storm warnings (May 4) — NWS-issued winter storm warnings across the Colorado mountains and Front Range• NWS Boulder/Denver — Local NWS office for Colorado weather alertsFlorida• Highway 41 Fire 100% contained — Everglades National Park incident summary, ~9,149 acres burned• Florida Forest Service current wildfires — State wildland fire information page for active incidentsHawaii• Hawaii News Now (May 4) — In-person Kona Low disaster assistance available on Hawaii Island• Hawaii DOD Kona Low recovery — State of Hawaii recovery information for the March 2026 Kona Low stormsIllinois• NWS Chicago — Local severe weather messaging for northern IllinoisKentucky• NWS Louisville — Severe weather and flash flood guidance for KentuckyMississippi• NWS Jackson — Severe weather messaging for MississippiMissouri• NWS St. Louis — Severe weather messaging for MissouriNew Mexico• Hummingbird Fire — InciWeb — Incident page for the active Gila National Forest fire• NM Fire Info — New Mexico interagency wildfire informationOklahoma• NWS Norman — Severe weather messaging for Oklahoma and western north TexasSouth Dakota• SD DPS Wildland Fire — State wildland fire response and Red Flag informationTennessee• NWS Memphis — Severe weather messaging for west Tennessee and the Mid-SouthTexas• NWS Fort Worth/Dallas — North Texas severe weather messaging and warningsWyoming• Cheyenne winter storm warning (May 4) — Local

Cedric covers Monday morning’s national emergency-management picture: the National Interagency Fire Center holds at Preparedness Level 2 nationally with 20 uncontained large fires and the Southern Area at PL4, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Kīlauea Episode 46 fountaining window opens today, the Storm Prediction Center carried a hail and isolated-tornado risk into the mid-Mississippi Valley overnight, and the National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has the Guadalupe River at Victoria under a Flood Warning. State updates include Georgia’s Highway 82 and Pineland Road fires, the Fairburn and South Fulton boil water advisory tied to the Adamsville Pump Station outage, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake near False Pass, and the Texas flood watch. 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 wildland fire posture: PL2 nationally and PL4 in the Southern Area; 20 uncontained large fires; year-to-date burned acreage outpacing the 10-year average.• Kīlauea — Episode 46 imminent: USGS HVO forecast window for renewed fountaining is May 4 through May 7; alert level remains ADVISORY/YELLOW.• Severe weather — central U.S.: SPC carried hail, damaging gusts, and an isolated tornado risk into Sunday evening across northern/eastern Missouri and south-central Illinois.• Texas flood watch — Guadalupe River at Victoria: Minor flooding forecast through Tuesday; monitor low-lying access in Victoria County.• Georgia wildfires: Highway 82 Fire ~22,500 acres / 45% contained; Pineland Road Fire 32,575 acres / 44% contained; evacuations and animal shelters remain in place.• Georgia public water: Boil water advisory continues for Fairburn and South Fulton pending sampling clearance after the Adamsville Pump Station outage.• Alaska seismicity: Magnitude 4.6 quake near False Pass; below tsunami thresholds, no advisories issued.• Aviation/ports/lifelines: No FAA system-wide ground stops, no USCG MSIB closures, and no DHS NTAS bulletin updates within the 24-hour window.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesNIFC• National Interagency Fire Center IMSR — Sunday May 3 2026 Incident Management Situation Report (PL2; 20 uncontained large fires)• National Fire News — Daily roll-up of national wildland fire activity and statistics• InciWeb — Incident Information System for active U.S. wildland firesUSGS / Volcano &amp; Earthquake• USGS HVO Daily Update for Kīlauea — May 3 2026 Volcano Notice — paused, Episode 46 forecast May 4–7• Kīlauea Volcano Updates Page — USGS HVO official Kīlauea updates and alert level• USGS Significant Earthquakes 2026 — Catalog of significant earthquakes for the yearNOAA / NWS / NHC• Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Convective Outlook — May 3 2026 outlook for hail, wind, and isolated tornado risk• National Hurricane Center — No active Atlantic or Pacific tropical cyclones; off-season status• NWS Flood Warning Summary (EWX) — Flood Warnings issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio area office• National Water Prediction Service — Guadalupe River at Victoria — River gauge and forecast pageDHS / NTAS• National Terrorism Advisory System — DHS NTAS landing page; no new bulletin issued in the past 24 hoursCISA• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog — KEV catalog landing page; reference for federal patch deadlinesState Department / Travel• Travel Advisories — U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories indexCDC / Public Health• CDC Health Alert Network Archive — Index of HAN advisories; no new advisory in the past 24 hoursFEMA• FEMA Disasters and Declarations — National disaster declarations index• FEMA Newsroom — FEMA press releases and operational announcementsAlaska• USGS Earthquake event page (Alaska Peninsula) — Magnitude 4.6 event south-southeast of False Pass, May 3 2026• Alaska Earthquake Center — Regional seismic monitoring and event detailsFlorida• Florida Forest Service Active Wildfire Map — Statewide active fires and conditionsGeorgia• Georgia Forestry Commission — Wildfires — Current wildfire information and resources• Highway 82 Fire incident page — Incident details, acreage, and containment• Pineland Road Fire incident page — Incident details, acreage, evacuation status• Atlanta Watershed boil water advisory release — Department of Watershed Management notice for Fairburn and South FultonHawaii• Kīlauea — National Park Service — Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park current status and lava viewing guidanceIllinois• National Weather Service Lincoln, IL — Local NWS office for warnings and statementsMissouri• State Emergency Management Agency Missouri — SEMA news and operational updatesTexas• WWA Summary — Flood Warning EWX — Active flood warnings from NWS Austin/San Antonio• Texas A&amp;M Forest Service Current Wildfire Status — Statewide wildfire status board

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

Today’s brief covers the published Presidential major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands following Super Typhoon Sinlaku, the FEMA Alaska recovery update on Typhoon Halong, and CISA’s addition of two actively exploited vulnerabilities (ConnectWise ScreenConnect and Microsoft Windows Shell) to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Wildfire activity in southern Georgia and northern Florida continues to drive Southern Area resourcing at PL 4, and critical fire weather is in place across eastern New Mexico, far western Texas, and the southern High Plains. Tornado damage assessments continue in Tennessee and Illinois, Michigan expanded its flooding state of emergency to 41 counties, and a M4.4 earthquake near Alamo, Nevada produced felt reports into Las Vegas. 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• CNMI major disaster declared: FEMA-4910-DR for Super Typhoon Sinlaku was published in the Federal Register yesterday; covers incident period April 11 to April 18, 2026.• CISA KEV update: Two actively exploited vulnerabilities added: ConnectWise ScreenConnect (CVE-2024-1708) and Microsoft Windows Shell spoofing (CVE-2026-32202). Federal remediation deadline May 12, 2026.• Southern wildfires: Brantley Highway 82 Fire in Georgia at 32 percent containment with 80 plus homes destroyed; Clinch and Echols fire at 23 percent containment over 50 plus square miles; Florida Gun Range and Sand Drain fires under continued USFS warning.• Critical fire weather: Red Flag and Critical Fire Weather conditions today for eastern New Mexico, far western Texas, southern High Plains, and portions of eastern Colorado.• Texas disaster declaration: Governor Abbott declared disaster for Lamar, Parker, and Wise counties; TDEM mobilized swiftwater rescue and debris teams; Mineral Wells continues recovery from Tuesday’s EF3 tornado.• Michigan emergency expanded: Whitmer added Tuscola County and the Village of Holly to the existing flooding state of emergency; 41 counties and three municipalities now covered.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesCISA• CISA KEV catalog (April 29, 2026), ConnectWise ScreenConnect and Windows flaws added: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief• Security Affairs, CISA adds Microsoft Windows Shell and ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws to KEV: https://securityaffairs.com/191442/security/u-s-cisa-adds-microsoft-windows-shell-and-connectwise-screenconnect-flaws-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief• Cybersecurity Dive, CISA adds Microsoft and ConnectWise vulnerabilities to active exploitation catalog: https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-microsoft-connectwise-kev-update/818817/?utm_source=em-morning-briefNIFC and InciWeb• NIFC IMSR (April 29, 2026, 0730 MDT), national fire situation report: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief• InciWeb, Gun Range Fire (Florida), incident page: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/flfnf-gun-range?utm_source=em-morning-brief• InciWeb, Sand Drain Fire (Florida), incident page: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/flfnf-sand-drain?utm_source=em-morning-briefFEMA• Federal Register, Presidential major disaster declaration for CNMI (DR-4910), Super Typhoon Sinlaku, published April 29, 2026: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/29/2026-08343/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-commonwealth-of-the-northern-mariana-islands?utm_source=em-morning-brief• FEMA disaster page (DR-4910), Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4910?utm_source=em-morning-brief• FEMA press release (April 29, 2026), Alaska Typhoon Halong recovery, FEMA Is Still Here so Stay in Touch: https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260429/fema-still-here-so-stay-touch?utm_source=em-morning-brief• FEMA disaster page (DR-4893), Alaska severe storms, flooding, and Typhoon Halong remnants: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4893?utm_source=em-morning-briefUSGS• USGS HVO volcano notice (April 29, 2026), Kilauea ADVISORY and Aviation Color Code YELLOW: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-29T14:07:09+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief• USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, M4.4 near Alamo, Nevada (April 29, 2026): https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?utm_source=em-morning-briefNOAA and NWS• NWS Storm Prediction Center, Day 1 Convective Outlook (April 29, 2026), severe weather guidance: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief• NWS Albuquerque, Red Flag Warning summary, fire weather alerts for New Mexico and adjacent areas: https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&amp;wwa=Red+Flag+Warning&amp;utm_source=em-morning-brief• NOAA WPC, Excessive rainfall outlook for central Texas, April 29 to May 1: https://www.noaa.gov/weather-prediction-center?utm_source=em-morning-briefTravel advisories• U.S. Department of State, Travel Advisories, active list with current levels: https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories.html?utm_source=em-morning-briefAlaska• FEMA, Typhoon Halong six-month recovery update, April 10, 2026 release: https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260410/typhoon-halong-six-month-recovery-update?utm_source=em-morning-briefCalifornia• CAL FIRE incidents, current fire activity and evacuations: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents?utm_source=em-morning-briefColorado• 9News, Colorado doubles Red Flag Warnings days so far in 2026: https://www.9news.com/article/weather/weather-colorado/colorado-doubles-red-flag-warnings-days-2026/73-dddb29f1-4980-4343-8f2b-c51aa2789f8a?utm_source=em-morning-briefFlorida• WCJB, U.S. Forest Service issues warning for Gun Range, Sand Drain fires (April 29, 2026): https://www.wcjb.com/2026/04/29/us-forest-service-issues-warning-gun-range-sand-drain-fires/?utm_source=em-morning-briefGeorgia• Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, April 2026 Wildfires page: <a...

Today’s EM Morning Brief covers a multi-day severe weather outbreak across the central and southern United States, including a destructive tornado in Mineral Wells, Texas, a Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in Stone County, Arkansas, and confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri. Governor Abbott issues a disaster declaration for North Texas storms, while Governor Whitmer expands Michigan’s flooding emergency to 41 counties and three municipalities. CISA adds two vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, FAA ground stops cascade through Chicago O’Hare, Atlanta, and Nashville, and Signature Healthcare in Brockton, Massachusetts continues ambulance diversion after a cyber incident. Wildfires in Georgia and Florida remain active, the Federal Register confirms SBA loan deadlines for the Northern Mariana Islands typhoon disaster, and Kilauea’s summit eruption is paused at Volcano Advisory. 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• Severe weather threat continues. Mineral Wells, Texas tornado damage and injuries Tuesday; SPC keeps a Memphis to Dallas corridor risk in place today for hail, damaging winds, a few tornadoes, and excessive rainfall.• Texas disaster declaration. Governor Abbott declares a state disaster for North Texas counties affected by April 28 storms and directs TDEM to begin damage assessments with SBA.• Michigan flooding state of emergency expanded. Governor Whitmer adds the Village of Holly and Tuscola County, bringing the total to 41 counties and three municipalities under emergency.• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities updated. Two new entries added April 28 covering ConnectWise ScreenConnect and a Microsoft Windows protection mechanism failure, with required federal remediation.• Massachusetts hospital cyber incident. Signature Healthcare continues ambulance diversion; chemotherapy infusion services canceled and prescription fills disrupted.• FAA ground stops nationwide. Severe weather drove ground stops at Chicago O’Hare, Atlanta, and Nashville on April 28 with more than 5,500 delays and 350 cancellations.• Southeast wildfires remain active. Georgia’s Pineland Road Fire is at 32,331 acres and 23 percent contained; Florida’s Highway 41 Fire is burning 2,500 acres in the eastern Everglades.• Northern Mariana Islands disaster assistance. Federal Register confirms SBA disaster loan deadlines for Super Typhoon Sinlaku: physical loan applications by June 22, 2026 and EIDL by January 25, 2027.• Kilauea status. Summit eruption paused; Volcano Advisory and Aviation Color Yellow; episode 46 forecast May 2 to May 6.SponsorsThe Nims Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesCISA• CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog, April 28, 2026• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CatalogFEMA and Federal Register• Federal Register: Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, April 29, 2026• FEMA Current DisastersNIFC• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, April 28, 2026NWS and SPC• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook, April 29, 2026• NWS Louisville Damage Surveys, April 28, 2026USGS• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Notice, April 28, 2026• USGS Kilauea Volcano UpdatesFAA• CBS News Atlanta, ground stop and delays at Hartsfield-Jackson, April 28, 2026• Travel and Tour World, FAA ground stop at Nashville International, April 28, 2026Severe Weather Summary• CNN, tornado devastates Mineral Wells, Texas on sixth straight day of severe storms• The Watchers, severe storms leave more than 260,000 without power across MidwestArkansas• The Watchers and CNN reporting on Stone County Particularly Dangerous Situation tornado warningCalifornia• CAL FIRE Carbon Fire incident pageFlorida• WGCU, Highway 41 Fire 2,500 acres east of Shark Valley, April 28, 2026Georgia• Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, April 2026 Wildfires• Action News Jax, historic Georgia wildfire 32 percent contained, Florida crews mopping upHawaii• USGS HVO Kilauea Volcano Notice, April 28, 2026Illinois• The Watchers, Germantown tornado damage and Midwest outbreak summaryIndiana• WHAS11, NWS confirms multiple tornadoes in Kentucky and southern IndianaKansas• WIBW, Kansas Governor issues state of disaster emergency due to severe weatherKentucky• NWS Louisville, Damage Surveys for April 28, 2026• WHAS11, multiple tornadoes hit Kentucky during Monday’s stormsMassachusetts• SecurityWeek, Massachusetts hospital diverts ambulances as cyberattack causes disruptionMichigan• <a...