<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Emergency Management Network : EM Morning Brief]]></title><description><![CDATA[🎙️ EM Morning Brief
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Every weekday morning with EM Morning Brief.]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/s/em-morning-brief</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4Bp6!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbee587ec-12f7-413c-9217-af2012ce6326_500x500.png</url><title>The Emergency Management Network : EM Morning Brief</title><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/s/em-morning-brief</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 00:57:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://emnetwork.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Emergency Management Network]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[emnetwork@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[emnetwork@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[EMN Media]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[EMN Media]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[emnetwork@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[emnetwork@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[EMN Media]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[CISA flags Cisco SD-WAN bypass in KEV; Plains fire weather and Oakland County water emergency continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EMN Morning Brief, May 15, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/cisa-flags-cisco-sd-wan-bypass-in</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/cisa-flags-cisco-sd-wan-bypass-in</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:13:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197845557/b97a2b9d1c04b179aa849c07f24a92b0.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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&#8217;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&#8217;s Oakland County water emergency and Newaygo County&#8217;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.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>Cyber: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Volcano: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Wildfire weather: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Wildfire incidents: </strong>Arizona&#8217;s Jones Fire holds at 84 acres and 66 percent containment near Wickenburg; California&#8217;s Rowlee Fire near the Kern-Tulare county line forces evacuation orders for the 2902-Rowlee zone.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>FEMA recovery: </strong>More than $1.2 billion in federal recovery funding is approved for seven Southeastern states for pandemic and Hurricane Helene work.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Lifelines: water: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Lifelines: hazmat: </strong>Lexington, Kentucky cleared an Oliver Lewis Way hazmat incident after a pool-chemical tank valve failure; roadways have reopened.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Public health: </strong>CDC HAN-528 on an imported Andes hantavirus cluster remains the most recent national HAN advisory; U.S. risk is assessed as extremely low.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Tropical outlook: </strong>NHC resumes routine Atlantic and East Pacific Tropical Weather Outlooks; no tropical cyclones in either basin.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>BLM restrictions: </strong>Seasonal fire restrictions take effect on BLM-administered lands across Oregon and Washington.</p><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The NIMS Store - <a href="https://thenimsstore.com/">https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>NIFC and Wildland Fire</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC Incident Management Situation Report (May 14, 2026)</a> &#8212; PL2, 31 active large incidents, 1,683 personnel, YTD acres.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC National Fire News</a> &#8212; Current national fire activity and IMSR archive.</p><h3>CISA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/05/14/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog (May 14, 2026)</a> &#8212; CVE-2026-20182 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller authentication bypass added to KEV.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/ed-26-03-mitigate-vulnerabilities-cisco-sd-wan-systems?utm_source=em-morning-brief">ED 26-03: Mitigate Vulnerabilities in Cisco SD-WAN Systems</a> &#8212; Federal civilian agency requirements for Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager and Controller.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog</a> &#8212; Living KEV list and update notices.</p><h3>FEMA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260514/fema-approves-more-12-billion-support-recovery-seven-southeastern-states?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA Approves More Than $1.2 Billion to Support Recovery in Seven Southeastern States (May 14, 2026)</a> &#8212; FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN; pandemic and Helene recovery funding.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA Disasters and Declarations</a> &#8212; Searchable index of federal declarations and assistance actions.</p><h3>USGS and Volcanoes</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Kilauea Volcano Updates (Hawaiian Volcano Observatory)</a> &#8212; Episode 47 timeline and alert-level status.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-05-14T16:08:06+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS Volcano Notice DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-05-14</a> &#8212; Active notice for Kilauea summit eruption.</p><h3>NHC and Tropical Outlooks</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NHC Atlantic Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook</a> &#8212; Routine Atlantic outlooks resume May 15.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin=epac&amp;fdays=7&amp;utm_source=em-morning-brief">NHC Eastern North Pacific Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook</a> &#8212; Routine East Pacific outlooks resume May 15.</p><h3>CDC and Public Health</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00528.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">HAN 528: 2026 Multi-country Hantavirus Cluster Linked to Cruise Ship</a> &#8212; Most recent CDC HAN advisory; U.S. risk assessed extremely low.</p><h3>State Department</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Travel Advisories</a> &#8212; Current Level 1 through Level 4 country advisories and updates.</p><h3>Severe Weather</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Convective Outlook</a> &#8212; Current SPC convective and fire-weather outlook products.</p><h3>Arizona</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://ktar.com/arizona-wildfire-news/jones-fire-wickenburg-66/5862687/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Jones Fire 66 percent contained (KTAR, May 14, 2026)</a> &#8212; Footprint holds at 84 acres; containment updated to 66 percent.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://ktar.com/arizona-traffic/us-60-wickenburg-evacuation-2/5862687/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">US 60 partially reopens; evacuation order lifted</a> &#8212; ADOT and Wickenburg fire updates.</p><h3>California</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/evacuation-order-in-place-for-wildfire-burning-in-northern-kern-county/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Rowlee Fire evacuation order, Kern-Tulare county line (KGET, May 14, 2026)</a> &#8212; Kern County Fire reports ~100 acres, evacuation order for 2902-Rowlee zone.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CAL FIRE Incidents</a> &#8212; Statewide active incident dashboard.</p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2026/05/14/kilauea-volcano-eruption-update-for-thursday-may-14/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Kilauea Volcano Eruption Update (Big Island Video News, May 14, 2026)</a> &#8212; Episode 47 fountaining duration and plume height.</p><h3>Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/lot/2026_ActiveSevereStart?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Very Active Start to 2026 Severe Weather Season (NWS Chicago)</a> &#8212; Regional context on severe-weather corridor.</p><h3>Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/tornado-outbreak-warning-issued-to-millions-in-central-us-map-11952386?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Tornado Outbreak Warning Issued to Millions in Central US (Newsweek, May 14, 2026)</a> &#8212; Coverage of the multi-day Plains severe-weather threat.</p><h3>Kentucky</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wkyt.com/2026/05/14/large-hazmat-spill-shuts-down-section-oliver-lewis-way-lexington/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Large hazmat spill shuts down section of Oliver Lewis Way (WKYT, May 14, 2026)</a> &#8212; Pool-chemical valve failure; LFD hazmat response.</p><h3>Michigan</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/state-orders-and-directives/2026/05/10/executive-order-no-2026-11-declaration-of-state-of-emergency?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Executive Order 2026-11 Declaration of State of Emergency</a> &#8212; Governor Whitmer&#8217;s declaration for Oakland County water main break.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.michiganpublic.org/transportation-infrastructure/2026-05-14/water-restrictions-lifted-for-se-michigan-communities-boil-water-advisory-still-in-effect?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Water restrictions lifted for SE Michigan communities, boil water advisory still in effect (Michigan Public, May 14, 2026)</a> &#8212; Status update on Oakland County advisories.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://wwmt.com/news/local/flash-flood-watch-issued-oceana-county-hesperia-dam-facing-potential-failure-michigan-water-levels-rain-weather-wwmt?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Flash Flood Watch issued in Oceana County, Hesperia Dam concerns (WWMT)</a> &#8212; White River and Hesperia Dam advisory.</p><h3>Minnesota</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-red-flag-warning-may-14-2026?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Red Flag Warning issued for 37 western Minnesota counties (FOX 9, May 14, 2026)</a> &#8212; Counties, conditions, and DNR guidance.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/firerating_restrictions.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Minnesota DNR fire danger and burning restrictions</a> &#8212; State burning-permit status and fire-rating map.</p><h3>Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.kotaradio.com/2026/05/14/red-flag-warning-continues-across-western-south-dakota/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Red Flag Warning Continues Across Western South Dakota (KOTA AM)</a> &#8212; Conditions for the western South Dakota Red Flag Warning.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.govonestop.com/alert/north-dakota-red-flag-warning-effective-05142026-0051?utm_source=em-morning-brief">North Dakota Red Flag Warning effective May 14 (GovOneStop)</a> &#8212; Statewide critical-fire-weather alert.</p><h3>Oregon and Washington</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/regional/blm-fire-restrictions-oregon-washington-may-2026/article_84755a8f-4ad5-4d78-a2a2-ff14aec7cc98.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">BLM fire restrictions start May 14 in Oregon and Washington (Central Oregon Daily)</a> &#8212; Seasonal restrictions on BLM-administered lands.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/officials-warn-of-critical-water-shortages-in-oregon-washington-this-summer/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Officials warn of critical water shortages in Oregon, Washington (KOIN)</a> &#8212; Snow drought, snowpack at 5 percent of normal in most basins.</p><h3>Pennsylvania</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/lehigh-county/allentown-area/boil-water-advisory-issued-for-some-residents-in-salisbury-township/article_5e50c5fd-be67-44bd-9b2b-391cf92d895e.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Boil water advisory issued for some residents in Salisbury Township (WFMZ)</a> &#8212; Lehigh County Authority advisory and consumer guidance.</p><h3>South Carolina</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://westcolumbiasc.gov/boil-water-advisory-5-14-26-lifted/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Boil Water Advisory 5/14/26 lifted (City of West Columbia)</a> &#8212; City advisory lifted after testing; affected streets returned to normal service.</p><h3>Wyoming</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC IMSR May 14, 2026</a> &#8212; Spread Creek Fire, Bridger-Teton NF, Type 3 organization.</p><h3>Territories</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/05/14/heat-advisory-issued-for-usvi-puerto-rico-amid-hot-weather/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Heat Advisory Issued for USVI, Puerto Rico (St. Thomas Source, May 14, 2026)</a> &#8212; Caribbean territory heat advisory.</p><h3>FAA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/san-diego-airport-ground-stop/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Ground stop issued at San Diego International Airport (Fox 5 San Diego, May 14, 2026)</a> &#8212; Brief security-related ground stop; lifted by 8:15 a.m.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kīlauea episode 47 fountaining window open through May 14; Governor Kotek expands Oregon drought emergency to three more counties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EMN Morning Brief: May 14, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/kilauea-episode-47-fountaining-window</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/kilauea-episode-47-fountaining-window</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:12:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197676086/ff8110a669764324e0932708f67bc8f6.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thursday&#8217;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&#8217;s WATCH status at K&#299;lauea ahead of fountaining episode 47, and FEMA&#8217;s $237 million Public Assistance push. State-by-state, Cedric covers Oakland County&#8217;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&#8217;s expanded drought emergency, and Governor Abbott&#8217;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.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>National Fire Posture: </strong>NIFC holds the country at PL 2 with 12 uncontained large fires; year-to-date acres are well above the ten-year average.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>K&#299;lauea Episode 47: </strong>USGS HVO keeps K&#299;lauea at WATCH/ORANGE with a May 13 to May 14 fountaining window inside Hawai&#699;i Volcanoes National Park&#8217;s closed area.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>FEMA Public Assistance: </strong>$237 million in reimbursements announced for states, locals, tribes and territories; $185M+ ongoing for Missouri 2025 recovery, $147M to St. Louis.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Oakland County Water Lifeline (Michigan): </strong>GLWA 42-inch main repair complete; pressure restoration expected May 14; boil water advisory continues pending bacteriological testing.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Tornado Warning (New York): </strong>NWS Buffalo issued a tornado warning for Jefferson/Oswego counties near Sandy Island Beach until 5:45 p.m. EDT.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Gas Line Explosion (North Carolina): </strong>Matthews neighborhood evacuations after a contractor drill struck an 8-inch gas main; two homes heavily damaged, no civilian injuries.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Oregon Drought Emergency: </strong>Governor Kotek&#8217;s EO 26-08 adds Coos, Klamath and Wheeler counties; 12 of 36 Oregon counties now under drought emergency.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Texas Disaster Declaration: </strong>Governor Abbott adds coastal counties to the severe storm proclamation; SBA approves disaster declaration for seven additional counties.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Severe Weather (MD/WV/UT): </strong>NWS issued severe thunderstorm warnings for Garrett/Allegany/Mineral counties and Salt Lake/Davis/Tooele counties with damaging-wind and hail hazards.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Active Large Fires: </strong>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).</p><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The NIMS Store - <a href="https://thenimsstore.com/">https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>NIFC / Wildfire</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, May 13, 2026 &#8212; National PL 2, 12 uncontained large fires, by-area summaries</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/incident-information/imsr?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC National Interagency Coordination Center IMSR landing page</a></p><h3>USGS / Volcano</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-05-13T18:46:29+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS HVO K&#299;lauea Daily Update, May 13, 2026 &#8212; episode 47 forecast, WATCH/ORANGE</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS K&#299;lauea Volcano Updates portal</a></p><h3>FEMA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260513/fema-approves-additional-237-million-help-rebuild-communities-affected?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA Press Release, May 13, 2026 &#8212; $237M Public Assistance reimbursements</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260513/missouri-recovery-funding?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA Press Release, May 13, 2026 &#8212; Missouri Recovery Funding update</a></p><h3>DHS / NTAS</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system?utm_source=em-morning-brief">DHS National Terrorism Advisory System landing page &#8212; no active bulletin; most recent June 22, 2025</a></p><h3>NHC / NOAA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook &#8212; routine issuances resume May 15, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Convective Outlook, May 13, 2026</a></p><h3>Arizona</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/hazen-fire-latest-updates-may-8?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Hazen Fire updates near Buckeye &#8212; FOX 10 Phoenix coverage</a></p><h3>Florida</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC IMSR &#8212; Florida incident details, May 13, 2026</a></p><h3>Georgia</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://gatrees.org/current-wildfire-information-and-resources/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Georgia Forestry Commission &#8212; Current Wildfire Information and Resources</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC IMSR &#8212; Pineland Road Fire entry, May 13, 2026</a></p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-05-13T18:46:29+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS HVO K&#299;lauea Daily Update, May 13, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/13/episode-47-kilauea-fountaining-expected-begin/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Hawaii News Now &#8212; Episode 47 of Kilauea fountaining expected to begin, May 13, 2026</a></p><h3>Maryland</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=LWX&amp;wwa=severe+thunderstorm+warning&amp;utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Baltimore/Washington Severe Thunderstorm Warning summary feed</a></p><h3>Michigan</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.oakgov.com/community/health/health-a-z/water-emergency?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Oakland County Water Emergency landing page</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.michiganpublic.org/transportation-infrastructure/2026-05-12/burst-water-main-replaced-but-water-use-restrictions-continue-in-oakland-county?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Michigan Public &#8212; Burst water main replaced, but water use restrictions continue, May 12, 2026</a></p><h3>Missouri</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260513/missouri-recovery-funding?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA Press Release, May 13, 2026 &#8212; Missouri Recovery Funding</a></p><h3>Montana</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC IMSR &#8212; East Side Fire entry, Custer Gallatin NF, May 13, 2026</a></p><h3>New Mexico</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://nmfireinfo.com/2026/05/13/six-mile-fire-morning-update-for-may-13-2026/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NM Fire Info &#8212; Six Mile Fire Morning Update, May 13, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/cibola/newsroom/releases/six-mile-fire-update-may-13?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USFS Cibola NF &#8212; Six Mile Fire Update, May 13, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC IMSR &#8212; Hummingbird Fire entry, Gila NF, May 13, 2026</a></p><h3>New York</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wwnytv.com/2026/05/13/tornado-warning-issued-jefferson-oswego-counties/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">WWNY &#8212; Tornado warning issued for Jefferson and Oswego counties, May 13, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS SPC &#8212; current watches and warnings</a></p><h3>North Carolina</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wbtv.com/2026/05/13/massive-fire-explosion-prompt-evacuations-matthews-neighborhood/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">WBTV &#8212; Massive fire, explosion prompt evacuations in Matthews neighborhood, May 13, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/gas-leak-large-fire-matthews-north-carolina-mecklenburg-union-county-line/275-de682e7b-bd78-44c9-bc7c-6f3071cd75dc?utm_source=em-morning-brief">WCNC &#8212; 2 homes significantly damaged in Matthews gas line explosion</a></p><h3>Oregon</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://kqennewsradio.com/2026/05/13/governor-kotek-declares-drought-emergency-in-three-more-counties/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">KQEN News Radio &#8212; Governor Kotek declares drought emergency in three more counties, May 13, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.kgw.com/article/tech/science/environment/one-third-oregon-counties-under-drought-emergency/283-6ca75237-e5f8-4a4c-b55e-a8084bba3c8b?utm_source=em-morning-brief">KGW &#8212; One-third of Oregon counties now under drought emergency</a></p><h3>Texas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-amends-renews-severe-storm-disaster-proclamation-in-may-2026?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Texas Governor &#8212; Abbott Amends, Renews Severe Storm Disaster Proclamation in May 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.tdem.texas.gov/press-release/5-13-26?utm_source=em-morning-brief">TDEM &#8212; Governor Abbott Announces Additional SBA Assistance for Severe Storms, May 13, 2026</a></p><h3>Utah</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-in-northern-utah-damage-expected/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">ABC4 &#8212; Severe Thunderstorm Warning expanded, Salt Lake City to be impacted, May 13, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/slc/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Salt Lake City forecast office</a></p><h3>Washington</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC IMSR &#8212; Nike Fire entry, Mid Columbia NWR Complex, May 13, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.khq.com/news/nike-fire-burning-3-000-acres-near-mattawa-70-contained/article_349b8c0a-c5d6-439a-95e3-e16aee9f5c2e.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">KHQ &#8212; Nike Fire burning 3,000+ acres near Mattawa, 70 percent contained, May 13, 2026</a></p><h3>West Virginia</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=LWX&amp;wwa=severe+thunderstorm+warning&amp;utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Baltimore/Washington Severe Thunderstorm Warning summary feed</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[CISA KEV deadline today; Max Road Fire 70% contained in Broward: and More]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EM Morning Brief &#8212; May 13, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/cisa-kev-deadline-today-max-road</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/cisa-kev-deadline-today-max-road</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:51:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197502584/749bf58396aee2acee24a62dda0ef495.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today&#8217;s EM Morning Brief covers the now-passed May 12 federal KEV action deadline for ConnectWise ScreenConnect and Microsoft Windows Shell, plus CISA&#8217;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.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA cyber: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Wildfire national: </strong>NIFC May 12 SITREP shows 20 uncontained large fires and roughly 1.89 million acres burned year to date.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Florida: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Michigan: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Hawaii: </strong>Kilauea ADVISORY/YELLOW; episode 47 lava fountaining most likely today within the May 12 to 14 forecast window.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Minnesota: </strong>Red Flag Warning covers 35 counties for extreme wildfire risk; no burning, no campfires.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>New Mexico: </strong>Six Mile Fire on Cibola National Forest transitions to Albuquerque Zone Type 3 IMT at 396 acres; no evacuations; Langmuir Observatory remains at risk.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Arizona: </strong>APS preventive power shutoff to roughly 6,000 customers near Flagstaff drove a boil water advisory affecting about 9,000 residents.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Pennsylvania: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Texas: </strong>DFW ground stop and ground delay programs from Sunday&#8217;s severe weather generated 231 American Airlines cancellations and rippling national delays.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>FEMA: </strong>Washington December 2025 storms and flooding individual assistance deadline is June 10, 2026.</p><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The NIMS Store - <a href="https://thenimsstore.com/">https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>CISA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog</a> &#8212; Authoritative CISA list of CVEs actively exploited in the wild, including the May 12 federal action deadline</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/cisa-adds-actively-exploited-linux-root.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA Adds Actively Exploited Linux Root Access Bug CVE-2026-31431 to KEV</a> &#8212; Coverage of the recent KEV addition with May 15 federal patch deadline</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-132-02?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Subnet Solutions PowerSYSTEM Center ICS Advisory</a> &#8212; ICSA-26-132-02 issued May 12 covering vulnerabilities and mitigations</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA ICS Advisories index</a> &#8212; Central index for CISA Industrial Control Systems advisories including the May 12 batch</p><h3>FEMA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260511/one-month-remains-apply-fema-assistance-washington?utm_source=em-morning-brief">One Month Remains to Apply for FEMA Assistance in Washington</a> &#8212; May 11 FEMA newsroom reminder of June 10 individual assistance deadline</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Disasters and Other Declarations</a> &#8212; FEMA&#8217;s running list of declarations, amendments, and assistance actions</p><h3>NIFC and Wildfire</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Incident Management Situation Report &#8212; May 12, 2026</a> &#8212; NIFC daily national wildland fire situation report (PDF)</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/statistics?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC Wildland Fire Statistics</a> &#8212; Year-to-date national fire activity totals</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">InciWeb</a> &#8212; Federal incident information system for active wildland fire incidents</p><h3>NWS and Severe Weather</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Outlook</a> &#8212; SPC convective outlook for May 13 covering the Florida Peninsula and Great Lakes risk areas</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/alerts?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Active Alerts</a> &#8212; National Weather Service current watches, warnings, and advisories</p><h3>USGS</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Kilauea Volcano Updates</a> &#8212; USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status page with episode 47 forecast</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-05-12T18:17:36+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS HVO Kilauea Notice &#8212; May 12, 2026</a> &#8212; Direct USGS volcano notice for May 12</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Latest Earthquakes Map</a> &#8212; USGS real-time global earthquake monitor</p><h3>CDC and Public Health</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00528.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">HAN-528 Hantavirus Cluster</a> &#8212; CDC Health Alert Network advisory on the multi-country hantavirus cluster</p><h3>DHS and State Department</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system?utm_source=em-morning-brief">DHS National Terrorism Advisory System</a> &#8212; Current NTAS bulletins and the homeland threat picture</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">U.S. Travel Advisories</a> &#8212; State Department country-level travel advisories</p><h3>Arizona</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.hopegirlblog.com/2026/05/12/boil-water-advisory-impacts-9000-residents-northeast-of-flagstaff-after-power-shutdown/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">APS Flagstaff Preventive Shutoff and Boil Water Advisory</a> &#8212; Coverage of the APS power shutoff affecting roughly 6,000 customers and downstream boil advisory for 9,000 residents</p><h3>Florida</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/max-road-fire-grows-to-11000-acres-west-of-u-s-27-ahead-of-tuesday-storms/3807949/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Max Road Fire &#8212; NBC 6</a> &#8212; May 12 update on the 11,339-acre Max Road Fire and Florida City secondary blaze</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-fire-map-miami-broward/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Florida Fire Map &#8212; CBS Miami</a> &#8212; Live Florida wildfire map and Broward and Miami-Dade fire updates</p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2026/05/12/kilauea-volcano-update-for-tuesday-may-12/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Kilauea Volcano Update for Tuesday, May 12</a> &#8212; Big Island Video News summary of the May 12 USGS Kilauea status and episode 47 forecast</p><h3>Michigan</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.oakgov.com/community/health/health-a-z/water-emergency?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Oakland County Water Emergency</a> &#8212; Oakland County official water emergency page with restriction guidance</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/oakland-county-water-emergency-may-12-2026/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CBS Detroit &#8212; Pressure Restoring May 12</a> &#8212; Reporting that GLWA completed pipe installation May 12 with normal service expected May 14</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.oriontownship.org/_T7_R109.php?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Orion Township Boil Water Advisory</a> &#8212; Orion Township notice covering the township-wide boil water advisory</p><h3>Minnesota</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/news/2026/05/12/red-flag-warning-issued?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Minnesota DNR Red Flag Warning</a> &#8212; Minnesota DNR news release on the May 12 Red Flag Warning for 35 counties</p><h3>New Mexico</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://nmfireinfo.com/2026/05/12/six-mile-fire-transitions-to-albuquerque-zone-type-3-incident-management-team/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Six Mile Fire Transitions to Albuquerque Zone Type 3 Team</a> &#8212; New Mexico Fire Information update on the May 12 transition and current fire size</p><h3>Pennsylvania</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://watchers.news/2026/05/12/pennsylvania-seeks-federal-aid-after-april-freeze-damages-specialty-crops/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Pennsylvania Seeks Federal Aid After April Freeze</a> &#8212; Watchers.news coverage of the May 8 USDA Secretarial Disaster Designation request</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.pa.gov/governor/newsroom/2026-press-releases/gov-shapiro--sec-redding-call-for-expedited-federal-support-for-?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Gov. Shapiro and Sec. Redding Call for Expedited Federal Support</a> &#8212; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania press release on the freeze disaster designation request</p><h3>South Carolina</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://westcolumbiasc.gov/boil-water-advisory-5-12-2026-issued/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">West Columbia Boil Water Advisory &#8212; May 12, 2026</a> &#8212; City of West Columbia notice on the boil water advisory tied to a water main break</p><h3>Texas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.el-balad.com/17008712?utm_source=em-morning-brief">American Airlines Posts 231 Cancellations after DFW Ground Stop</a> &#8212; Coverage of the FAA ground stop at DFW from May severe weather</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC HAN-528 flags multi-country hantavirus cluster; FEMA Review Council approves sweeping reform report and remin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EM Morning Brief, May 12, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/cdc-han-528-flags-multi-country-hantavirus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/cdc-han-528-flags-multi-country-hantavirus</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:04:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197340123/8f97c75c784a916c2e1faab39a5d5519.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>May 12, 2026 brief covers the CDC&#8217;s HAN-528 hantavirus advisory tied to a South Atlantic cruise ship, the FEMA Review Council&#8217;s final report recommending structural changes to federal disaster support, the June 10 deadline for Washington storm and flooding survivors, NIFC&#8217;s count of 20 uncontained large fires with critical fire weather in eastern Montana and western North Dakota, the USGS K&#299;lauea episode 47 forecast window, and state-level items including Michigan&#8217;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.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>CDC HAN-528:</strong> Clinicians and labs should consider hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in symptomatic returning cruise passengers; broad U.S. spread risk is very low.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>NIFC SITREP:</strong> 20 uncontained large fires; Southern Area at PL 4; eastern Montana and western North Dakota under Critical Fire Weather Risk today.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>FEMA Review Council:</strong> Final report approved May 11 recommends stricter declaration thresholds, faster state payments, and one-time survivor aid in place of long-term housing.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>FEMA Washington:</strong> June 10, 2026 deadline to apply for federal individual assistance for December 2025 storms and flooding.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>USGS K&#299;lauea:</strong> ADVISORY/YELLOW; episode 47 fountaining forecast window opens May 12 and runs through May 15.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA KEV:</strong> Recent additions including BerriAI LiteLLM and Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile entries have action dates landing this week.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Michigan:</strong> 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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Texas:</strong> FAA ground stops at DFW and Love Field on May 11 due to severe thunderstorms; widespread national delays.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Arizona:</strong> Jones Fire near Wickenburg burned 100+ acres, closed U.S. 60 at MP 111, and forced evacuations on May 11.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Louisiana:</strong> 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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Oregon:</strong> Pine Mountain Fire on Deschutes National Forest at 2,589 acres, 85% contained as of May 11.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Illinois:</strong> Cherry Valley boil order in effect after temporary water pressure loss during repairs.</p><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The NIMS Store - <a href="https://thenimsstore.com/">https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>CDC</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00528.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">HAN-528 Hantavirus Cluster &#8212; CDC Health Alert Network advisory on multi-country hantavirus cluster linked to a cruise ship</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2026-05-11-cdc-issues-advisory-hantavirus-cluster-linked-cruise-ship?utm_source=em-morning-brief">AHA News on HAN-528 &#8212; American Hospital Association summary of the May 11 CDC advisory</a></p><h3>CISA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog &#8212; Authoritative CISA list of CVEs actively exploited in the wild</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/05/07/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA Adds One KEV &#8212; May 7, 2026 &#8212; Most recent CISA alert adding to the KEV catalog with action dates this week</a></p><h3>FEMA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260511/one-month-remains-apply-fema-assistance-washington?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA Newsroom &#8212; Washington Deadline &#8212; One-month deadline reminder for FEMA assistance in Washington (June 10, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.naco.org/news/fema-review-council-releases-final-report-recommending-sweeping-changes?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA Review Council Final Report &#8212; National Association of Counties summary of the May 11 final report and recommendations</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Disasters and Other Declarations &#8212; FEMA&#8217;s running list of declarations, amendments, and assistance actions</a></p><h3>NIFC and Wildfire</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Incident Management Situation Report &#8212; May 11, 2026 &#8212; National Interagency Fire Center daily SITREP with national fire activity totals</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn?utm_source=em-morning-brief">National Fire News &#8212; NIFC public summary of active large fires and preparedness levels</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">InciWeb &#8212; Federal incident information system for active wildland fire incidents</a></p><h3>NWS and Severe Weather</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Outlook &#8212; Convective and fire weather outlooks for May 11&#8211;12, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Weather Prediction Center &#8212; National forecasts including heavy rain and flooding threats</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/wwa/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Active Watches and Warnings &#8212; NWS hazards map for current watches, warnings, and advisories</a></p><h3>USGS</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates?utm_source=em-morning-brief">K&#299;lauea Volcano Update &#8212; May 11, 2026 &#8212; USGS HVO update keeping K&#299;lauea at ADVISORY/YELLOW with episode 47 forecast</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Latest Earthquakes Map &#8212; USGS real-time global earthquake monitor</a></p><h3>DHS and State Department</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system?utm_source=em-morning-brief">DHS National Terrorism Advisory System &#8212; Current NTAS bulletins and the homeland threat picture</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">U.S. Travel Advisories &#8212; State Department country-level travel advisories</a></p><h3>Arizona</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/brush-fire-closes-u-s-60-near-wickenburg?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Jones Fire near Wickenburg &#8212; FOX 10 Phoenix reporting on the May 11 Jones Fire and U.S. 60 closure</a></p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2026/05/11/kilauea-volcano-update-for-monday-may-11/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">K&#299;lauea Update &#8212; Big Island Video News &#8212; Local summary of the May 11 USGS K&#299;lauea status and episode 47 forecast</a></p><h3>Illinois</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wifr.com/2026/05/11/boil-order-effect-certain-cherry-valley-neighborhoods/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Cherry Valley Boil Order &#8212; WIFR coverage of the May 11 Cherry Valley boil order</a></p><h3>Louisiana</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">St. James Parish Tornado Warning &#8212; NWS New Orleans tornado warning summary for St. James Parish on May 11</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wwltv.com/article/weather/weather-impact/tangipahoa-parish-and-surrounding-areas-under-flood-advisory/289-ea50387a-93ba-4024-bef1-a459853659ce?utm_source=em-morning-brief">St. Charles and St. John Flash Flood &#8212; WWL flash flood warning coverage for parts of St. Charles and St. John parishes</a></p><h3>Michigan</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.oakgov.com/community/health/health-a-z/water-emergency?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Oakland County Water Emergency &#8212; Oakland County emergency information for the GLWA water main break</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.auburnhills.org/state-of-emergency-water-main-break-and-boil-water-advisory/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Auburn Hills State of Emergency &#8212; City of Auburn Hills emergency notice and water restrictions</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.oriontownship.org/_T7_R109.php?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Orion Township Boil Water Advisory &#8212; Orion Township notice covering the township-wide boil water advisory</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/oakland-county-water-main-emergency-schools-closed-water-conservation-requests/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CBS Detroit Coverage &#8212; Reporting on the 42-inch GLWA main break and regional impacts</a></p><h3>Montana and North Dakota</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Critical Fire Weather Risk &#8212; SPC Day 1 outlook identifying eastern Montana and western North Dakota fire weather concerns</a></p><h3>Oregon</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://centraloregonfire.org/2026/05/11/pine-mountain-fire-update-may-11-2026/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Pine Mountain Fire Update &#8212; May 11, 2026 &#8212; Central Oregon Fire Information update with size and containment</a></p><h3>Texas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/north-texas-weather-crisis-faa-orders-ground-stop-at-dfw-and-love-field-massive-delays-ahead/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">DFW and Love Field Ground Stops &#8212; Reporting on the May 11 FAA ground stops and storm impacts</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://nasstatus.faa.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">National Airspace System Status &#8212; FAA real-time airport events and ground delay programs</a></p><h3>Washington</h3><p><a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260511/one-month-remains-apply-fema-assistance-washington?utm_source=em-morning-brief">One Month Remains for FEMA Assistance &#8212; FEMA reminder of June 10, 2026 deadline for Washington storm and flooding survivors</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mississippi Tornado Outbreak Recovery Continues; CISA Adds Ivanti EPMM and PAN-OS Flaws to KEV]]></title><description><![CDATA[EMN Morning Brief, May 8, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/mississippi-tornado-outbreak-recovery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/mississippi-tornado-outbreak-recovery</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 11:56:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196890600/37b15caa5520722c8444b19d8be1de2d.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p>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&#8217;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.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>Mississippi tornado outbreak: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA KEV expansion: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA ICS advisory: </strong>ICSA-26-127-01 covers the MAXHUB Pivot client application; hardcoded AES key may expose tenant email addresses and metadata.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Wildland fire posture: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Kilauea status: </strong>USGS HVO lowered the Volcano Alert Level from Watch to Advisory after Episode 46 fountaining ended; aviation code now Yellow.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Severe weather watch: </strong>Houston, Galveston region under a Flood Watch through late Friday night; flash flood threat continues across the Lower Mississippi Valley.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>California seismicity: </strong>Magnitude 4.2 north of Santa Rosa, no damage reported; CAL FIRE prevention funding announced ahead of fire season.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Oregon fire activity: </strong>Pine Mountain prescribed burn declared a wildfire on the Deschutes National Forest, May 7.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Public health and water: </strong>Town of Chadbourn (NC) boil water advisory active through May 9 during scheduled water main work.</p><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The NIMS Store - <a href="https://thenimsstore.com/">https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>CISA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/05/07/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA: KEV catalog addition (Ivanti EPMM, May 7)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-127-01?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA ICS Advisory ICSA-26-127-01: MAXHUB Pivot Client Application</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA Cybersecurity Alerts and Advisories</a></p><h3>NIFC and InciWeb</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC Incident Management Situation Report (PDF, May 7)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC National Fire News</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/accessible-view?utm_source=em-morning-brief">InciWeb Incident Table</a></p><h3>USGS</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-05-07T18:45:06+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Kilauea update May 7</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/programs/VHP/volcano-updates?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS Volcano Updates</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS Latest Earthquakes</a></p><h3>NOAA, NWS, and Tsunami</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NOAA Storm Prediction Center</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NOAA Weather Prediction Center</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/hgx/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Houston, Galveston (Flood Watch)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/hfo/watchwarn?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Honolulu watches and warnings</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.tsunami.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">U.S. Tsunami Warning System</a></p><h3>State Department Travel Advisories</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">State Department Travel Advisories</a></p><h3>Mississippi</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.msema.org/news/may-6-7-severe-weather-update-1?utm_source=em-morning-brief">MEMA: May 6-7 Severe Weather Update</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.msema.org/news-releases?utm_source=em-morning-brief">MEMA News Releases</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2026/05/07/tornadoes-damage-homes-mississippi/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Mississippi Today: Tornadoes damage homes across Mississippi</a></p><h3>Alabama</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-power-crews-work-to-restore-service-after-severe-weather-causes-outages?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Alabama Power: storm restoration update</a></p><h3>California</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS earthquake catalog</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/05/07/during-wildfire-preparedness-week-governor-newsom-announces-70-million-available-for-wildfire-prevention-and-resilience-projects-statewide/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Governor Newsom: $70M wildfire prevention announcement (May 7)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CAL FIRE Incidents</a></p><h3>Florida</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fdacs.gov/Forest-Wildfire/Wildland-Fire/Current-Wildfire-Information?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Florida Forest Service: Current Wildfire Information</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wctv.tv/2026/05/07/heavy-smoke-fog-wildfire-prompt-lafayette-county-schools-closure-roads-reopen/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">WCTV: Lafayette County school closure due to wildfire smoke</a></p><h3>Georgia</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://gatrees.org/current-wildfire-information-and-resources/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Georgia Forestry Commission: Current Wildfire Information</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.news4jax.com/news/georgia/2026/05/07/brantley-county-wildfire-update-highway-32-reopens-as-fire-remains-85-contained/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">News4Jax: Brantley County Highway 82 Fire update</a></p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/hfo/watchwarn?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Honolulu watches and warnings</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-05-07T18:45:06+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS HVO Kilauea Update May 7</a></p><h3>Louisiana</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/lix/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS New Orleans, Baton Rouge</a></p><h3>North Carolina</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://1077thebounce.com/2026/05/07/chadbourn-issues-boil-water-advisory-during-water-main-replacement-project/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Town of Chadbourn boil water advisory notice</a></p><h3>Oregon</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://centraloregonfire.org/2026/05/07/pine-mountain-prescribed-burn-declared-wildfire/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Central Oregon Fire Info: Pine Mountain prescribed burn declared wildfire</a></p><h3>Texas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/hgx/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Houston, Galveston: Flood Watch</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mississippi tornado emergency hits Brookhaven and Franklin County; CISA adds PAN-OS RCE to KEV]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EM Morning Brief: May 7, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/mississippi-tornado-emergency-hits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/mississippi-tornado-emergency-hits</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:25:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196769901/118cd62933554373e068bf3fbc72d7a3.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On today&#8217;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&#8217;s Public Assistance application deadline lands today for Washington local governments and private nonprofits affected by the December 2025 storms. NIFC&#8217;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.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>Mississippi tornado emergency: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA KEV addition: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Washington FEMA deadline (today): </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Kilauea Episode 46 ends: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>NIFC posture: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Front Range snowstorm: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Iranian APT activity (CISA AA26-097A): </strong>Operators of internet-facing Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley PLCs in water, energy, and government sectors should review the joint advisory and apply mitigations.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Higher-ed cyber incidents: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Nevada aftershocks: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Michigan boil water advisory: </strong>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.</p><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The NIMS Store - <a href="https://thenimsstore.com/">https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>CISA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/05/06/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA KEV add (May 6, 2026)</a>: CISA adds CVE-2026-0300 (Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS) to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog</a>: Living catalog and BOD 22-01 remediation requirements for federal civilian agencies</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa26-097a?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA AA26-097A</a>: Joint advisory on Iranian-affiliated APT activity targeting Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley PLCs across U.S. critical infrastructure</p><h3>FEMA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260506/deadline-local-governments-and-private-nonprofit-organizations-apply-fema?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA news release (May 6, 2026)</a>: May 7 deadline for Washington local governments and private nonprofits to apply for FEMA Public Assistance</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4906?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA disaster page DR-4906</a>: Washington Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08895/notices-of-emergency-and-major-disaster-declarations-and-related-amendments?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Federal Register (May 6, 2026)</a>: Notices of Emergency and Major Disaster Declarations and Related Amendments</p><h3>NIFC and Wildland Fire</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC IMSR (May 6, 2026)</a>: National Incident Management Situation Report, 17 large fires, 1 new, 1.88M acres YTD</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC National Fire News</a>: Daily incident summaries and resource posture</p><h3>USGS</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-05-05T21:07:26+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS HVO notice (May 5, 2026)</a>: Episode 46 of the Halemaumau eruption ends; alert lowered to Advisory and aviation code to Yellow</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS Kilauea Volcano Updates</a>: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory updates and notices</p><h3>NOAA, NWS, and SPC</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">SPC Day 2 Convective Outlook (May 6, 2026)</a>: Storm Prediction Center forecast covering severe risk across the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/alerts?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Active Alerts</a>: National Weather Service active warnings, watches, and advisories</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NHC Atlantic Tropical Outlook</a>: Routine outlooks resume May 15 ahead of the June 1 Atlantic season start</p><h3>Alabama</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://ema.alabama.gov/14472/all-modes-of-severe-weather-possible-today-into-thursday/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Alabama EMA</a>: Severe Threat Continues into Thursday, all-modes posture</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/bmx/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Birmingham</a>: Forecast office serving central Alabama</p><h3>California</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2026/5/6/general-fire?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CAL FIRE General Fire incident page</a>: Four-fire complex on May 6, evacuations later lifted</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/05/04/governor-newsom-proclaims-wildfire-preparedness-week-as-state-doubles-down-on-wildfire-readiness/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Office of Governor Newsom</a>: Wildfire Preparedness Week proclamation, May 3 to 9, 2026</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://timesofsandiego.com/education/2026/05/06/san-diego-community-college-district-cyberattack/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Times of San Diego</a>: San Diego Community College District cyberattack response</p><h3>Colorado</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cpr.org/2026/05/06/spring-snowstorm-slick-roads-power-outages/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CPR News (May 6, 2026)</a>: Spring snowstorm brings slick roads and Front Range power outages</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.9news.com/article/weather/weather-impact/winter-storm-rain-snow-denver-forecast/73-0919716f-7dc6-48d3-9b6b-aa1670d19562?utm_source=em-morning-brief">9News (May 6, 2026)</a>: Thousands without power as wet snow downs trees and lines</p><h3>Florida</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://352today.com/news/257752-cow-creek-wildfire-grows-to-1400-acres-in-levy-county-road-closures-and-evacuations-in-effect/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Levy County Cow Creek Fire update</a>: 352today report on Cow Creek Fire growth, road closures, and evacuations</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.chronicleonline.com/weeklies/levy_county_citizen/local_news/cow-creek-fire-containment-efforts-continue/article_be52b2f4-e829-5911-a67e-42ef27d1fd5e.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Chronicle Online</a>: Cow Creek Fire reaches roughly 2,400 acres with improving containment</p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-05-05T21:07:26+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS HVO notice (May 5, 2026)</a>: Episode 46 ends at 5:22 p.m. HST; Volcano Alert Level lowered to Advisory</p><h3>Louisiana</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/lix/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS New Orleans (Tornado Warning)</a>: Tornado warning for Concordia and Catahoula parishes, May 6</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&amp;wwa=Tornado+Warning&amp;utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS WWA Tornado Warning summary</a>: Live national tornado warning summary feed</p><h3>Michigan</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/05/06/boil-water-advisory-issued-for-parts-of-rochester-hills-oakland-township/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">ClickOnDetroit (May 6, 2026)</a>: Boil water advisory issued for parts of Rochester Hills and Oakland Township</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://oaklandcounty115.com/2026/05/06/boil-water-advisory-issued-for-parts-of-rochester-hills-and-oakland-township/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Oakland County Times</a>: Local coverage of the Rochester Hills and Oakland Township advisory</p><h3>Mississippi</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://x.com/NWStornado/status/2052179303798821264?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Jackson tornado emergency (X)</a>: Tornado emergency for Brookhaven, Bude, and Bogue Chitto until 8:15 p.m. CDT May 6</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wafb.com/2026/05/07/mississippi-tornado-emergency-triggers-reports-destruction-trapped-residents/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">WAFB (May 7, 2026)</a>: Large, violent tornado triggers Tornado Emergency, reports of trapped residents</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wbrz.com/news/mississippi-governor-multiple-tornadoes-reported-for-central-west-mississippi/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">WBRZ</a>: Governor Reeves on multiple tornadoes across central and west Mississippi</p><h3>Nevada</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.2news.com/news/local/magnitude-4-95-earthquake-near-fallon-rattles-parts-of-northern-nevada/article_81f841af-c95f-410d-8e95-cd80d30da238.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">2News Reno</a>: Magnitude 4.95 earthquake near Fallon rattles parts of northern Nevada</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS Latest Earthquakes</a>: Real-time USGS feed for Nevada and the Western U.S.</p><h3>Oklahoma</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://ag.ok.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Most-Recent-Fire-Situation-Report.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Fire Situation Report</a>: Latest state fire situation report covering Hog Farm and other incidents</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC IMSR (May 6, 2026)</a>: Hog Farm Fire status: 500 acres, 30 percent contained, residences threatened</p><h3>Washington</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260506/deadline-local-governments-and-private-nonprofit-organizations-apply-fema?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA news release (May 6, 2026)</a>: May 7 Public Assistance application deadline for Washington December storms</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4906?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA DR-4906 (Washington)</a>: Disaster declaration page for the December 2025 storms and flooding</p><h3>Travel Advisories</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories</a>: Most recent advisory updates, including Bolivia Level 2 (Chapare Province Do Not Travel) updated April 28</p><h3>Cyber and Public Health</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/hackers-steal-students-data-during-breach-at-education-tech-giant-instructure/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">TechCrunch</a>: Hackers steal student data during breach at Instructure (Canvas)</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/instructure-confirms-data-breach-shinyhunters-claims-attack/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">BleepingComputer</a>: Instructure confirms data breach; ShinyHunters claims attack</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/index.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CDC HAN archive</a>: Health Alert Network notices, including the April 2026 medetomidine in illicit fentanyl advisory</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mid-South Enhanced Risk Wednesday; Newark FAA delays and Louisiana hazmat dominate operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EM Morning Brief: May 6, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/mid-south-enhanced-risk-wednesday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/mid-south-enhanced-risk-wednesday</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:08:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196654330/815c5c80b53c8600f9a77993d11ed71d.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>May 6, 2026: SPC&#8217;s Enhanced Risk drives Wednesday&#8217;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&#8217;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&#8217;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.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>Mid-South severe weather: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Kilauea Episode 46 ended: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>NIFC posture: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA ICS advisories: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Newark Liberty disruption: </strong>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&#8217;Hare expected to continue.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Florida Cow Creek Fire: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>New Mexico Hummingbird Fire: </strong>5,650 acres at 35 percent containment with zero growth for the fourth straight day; Willow Creek subdivision residents have returned home.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Hawaii Kona Low recovery: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Georgia Acworth boil water advisory: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Louisiana Duson hazmat: </strong>Boron Trifluoride leak from a valve malfunction May 5 prompted evacuations and ten transports for evaluation; injuries reported as non-life threatening.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Colorado and Wyoming snow: </strong>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.</p><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The NIMS Store - <a href="https://thenimsstore.com/">https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>Storm Prediction Center and National Weather Service</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook</a>, national severe thunderstorm outlook for May 6, 2026</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&amp;wwa=flood+warning&amp;utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS national flood warning summary</a>, live national flood warning summary</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/bmx/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Birmingham, AL</a>, severe weather messaging for central Alabama</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/meg/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Memphis</a>, Mid-South severe weather and flood messaging</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/lzk/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Little Rock</a>, Arkansas severe weather messaging</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/fwd/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Fort Worth/Dallas</a>, North Texas severe weather messaging</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/ind/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Indianapolis</a>, central Indiana severe weather and flooding messaging</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/lmk/Severe_Weather_Expected_Tonight?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Louisville</a>, Kentucky severe weather and flood watch information</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/lix/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge</a>, southeast Louisiana severe weather messaging</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/ohx?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Nashville</a>, Middle Tennessee severe weather and flood messaging</p><h3>USGS Kilauea</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS Kilauea Volcano Updates</a>, official volcano update feed</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-05-05T21:07:26+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief">HVO May 5 evening notice</a>, WATCH to ADVISORY downgrade and Episode 46 end notice</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://bigislandnow.com/2026/05/05/update-episode-46-lava-fountaining-ends-at-summit-of-kilauea-about-9-hours-after-it-began/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Episode 46 lava fountaining ends after about 9 hours</a>, local reporting on the May 5 fountaining event</p><h3>NIFC and Wildfires</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC IMSR (PDF)</a>, Tuesday May 5, 2026 Incident Management Situation Report</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC National Fire News</a>, national wildland fire activity summary</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">InciWeb Incident Information</a>, national active incident portal</p><h3>CISA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA ICS Advisories landing page</a>, industrial control systems advisories</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA Cybersecurity Alerts and Advisories</a>, enterprise cyber alerts and advisories</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog</a>, authoritative KEV reference</p><h3>FEMA and Disaster Recovery</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/press-releases?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA Press Releases</a>, agency-wide disaster response and assistance announcements</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4909?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA Hawaii Kona Low Disaster (DR-4909-HI)</a>, Hawaii Kona Low disaster page</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260430/fema-specialists-available-local-recovery-centers-help-those-impacted-kona?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA specialists at local recovery centers (Kona Lows)</a>, recovery center hours and locations</p><h3>FAA and Aviation</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-statements-newark-liberty-international-airport?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FAA statements on Newark Liberty International Airport</a>, agency advisories on Newark operations</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://nasstatus.faa.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FAA National Airspace System Status</a>, live ground stop and delay program advisories</p><h3>Alabama</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://news.ua.edu/2026/05/be-ready-severe-weather-forecast-for-wednesday-may-6/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">University of Alabama severe weather alert (May 6)</a>, UA campus communications and Enhanced Risk preparation</p><h3>California</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/05/04/governor-newsom-proclaims-wildfire-preparedness-week-as-state-doubles-down-on-wildfire-readiness/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Governor Newsom proclaims Wildfire Preparedness Week (May 4)</a>, official proclamation and state readiness posture</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2026?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CAL FIRE 2026 Fire Season Incident Archive</a>, state incident tracker</p><h3>Colorado</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/late-season-snowstorm-expected-bring-feet-snow-rocky-mountains?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Late-season Rocky Mountain snowstorm (Fox Weather)</a>, storm impacts and forecast totals</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/bou/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Boulder/Denver</a>, local NWS office for the Front Range</p><h3>Florida</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260424/fema-authorizes-federal-funds-help-florida-battle-cow-creek-fire?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA authorizes federal funds for Cow Creek Fire</a>, Fire Management Assistance Grant authorization</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.chronicleonline.com/weeklies/levy_county_citizen/local_news/cow-creek-fire-containment-efforts-continue/article_be52b2f4-e829-5911-a67e-42ef27d1fd5e.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Cow Creek Fire status update</a>, local reporting on acreage and containment</p><h3>Georgia</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cobbcounty.gov/news/boil-water-advisory-notice?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Cobb County Boil Water Advisory Notice</a>, county notice listing affected streets in Acworth</p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/04/in-person-kona-low-disaster-assistance-available-hawaii-island/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA in-person Kona Low assistance now on Hawaii Island</a>, Kealakekua and Keaau Armory recovery hours</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.mauirecovers.org/news/fema-weekly-fact-sheet-may-5-2026-dr-4724-hi-wfs-073?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Maui Recovers: FEMA Weekly Fact Sheet (DR-4724-HI WFS-073)</a>, Hookumu Hou and Reimbursement Program August 2026 deadline</p><h3>Indiana</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wrtv.com/weather/flash-flood-watch-for-heavy-rain-potential?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Flood Watch and severe weather outlook (WRTV)</a>, Indianapolis-area flood watch and rainfall potential</p><h3>Kentucky</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.whas11.com/article/weather/weather-impact/kentucky-severe-weather-watch-warning-current-alerts/417-09036571-5b04-4a48-84a2-4dd71c3a2bf0?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Flash Flood Warnings for Kentucky and Indiana counties (WHAS)</a>, live county-level flood and severe weather alerts</p><h3>Louisiana</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://lsp.org/community-outreach/news/louisiana-state-police-emergency-services-unit-investigating-an-incident-with-a-chemical-leak-in-the-duson-area/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Louisiana State Police: chemical leak in Duson (May 5)</a>, official release on Boron Trifluoride leak and response</p><h3>Mississippi</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.msema.org/alerts/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Alerts</a>, state alerts page</p><h3>New Jersey</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/newark-airport-delays-ground-stops-equipment-issues/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CBS News: Newark Airport delays and ground stops</a>, context on equipment and staffing issues</p><h3>New Mexico</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://nmfireinfo.com/2026/05/05/gila-national-forest-hummingbird-fire-update-5-5-2026/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Gila National Forest Hummingbird Fire update for May 5</a>, official fire update on acreage, containment, and personnel</p><h3>South Dakota</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://wildlandfire.sd.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">SD DPS Wildland Fire</a>, state wildland fire response and Red Flag information</p><h3>Texas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.kcentv.com/article/weather/weather-impact/increased-risk-for-severe-to-heavy-storms-weather-impact-alert/500-e687a342-10ef-45f5-af7d-5fd722b1447a?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Central Texas severe weather impact alert (KCEN)</a>, I-35 corridor severe storm forecast for Wednesday</p><h3>Wyoming</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/05/04/better-late-than-never-8-inches-of-snow-coming-for-parts-of-wyoming/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Cowboy State Daily: late-season Wyoming snowstorm</a>, local reporting on snow totals and travel impacts</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mid-South severe weather, Kīlauea moves to WATCH and major late-season snow grips Colorado and Wyoming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EM Morning Brief, May 5, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/mid-south-severe-weather-kilauea</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/mid-south-severe-weather-kilauea</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:40:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196534104/cdc4ffcc255dae30a6877d92f6490b7b.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 K&#299;lauea 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&#8217;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.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226;&nbsp;<strong>Mid-South severe weather:</strong>&nbsp;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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>K&#299;lauea Episode 46:</strong> HVO raised K&#299;lauea to alert level WATCH and aviation color code ORANGE on May 4; fountaining forecast May 4-7, confined to Halema&#699;uma&#699;u crater.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Colorado/Wyoming winter storm:</strong> 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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>NIFC posture:</strong> National Preparedness Level 2 with 20 uncontained large fires; light initial-attack activity nationally per the May 4 IMSR.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Florida wildfires:</strong> 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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>New Mexico Hummingbird Fire:</strong> Active in the Gila Wilderness at approximately 5,650 acres and 21 percent containment.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>South Dakota Plains fires:</strong> 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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>California preparedness:</strong> Governor Newsom proclaimed May 3-9 as Wildfire Preparedness Week.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>FEMA Hawaii recovery:</strong> In-person disaster assistance available May 4 at Kealakekua and Keaau Armory; June 14 deadline for Individual Assistance.</p><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The NIMS Store - <a href="https://thenimsstore.com/">https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>NWS / Storm Prediction Center</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">SPC Day 2 Convective Outlook</a> &#8212; Tuesday severe weather outlook covering the southern Plains and Mid-South</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook</a> &#8212; Current-day severe weather outlook</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">SPC Active Watches</a> &#8212; Severe thunderstorm and tornado watches in effect</p><h3>NIFC / Wildfire</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC Incident Management Situation Report (May 4)</a> &#8212; National wildland fire posture, large incidents, and preparedness level</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC National Fire News</a> &#8212; National-level wildland fire activity summary</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">InciWeb Incident Information</a> &#8212; Incident-level updates from federal land management agencies</p><h3>USGS / Volcano</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS K&#299;lauea Volcano Updates</a> &#8212; Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status reports</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-05-04T22:04:34+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief">HVO Notice &#8212; May 4, 2026</a> &#8212; Alert level raised to WATCH and aviation color code to ORANGE for Episode 46 precursory activity</p><h3>FEMA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260430/fema-specialists-available-local-recovery-centers-help-those-impacted-kona?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA recovery centers in Hawaii (May 4)</a> &#8212; In-person disaster assistance for Kona Low survivors on Hawaii Island</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260423/deadline-apply-fema-assistance-extended-june-14-maui-hawaii-and-honolulu?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA Hawaii deadline extension</a> &#8212; Individual Assistance application deadline extended to June 14 for Maui, Hawaii, and Honolulu counties</p><h3>Arkansas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/lzk/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Little Rock</a> &#8212; Severe weather messaging and watches/warnings for Arkansas</p><h3>California</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/05/04/governor-newsom-proclaims-wildfire-preparedness-week-as-state-doubles-down-on-wildfire-readiness/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Governor Newsom proclamation (May 4)</a> &#8212; Wildfire Preparedness Week May 3-9, 2026</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CAL FIRE incidents</a> &#8212; Active California fire incident page</p><h3>Colorado</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/may/04/winter-storm-warnings-issued-ahead-of-much-needed-/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Winter storm warnings (May 4)</a> &#8212; NWS-issued winter storm warnings across the Colorado mountains and Front Range</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/bou/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Boulder/Denver</a> &#8212; Local NWS office for Colorado weather alerts</p><h3>Florida</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wgcu.org/environment/2026-05-04/highway-41-fire-reported-100-percent-contained-9-149-acres-burned-in-wildfire?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Highway 41 Fire 100% contained</a> &#8212; Everglades National Park incident summary, ~9,149 acres burned</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fdacs.gov/Forest-Wildfire/Wildland-Fire/Current-Wildfire-Information?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Florida Forest Service current wildfires</a> &#8212; State wildland fire information page for active incidents</p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/04/in-person-kona-low-disaster-assistance-available-hawaii-island/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Hawaii News Now (May 4)</a> &#8212; In-person Kona Low disaster assistance available on Hawaii Island</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://dod.hawaii.gov/hiema/march-2026-kona-low/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Hawaii DOD Kona Low recovery</a> &#8212; State of Hawaii recovery information for the March 2026 Kona Low storms</p><h3>Illinois</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/lot/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Chicago</a> &#8212; Local severe weather messaging for northern Illinois</p><h3>Kentucky</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/lmk/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Louisville</a> &#8212; Severe weather and flash flood guidance for Kentucky</p><h3>Mississippi</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/jan/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Jackson</a> &#8212; Severe weather messaging for Mississippi</p><h3>Missouri</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/lsx/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS St. Louis</a> &#8212; Severe weather messaging for Missouri</p><h3>New Mexico</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/nmgnf-hummingbird-fire?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Hummingbird Fire &#8212; InciWeb</a> &#8212; Incident page for the active Gila National Forest fire</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://nmfireinfo.com/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NM Fire Info</a> &#8212; New Mexico interagency wildfire information</p><h3>Oklahoma</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/oun/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Norman</a> &#8212; Severe weather messaging for Oklahoma and western north Texas</p><h3>South Dakota</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://wildlandfire.sd.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">SD DPS Wildland Fire</a> &#8212; State wildland fire response and Red Flag information</p><h3>Tennessee</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/meg/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Memphis</a> &#8212; Severe weather messaging for west Tennessee and the Mid-South</p><h3>Texas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/fwd/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Fort Worth/Dallas</a> &#8212; North Texas severe weather messaging and warnings</p><h3>Wyoming</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://capcity.news/weather-2/2026/05/04/cheyenne-winter-storm-warning-issued-as-may-snow-storm-approaches/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Cheyenne winter storm warning (May 4)</a> &#8212; Local reporting on the late-season Wyoming snowstorm</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/cys/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Cheyenne</a> &#8212; Local NWS office for southeastern Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southern wildfires keep PL4 pressure on; Guadalupe River flood warning at Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EMN Morning Brief: May 4, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/southern-wildfires-keep-pl4-pressure</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/southern-wildfires-keep-pl4-pressure</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 12:16:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196412366/82aaba40d9bbd032539061b7f87a19e2.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cedric covers Monday morning&#8217;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&#8217;s K&#299;lauea 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&#8217;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.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>National wildland fire posture: </strong>PL2 nationally and PL4 in the Southern Area; 20 uncontained large fires; year-to-date burned acreage outpacing the 10-year average.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>K&#299;lauea &#8212; Episode 46 imminent: </strong>USGS HVO forecast window for renewed fountaining is May 4 through May 7; alert level remains ADVISORY/YELLOW.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Severe weather &#8212; central U.S.: </strong>SPC carried hail, damaging gusts, and an isolated tornado risk into Sunday evening across northern/eastern Missouri and south-central Illinois.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Texas flood watch &#8212; Guadalupe River at Victoria: </strong>Minor flooding forecast through Tuesday; monitor low-lying access in Victoria County.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Georgia wildfires: </strong>Highway 82 Fire ~22,500 acres / 45% contained; Pineland Road Fire 32,575 acres / 44% contained; evacuations and animal shelters remain in place.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Georgia public water: </strong>Boil water advisory continues for Fairburn and South Fulton pending sampling clearance after the Adamsville Pump Station outage.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Alaska seismicity: </strong>Magnitude 4.6 quake near False Pass; below tsunami thresholds, no advisories issued.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Aviation/ports/lifelines: </strong>No FAA system-wide ground stops, no USCG MSIB closures, and no DHS NTAS bulletin updates within the 24-hour window.</p><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The NIMS Store - <a href="https://thenimsstore.com/">https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>NIFC</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">National Interagency Fire Center IMSR</a> &#8212; Sunday May 3 2026 Incident Management Situation Report (PL2; 20 uncontained large fires)</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn?utm_source=em-morning-brief">National Fire News</a> &#8212; Daily roll-up of national wildland fire activity and statistics</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">InciWeb</a> &#8212; Incident Information System for active U.S. wildland fires</p><h3>USGS / Volcano &amp; Earthquake</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-05-03T16:14:57+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS HVO Daily Update for K&#299;lauea</a> &#8212; May 3 2026 Volcano Notice &#8212; paused, Episode 46 forecast May 4&#8211;7</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates?utm_source=em-morning-brief">K&#299;lauea Volcano Updates Page</a> &#8212; USGS HVO official K&#299;lauea updates and alert level</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/browse/significant.php?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS Significant Earthquakes 2026</a> &#8212; Catalog of significant earthquakes for the year</p><h3>NOAA / NWS / NHC</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Convective Outlook</a> &#8212; May 3 2026 outlook for hail, wind, and isolated tornado risk</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">National Hurricane Center</a> &#8212; No active Atlantic or Pacific tropical cyclones; off-season status</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=EWX&amp;wwa=flood+warning&amp;utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Flood Warning Summary (EWX)</a> &#8212; Flood Warnings issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio area office</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/vict2?utm_source=em-morning-brief">National Water Prediction Service &#8212; Guadalupe River at Victoria</a> &#8212; River gauge and forecast page</p><h3>DHS / NTAS</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system?utm_source=em-morning-brief">National Terrorism Advisory System</a> &#8212; DHS NTAS landing page; no new bulletin issued in the past 24 hours</p><h3>CISA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog</a> &#8212; KEV catalog landing page; reference for federal patch deadlines</p><h3>State Department / Travel</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Travel Advisories</a> &#8212; U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories index</p><h3>CDC / Public Health</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/index.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CDC Health Alert Network Archive</a> &#8212; Index of HAN advisories; no new advisory in the past 24 hours</p><h3>FEMA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA Disasters and Declarations</a> &#8212; National disaster declarations index</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/about/newsroom?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA Newsroom</a> &#8212; FEMA press releases and operational announcements</p><h3>Alaska</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS Earthquake event page (Alaska Peninsula)</a> &#8212; Magnitude 4.6 event south-southeast of False Pass, May 3 2026</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthquake.alaska.edu/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Alaska Earthquake Center</a> &#8212; Regional seismic monitoring and event details</p><h3>Florida</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://fires.cornea.is/state/florida?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Florida Forest Service Active Wildfire Map</a> &#8212; Statewide active fires and conditions</p><h3>Georgia</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://gatrees.org/current-wildfire-information-and-resources/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Georgia Forestry Commission &#8212; Wildfires</a> &#8212; Current wildfire information and resources</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://fires.cornea.is/fire/georgia_hwy-82_2026-04-21-160117?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Highway 82 Fire incident page</a> &#8212; Incident details, acreage, and containment</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://fires.cornea.is/fire/georgia_pineland-road_2026-04-19-144759?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Pineland Road Fire incident page</a> &#8212; Incident details, acreage, evacuation status</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://atlantawatershed.org/news-release-may-2026-2/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Atlanta Watershed boil water advisory release</a> &#8212; Department of Watershed Management notice for Fairburn and South Fulton</p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/lava2.htm?utm_source=em-morning-brief">K&#299;lauea &#8212; National Park Service</a> &#8212; Hawai&#699;i Volcanoes National Park current status and lava viewing guidance</p><h3>Illinois</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/ilx/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">National Weather Service Lincoln, IL</a> &#8212; Local NWS office for warnings and statements</p><h3>Missouri</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://sema.dps.mo.gov/news/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">State Emergency Management Agency Missouri</a> &#8212; SEMA news and operational updates</p><h3>Texas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=EWX&amp;wwa=flood+warning&amp;utm_source=em-morning-brief">WWA Summary &#8212; Flood Warning EWX</a> &#8212; Active flood warnings from NWS Austin/San Antonio</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://tfsweb.tamu.edu/wildfire-and-other-disasters/current-wildfire-status/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Texas A&amp;M Forest Service Current Wildfire Status</a> &#8212; Statewide wildfire status board</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[CISA federal Cisco firewall reporting deadline today; Texas flood watches for Houston and San Antonio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EM Morning Brief - May 1, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/cisa-federal-cisco-firewall-reporting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/cisa-federal-cisco-firewall-reporting</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:24:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196105110/835b13c7789bb6006de54002a63dfec9.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Friday, May 1, 2026: federal agencies face today&#8217;s CISA Emergency Directive 25-03 reporting deadline for Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall device inventories, while CISA&#8217;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&#8217;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&#8217;s governor warns of a significantly elevated wildfire risk for summer. USGS keeps K&#299;lauea 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.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA ED 25-03 reporting deadline today: </strong>Federal agencies must submit Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall inventories and mitigation actions to CISA by 11:59 PM ET tonight.</p><p>&#8226;&nbsp;<strong>CISA KEV update:&nbsp;</strong>CVE-2026-41940 (cPanel and WHM, missing authentication for critical function) was added on April 30, with active exploitation noted.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA ICS advisories: </strong>Six new advisories published April 30 (ICSA-26-120-01 through 06), including ABB AWIN Gateways.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Texas flooding threat: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>New Mexico Hummingbird Fire: </strong>4,364 acres, 0% containment, Level 3 GO evacuation for Willow Creek; 244 personnel assigned.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>South Dakota fires: </strong>Taber Rec (~4,000 acres, 20%), Bauman (~1,000 acres, 0%), and Murphy (423 acres, 10%) actively managed; rain expected this weekend.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Colorado wildfire outlook: </strong>Governor Polis on April 30 warned of significantly increased wildfire risk for summer; record pace Red Flag Warning days statewide.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Georgia southern wildfires: </strong>Pineland Road Fire ~32,373 acres, 38% contained; Highway 82 Fire ~22,600 acres, 33% contained.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Hawaii K&#299;lauea: </strong>Eruption paused; ADVISORY/YELLOW; episode 46 forecast May 5-9.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Alaska volcanoes: </strong>Great Sitkin WATCH/ORANGE for slow lava effusion; Shishaldin ADVISORY/YELLOW for persistent unrest.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Florida JEA outage: </strong>Jacksonville utility reported a wide outage Thursday affecting nearly all roughly 355,000 customers; restoration underway.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Michigan flooding response: </strong>Executive Order 2026-10 (April 28) and prior orders remain in effect; SEOC activation continues.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Washington tax deadline: </strong>IRS deadline today for individuals and businesses in 17 storm-affected counties to file federal returns and make payments.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>FDA hepatitis A advisory: </strong>Restaurants, retailers, and consumers should not serve, sell, or eat La Serranita brand frozen concha negra shellfish from Ecuador over confirmed HAV contamination.</p><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The NIMS Store - <a href="https://thenimsstore.com/">https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>CISA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/ed-25-03-identify-and-mitigate-potential-compromise-cisco-devices?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Emergency Directive 25-03 (Cisco devices) - reporting deadline guidance</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/04/30/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA adds one Known Exploited Vulnerability to catalog (April 30, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA ICS Advisories index (April 30 release set)</a></p><h3>NIFC and InciWeb</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC Incident Management Situation Report (April 30, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC National Fire News</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">InciWeb Incident Information System</a></p><h3>NWS and Weather Prediction Center</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/hgx/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Houston/Galveston forecast office</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/wwa/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Watch, Warning, Advisory display</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/cyclones/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NHC active tropical cyclones</a></p><h3>USGS</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS HVO K&#299;lauea volcano updates</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-30T15:16:47+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS HVO volcano notice (April 30, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-AVO-2026-04-30T18:41:48+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS AVO volcano notice (April 30, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS Latest Earthquakes map</a></p><h3>FEMA and IRS</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA Disasters and Other Declarations</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-announces-tax-relief-for-taxpayers-impacted-by-severe-storms-straight-line-winds-flooding-landslides-and-mudslides-in-the-state-of-washington-various-deadlines-postponed-to-may-1-2026?utm_source=em-morning-brief">IRS tax relief for Washington storm survivors - May 1, 2026 deadline</a></p><h3>FDA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals &amp; Safety Alerts</a></p><h3>Colorado</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/30/colorado-wildfire-forecast-2026/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Colorado faces &#8220;significantly increased risk&#8221; of wildfire this summer, governor warns - The Colorado Sun</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="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-brief">Colorado doubles Red Flag Warning days so far in 2026 - 9News</a></p><h3>Florida</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.jea.com/outage_center/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">JEA Outage Center</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://poweroutage.us/area/state/florida?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Florida statewide outage map - PowerOutage.us</a></p><h3>Georgia</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://gema.georgia.gov/april-2026-wildfires?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Georgia April 2026 Wildfires - GEMA/HS</a></p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS HVO K&#299;lauea volcano updates</a></p><h3>Michigan</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/state-orders-and-directives/2026/04/28/executive-order-no-2026-10-declaration-of-state-of-emergency?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Executive Order 2026-10 - State of Emergency for Holly and Tuscola County</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/msp/divisions/emhsd/2026-statewide-flooding?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Michigan 2026 Statewide Flooding Dashboard</a></p><h3>New Mexico</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://nmfireinfo.com/2026/04/30/gila-national-forest-hummingbird-fire-update-4-30-2026/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Gila National Forest Hummingbird Fire update April 30, 2026 - NM Fire Info</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/gila/newsroom/releases/hummingbird-fire-update-april-29-2026?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Gila National Forest Hummingbird Fire update - USDA Forest Service</a></p><h3>South Dakota</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://wildlandfire.sd.gov/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">SD Wildland Fire Landing Page - SD DPS</a></p><h3>Texas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/hgx/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Houston/Galveston Flood Watch and forecast</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/ewx/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Austin/San Antonio - watch/warning summary</a></p><h3>Washington</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-announces-tax-relief-for-taxpayers-impacted-by-severe-storms-straight-line-winds-flooding-landslides-and-mudslides-in-the-state-of-washington-various-deadlines-postponed-to-may-1-2026?utm_source=em-morning-brief">IRS tax relief - Washington counties, May 1, 2026 deadline</a></p><h3>Alaska</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/programs/VHP/volcano-updates?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS AVO volcano updates</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[FEMA major disaster declared for CNMI; CISA flags ConnectWise and Windows zero-days; Southern wildfires push the South to PL 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EMN Morning Brief: April 30, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/fema-major-disaster-declared-for</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/fema-major-disaster-declared-for</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:13:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195987041/4484efa2a07d459805de7438aff3ecdc.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today&#8217;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&#8217;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.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>CNMI major disaster declared: </strong>FEMA-4910-DR for Super Typhoon Sinlaku was published in the Federal Register yesterday; covers incident period April 11 to April 18, 2026.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA KEV update: </strong>Two actively exploited vulnerabilities added: ConnectWise ScreenConnect (CVE-2024-1708) and Microsoft Windows Shell spoofing (CVE-2026-32202). Federal remediation deadline May 12, 2026.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Southern wildfires: </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Critical fire weather: </strong>Red Flag and Critical Fire Weather conditions today for eastern New Mexico, far western Texas, southern High Plains, and portions of eastern Colorado.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Texas disaster declaration: </strong>Governor Abbott declared disaster for Lamar, Parker, and Wise counties; TDEM mobilized swiftwater rescue and debris teams; Mineral Wells continues recovery from Tuesday&#8217;s EF3 tornado.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Michigan emergency expanded: </strong>Whitmer added Tuscola County and the Village of Holly to the existing flooding state of emergency; 41 counties and three municipalities now covered.</p><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The NIMS Store - <a href="https://thenimsstore.com/">https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>CISA</h3><p>&#8226; CISA KEV catalog (April 29, 2026), ConnectWise ScreenConnect and Windows flaws added: <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; Security Affairs, CISA adds Microsoft Windows Shell and ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws to KEV: <a href="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">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</a></p><p>&#8226; Cybersecurity Dive, CISA adds Microsoft and ConnectWise vulnerabilities to active exploitation catalog: <a href="https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-microsoft-connectwise-kev-update/818817/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-microsoft-connectwise-kev-update/818817/?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>NIFC and InciWeb</h3><p>&#8226; NIFC IMSR (April 29, 2026, 0730 MDT), national fire situation report: <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; InciWeb, Gun Range Fire (Florida), incident page: <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/flfnf-gun-range?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/flfnf-gun-range?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; InciWeb, Sand Drain Fire (Florida), incident page: <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/flfnf-sand-drain?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/flfnf-sand-drain?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>FEMA</h3><p>&#8226; Federal Register, Presidential major disaster declaration for CNMI (DR-4910), Super Typhoon Sinlaku, published April 29, 2026: <a href="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">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</a></p><p>&#8226; FEMA disaster page (DR-4910), Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4910?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4910?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; FEMA press release (April 29, 2026), Alaska Typhoon Halong recovery, FEMA Is Still Here so Stay in Touch: <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260429/fema-still-here-so-stay-touch?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260429/fema-still-here-so-stay-touch?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; FEMA disaster page (DR-4893), Alaska severe storms, flooding, and Typhoon Halong remnants: <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4893?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4893?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>USGS</h3><p>&#8226; USGS HVO volcano notice (April 29, 2026), Kilauea ADVISORY and Aviation Color Code YELLOW: <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-29T14:07:09+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-29T14:07:09+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, M4.4 near Alamo, Nevada (April 29, 2026): <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>NOAA and NWS</h3><p>&#8226; NWS Storm Prediction Center, Day 1 Convective Outlook (April 29, 2026), severe weather guidance: <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; NWS Albuquerque, Red Flag Warning summary, fire weather alerts for New Mexico and adjacent areas: <a href="https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&amp;wwa=Red+Flag+Warning&amp;utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&amp;wwa=Red+Flag+Warning&amp;utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; NOAA WPC, Excessive rainfall outlook for central Texas, April 29 to May 1: <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/weather-prediction-center?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.noaa.gov/weather-prediction-center?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>Travel advisories</h3><p>&#8226; U.S. Department of State, Travel Advisories, active list with current levels: <a href="https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>Alaska</h3><p>&#8226; FEMA, Typhoon Halong six-month recovery update, April 10, 2026 release: <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260410/typhoon-halong-six-month-recovery-update?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260410/typhoon-halong-six-month-recovery-update?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>California</h3><p>&#8226; CAL FIRE incidents, current fire activity and evacuations: <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>Colorado</h3><p>&#8226; 9News, Colorado doubles Red Flag Warnings days so far in 2026: <a href="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-brief">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-brief</a></p><h3>Florida</h3><p>&#8226; WCJB, U.S. Forest Service issues warning for Gun Range, Sand Drain fires (April 29, 2026): <a href="https://www.wcjb.com/2026/04/29/us-forest-service-issues-warning-gun-range-sand-drain-fires/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.wcjb.com/2026/04/29/us-forest-service-issues-warning-gun-range-sand-drain-fires/?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>Georgia</h3><p>&#8226; Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, April 2026 Wildfires page: <a href="https://gema.georgia.gov/april-2026-wildfires?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://gema.georgia.gov/april-2026-wildfires?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; News4JAX, Brantley County shifts to recovery, danger not over (April 29, 2026): <a href="https://www.news4jax.com/news/georgia/2026/04/29/the-latest-brantley-county-shifts-to-recovery-but-wildfire-danger-not-over-yet-officials-warn/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.news4jax.com/news/georgia/2026/04/29/the-latest-brantley-county-shifts-to-recovery-but-wildfire-danger-not-over-yet-officials-warn/?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; USGS Kilauea volcano updates, current eruption status and forecast: <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>Illinois</h3><p>&#8226; KSDK, St. Louis meteorologists confirm three tornado touchdowns in Illinois: <a href="https://www.ksdk.com/article/weather/weather-impact/st-louis-tornadoes-confirmed-touchdown-monday-storms-missouri-april-28-2026/63-3e1403e0-0127-41f9-a6fd-33e6154bf3c9?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.ksdk.com/article/weather/weather-impact/st-louis-tornadoes-confirmed-touchdown-monday-storms-missouri-april-28-2026/63-3e1403e0-0127-41f9-a6fd-33e6154bf3c9?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>Kentucky</h3><p>&#8226; 14News, EF-0 tornado confirmed in Ohio County, Kentucky: <a href="https://www.14news.com/2026/04/29/ef-0-tornado-confirmed-by-weather-experts-ohio-county/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.14news.com/2026/04/29/ef-0-tornado-confirmed-by-weather-experts-ohio-county/?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; NWS Louisville, another severe weather threat through tonight: <a href="https://www.weather.gov/lmk/Severe_Weather_Expected_Tonight?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.weather.gov/lmk/Severe_Weather_Expected_Tonight?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>Michigan</h3><p>&#8226; State of Michigan, Executive Order 2026-10, declaration of state of emergency: <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/state-orders-and-directives/2026/04/28/executive-order-no-2026-10-declaration-of-state-of-emergency?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/state-orders-and-directives/2026/04/28/executive-order-no-2026-10-declaration-of-state-of-emergency?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; State of Michigan press release, Whitmer expands previous state of emergency declaration: <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/04/28/whitmer-further-expands-previous-state-of-emergency-declaration?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/04/28/whitmer-further-expands-previous-state-of-emergency-declaration?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>Mississippi</h3><p>&#8226; WTOK, City of Meridian issues a boil water notice (April 29, 2026): <a href="https://www.wtok.com/2026/04/29/city-meridian-issues-boil-water-notice/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.wtok.com/2026/04/29/city-meridian-issues-boil-water-notice/?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; WDAM, Boil-water notice lifted in Taylorsville (April 29, 2026): <a href="https://www.wdam.com/2026/04/29/boil-water-notice-lifted-taylorsville/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.wdam.com/2026/04/29/boil-water-notice-lifted-taylorsville/?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; Action News 5, Severe storms pummel Mid-South including unconfirmed tornado: <a href="https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/04/29/severe-storms-pummel-mid-south-including-least-1-unconfirmed-tornado/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/04/29/severe-storms-pummel-mid-south-including-least-1-unconfirmed-tornado/?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>Missouri</h3><p>&#8226; Missourinet, Storms damage Central Missouri state prisons: <a href="https://www.missourinet.com/2026/04/27/storms-cause-damage-at-state-prisons-and-across-central-missouri/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.missourinet.com/2026/04/27/storms-cause-damage-at-state-prisons-and-across-central-missouri/?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; Springfield Citizen, Hail storm causes damage and 10,000 power outages in Springfield: <a href="https://sgfcitizen.org/weather/springfield-power-outages-hail-storm/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://sgfcitizen.org/weather/springfield-power-outages-hail-storm/?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>Nevada</h3><p>&#8226; Fox Weather, Magnitude 4.4 latest in series of earthquakes to hit Nevada: <a href="https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/magnitude-4-7-earthquake-shakes-las-vegas?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/magnitude-4-7-earthquake-shakes-las-vegas?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>New Mexico</h3><p>&#8226; The Watchers, Critical fire weather conditions forecast across eastern New Mexico and western Texas: <a href="https://watchers.news/2026/04/28/critical-fire-weather-conditions-forecast-across-eastern-new-mexico-and-western-texas/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://watchers.news/2026/04/28/critical-fire-weather-conditions-forecast-across-eastern-new-mexico-and-western-texas/?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>Oklahoma</h3><p>&#8226; AccuWeather, EF4 tornado devastates Enid, Oklahoma: <a href="https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/ef4-tornado-devastates-enid-oklahoma-amid-thursdays-severe-weather/1885149?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/ef4-tornado-devastates-enid-oklahoma-amid-thursdays-severe-weather/1885149?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; News9, Cleanup efforts continue following EF-4 tornado in Enid: <a href="https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/cleanup-efforts-continue-following-ef-4-tornado-in-enid-dozens-of-volunteer-helping?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/cleanup-efforts-continue-following-ef-4-tornado-in-enid-dozens-of-volunteer-helping?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>Pennsylvania</h3><p>&#8226; WCCS Radio, Tornado warning for Indiana County cancelled (April 29, 2026): <a href="https://www.wccsradio.com/2026/04/29/tornado-warning-for-indiana-county-cancelled/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.wccsradio.com/2026/04/29/tornado-warning-for-indiana-county-cancelled/?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>Tennessee</h3><p>&#8226; WSMV, EF1 tornado leaves swirl markings in field north of Nashville: <a href="https://www.wsmv.com/2026/04/29/ef1-tornado-leaves-swirl-markings-field-north-nashville-during-early-week-severe-storms/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.wsmv.com/2026/04/29/ef1-tornado-leaves-swirl-markings-field-north-nashville-during-early-week-severe-storms/?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; WSMV, Damaging microburst confirmed in Lawrence County: <a href="https://www.wsmv.com/2026/04/29/damaging-microburst-confirmed-lawrence-county-storms-early-tuesday/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.wsmv.com/2026/04/29/damaging-microburst-confirmed-lawrence-county-storms-early-tuesday/?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>Texas</h3><p>&#8226; Office of the Texas Governor, Governor Abbott issues disaster declaration for North Texas storms: <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-issues-disaster-declaration-for-north-texas-storms?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-issues-disaster-declaration-for-north-texas-storms?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; TDEM press release, Governor Abbott issues disaster declaration for North Texas storms: <a href="https://www.tdem.texas.gov/press-release/4-28-26?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.tdem.texas.gov/press-release/4-28-26?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; CNN, Tornado devastates Mineral Wells, Texas, on sixth straight day of severe storms: <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/weather/severe-storm-outbreak-tornadoes-hail-south-climate?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/weather/severe-storm-outbreak-tornadoes-hail-south-climate?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><h3>Northern Mariana Islands</h3><p>&#8226; FEMA disaster page (DR-4910), Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Super Typhoon Sinlaku: <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4910?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4910?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p><p>&#8226; Stars and Stripes, Many in Northern Marianas still without power nearly two weeks after super typhoon: <a href="https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-04-27/super-typhoon-sinlaku-recovery-21499079.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-04-27/super-typhoon-sinlaku-recovery-21499079.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[CISA adds two KEV vulnerabilities; Brockton hospital cyberattack diverts ambulances]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EM Morning Brief, April 29, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/cisa-adds-two-kev-vulnerabilities</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/cisa-adds-two-kev-vulnerabilities</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:57:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195865299/24acae6b1a6d6b224653b047dd7b9495.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today&#8217;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&#8217;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&#8217;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&#8217;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.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>Severe weather threat continues. </strong>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.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Texas disaster declaration. </strong>Governor Abbott declares a state disaster for North Texas counties affected by April 28 storms and directs TDEM to begin damage assessments with SBA.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Michigan flooding state of emergency expanded. </strong>Governor Whitmer adds the Village of Holly and Tuscola County, bringing the total to 41 counties and three municipalities under emergency.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities updated. </strong>Two new entries added April 28 covering ConnectWise ScreenConnect and a Microsoft Windows protection mechanism failure, with required federal remediation.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Massachusetts hospital cyber incident. </strong>Signature Healthcare continues ambulance diversion; chemotherapy infusion services canceled and prescription fills disrupted.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>FAA ground stops nationwide. </strong>Severe weather drove ground stops at Chicago O&#8217;Hare, Atlanta, and Nashville on April 28 with more than 5,500 delays and 350 cancellations.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Southeast wildfires remain active. </strong>Georgia&#8217;s Pineland Road Fire is at 32,331 acres and 23 percent contained; Florida&#8217;s Highway 41 Fire is burning 2,500 acres in the eastern Everglades.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Northern Mariana Islands disaster assistance. </strong>Federal Register confirms SBA disaster loan deadlines for Super Typhoon Sinlaku: physical loan applications by June 22, 2026 and EIDL by January 25, 2027.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Kilauea status. </strong>Summit eruption paused; Volcano Advisory and Aviation Color Yellow; episode 46 forecast May 2 to May 6.</p><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The Nims Store - <a href="https://thenimsstore.com/">https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>CISA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/04/28/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog, April 28, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog</a></p><h3>FEMA and Federal Register</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="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">Federal Register: Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, April 29, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/current?utm_source=em-morning-brief">FEMA Current Disasters</a></p><h3>NIFC</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, April 28, 2026</a></p><h3>NWS and SPC</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook, April 29, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/lmk/NWSDamageSurveysApril282026?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Louisville Damage Surveys, April 28, 2026</a></p><h3>USGS</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-28T18:35:01+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Notice, April 28, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS Kilauea Volcano Updates</a></p><h3>FAA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/thunderstorms-trigger-ground-stop-delays-at-hartsfield-jackson-atlanta-international-airport/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CBS News Atlanta, ground stop and delays at Hartsfield-Jackson, April 28, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/delta-joins-southwest-united-american-alaska-airlines-as-passengers-stranded-faa-ground-stop-halts-flights-at-nashville-amid-severe-storms-impact-on-canada-uk-mexico-china/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Travel and Tour World, FAA ground stop at Nashville International, April 28, 2026</a></p><h3>Severe Weather Summary</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/weather/severe-storm-outbreak-tornadoes-hail-south-climate?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CNN, tornado devastates Mineral Wells, Texas on sixth straight day of severe storms</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://watchers.news/2026/04/28/severe-storms-leave-over-260-000-without-power-1-dead-across-midwest-after-tornado-warnings-st-louis-illinois/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">The Watchers, severe storms leave more than 260,000 without power across Midwest</a></p><h3>Arkansas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/weather/severe-storm-outbreak-tornadoes-hail-south-climate?utm_source=em-morning-brief">The Watchers and CNN reporting on Stone County Particularly Dangerous Situation tornado warning</a></p><h3>California</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2026/4/25/carbon-fire?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CAL FIRE Carbon Fire incident page</a></p><h3>Florida</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wgcu.org/environment/2026-04-28/wildfire-burning-in-2-500-acres-in-east-everglades-national-park-area-off-us-41?utm_source=em-morning-brief">WGCU, Highway 41 Fire 2,500 acres east of Shark Valley, April 28, 2026</a></p><h3>Georgia</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://gema.georgia.gov/april-2026-wildfires?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, April 2026 Wildfires</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/live-updates-size-historic-georgia-wildfire-doubles-24-hrs-florida-crews-mopping-up-fires/XROHEWZDDJAYFIA5MG4GG25UIM/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Action News Jax, historic Georgia wildfire 32 percent contained, Florida crews mopping up</a></p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-28T18:35:01+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief">USGS HVO Kilauea Volcano Notice, April 28, 2026</a></p><h3>Illinois</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://watchers.news/2026/04/28/possible-tornado-causes-damage-in-germantown-amid-midwest-severe-weather-outbreak/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">The Watchers, Germantown tornado damage and Midwest outbreak summary</a></p><h3>Indiana</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.whas11.com/article/weather/weather-impact/nws-storm-damage-survey-kentucky-indiana/417-9b951441-4461-4fbd-bee4-f4c1ce5334ec?utm_source=em-morning-brief">WHAS11, NWS confirms multiple tornadoes in Kentucky and southern Indiana</a></p><h3>Kansas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wibw.com/2026/04/27/kansas-governor-issues-state-disaster-emergency-due-severe-weather/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">WIBW, Kansas Governor issues state of disaster emergency due to severe weather</a></p><h3>Kentucky</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/lmk/NWSDamageSurveysApril282026?utm_source=em-morning-brief">NWS Louisville, Damage Surveys for April 28, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.whas11.com/article/weather/weather-impact/nws-storm-damage-survey-kentucky-indiana/417-9b951441-4461-4fbd-bee4-f4c1ce5334ec?utm_source=em-morning-brief">WHAS11, multiple tornadoes hit Kentucky during Monday&#8217;s storms</a></p><h3>Massachusetts</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.securityweek.com/massachusetts-hospital-diverts-ambulances-as-cyberattack-causes-disruption/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">SecurityWeek, Massachusetts hospital diverts ambulances as cyberattack causes disruption</a></p><h3>Michigan</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/weather/2026/04/28/whitmer-expands-emergency-declaration-41-counties-now-under-order/89843413007/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Detroit News, Whitmer expands emergency declaration; 41 counties now under order</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/whitmer-expands-state-of-emergency-to-village-of-holly-tuscola-county/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">CBS Detroit, Michigan Gov. Whitmer expands state of emergency to Village of Holly, Tuscola County</a></p><h3>Mississippi</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/04/29/severe-storms-pummel-mid-south-including-least-1-unconfirmed-tornado/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Action News 5, severe storms pummel Mid-South including at least one unconfirmed tornado</a></p><h3>Missouri</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.ksdk.com/article/weather/weather-impact/st-louis-tornadoes-confirmed-touchdown-monday-storms-missouri-april-28-2026/63-3e1403e0-0127-41f9-a6fd-33e6154bf3c9?utm_source=em-morning-brief">KSDK, St. Louis meteorologists confirm three tornado touchdowns from Monday&#8217;s storms</a></p><h3>Oklahoma</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.kten.com/weather/texoma-weather/powerful-storms-leave-path-of-destruction-across-texoma/article_5f0bf2aa-5e7e-465c-92b9-b0b7b5fcb7e8.html?utm_source=em-morning-brief">KTEN, powerful storms leave path of destruction across Texoma</a></p><h3>Tennessee</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/04/29/severe-storms-pummel-mid-south-including-least-1-unconfirmed-tornado/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Action News 5, severe storms pummel Mid-South</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/delta-joins-southwest-united-american-alaska-airlines-as-passengers-stranded-faa-ground-stop-halts-flights-at-nashville-amid-severe-storms-impact-on-canada-uk-mexico-china/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Travel and Tour World, FAA ground stop at Nashville International, April 28, 2026</a></p><h3>Texas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-issues-disaster-declaration-for-north-texas-storms?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Office of the Texas Governor, Abbott issues disaster declaration for North Texas storms</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.tdem.texas.gov/press-release/4-28-26?utm_source=em-morning-brief">TDEM press release, Governor Abbott issues disaster declaration</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-04-28/tornado-reported-in-mineral-wells-damages-buildings-causes-multiple-injuries?utm_source=em-morning-brief">KERA News, tornado in Mineral Wells damages buildings, causes multiple injuries</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://thehendersonnews.com/2026/04/28/murvaul-water-supply-issues-boil-water-notice/?utm_source=em-morning-brief">Henderson News, Murvaul Water Supply issues boil water notice</a></p><h3>Northern Mariana Islands</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="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">Federal Register, Northern Mariana Islands Major Disaster Declaration notice</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kansas governor issues state of disaster emergency; FEMA opens King County, WA disaster recovery center]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EMN Morning Brief, April 28, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/kansas-governor-issues-state-of-disaster</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/kansas-governor-issues-state-of-disaster</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195740116/dd01c1c5676932a3a29cf4b1e76cd351.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today&#8217;s brief tracks a multi-day severe weather outbreak across the central United States with damaging winds, large hail, and tornado threats from Missouri and Illinois into Wisconsin and Michigan. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issued a state of disaster emergency, FEMA opens a Disaster Recovery Center in King County, Washington, and the Highway 82 Fire in Georgia continues with mandatory evacuations and 87 homes destroyed. We also cover updated CISA federal remediation deadlines tied to active exploitation, USGS volcano alert levels at Great Sitkin and K&#299;lauea, a 3.3 magnitude earthquake near Redlands, California, ground stops at Chicago O&#8217;Hare and Denver International, and a Cedar Rapids boil water advisory extension. 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.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/kansas-governor-issues-state-of-disaster?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/kansas-governor-issues-state-of-disaster?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>Severe weather outbreak: </strong>Day 6 of a Mid-Mississippi Valley to Great Lakes severe weather pattern produced 77 mph wind gusts at Milwaukee Mitchell, tornado warnings near St. Louis, and 260,000-plus power outages across six states; SPC continues an Enhanced Risk into the Tennessee Valley for Tuesday.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Kansas state of disaster emergency: </strong>Governor Laura Kelly issued a verbal disaster declaration Monday morning for storms, tornadoes, and flooding from April 25-27, enabling state resource support to local agencies.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>FEMA opens King County, Washington Disaster Recovery Center today: </strong>Center opens Tuesday at the King County Elections Office in Renton for residents affected by the December 2025 storms; Individual Assistance application deadline is June 10, 2026.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Highway 82 Fire, Georgia: </strong>Approximately 22,615 acres burned in Brantley County at 6% containment; 87 homes destroyed; mandatory evacuations and an 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. curfew remain in effect; smoke continues to drift into north Florida.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA federal deadlines (official update within five days): </strong>Federal civilian agencies have a May 4, 2026 deadline tied to the April 20 KEV additions, including PaperCut, JetBrains TeamCity, Kentico, Quest KACE, and Synacor Zimbra; SLTT and private operators should validate patches.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Volcano alert levels: </strong>Great Sitkin remains at WATCH/ORANGE with continued lava effusion and dome rockfalls; Shishaldin at YELLOW ADVISORY; K&#299;lauea at YELLOW ADVISORY with eruption paused and next fountaining episode forecast May 2-6.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Aviation impacts: </strong>FAA ground stops at Chicago O&#8217;Hare for severe storms produced 1,200-plus delays and 260 cancellations Monday; Denver International ground stop earlier the same day was lifted by afternoon.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Iowa boil water advisory extended: </strong>Cedar Rapids boil water advisory extended through Tuesday after a second round of lab samples did not meet quality standards following the Mt. Vernon Road main break.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Texas recovery: </strong>Wise County Judge issued a local disaster declaration and requested a state declaration after Saturday&#8217;s EF-2 (Runaway Bay) and EF-1 (Springtown) tornadoes that killed two and displaced at least 20 families.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Utah hazmat evacuation lifted: </strong>West Bountiful 2,000-foot mandatory evacuation for the safe removal of decades-old dynamite stored next to a 2,500-gallon diesel tank was lifted just after 12:30 p.m. Monday with no injuries.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://emnetwork.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share The Emergency Management Network &quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://emnetwork.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share The Emergency Management Network </span></a></p><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The NIMS Store - <a href="https://thenimsstore.com/">https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>National weather, NIFC, and SPC</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html">NOAA Storm Prediction Center, Day 1 Convective Outlook</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf">NIFC, Incident Management Situation Report (April 26, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn">NIFC, National Fire News</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/">National Hurricane Center, Atlantic outlook</a></p><h3>USGS earthquakes and volcanoes</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/">USGS Latest Earthquakes map</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-AVO-2026-04-27T18:55:38+00:00">USGS Volcano Notifications, Great Sitkin (April 27, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-27T18:30:46+00:00">USGS Volcano Notifications, K&#299;lauea (April 27, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates">USGS K&#299;lauea Volcano Updates</a></p><h3>FEMA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260427/disaster-assistance-center-will-open-king-county">FEMA, Disaster Assistance Center Will Open in King County (April 27, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/press-releases">FEMA newsroom, press releases</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260421/apply-separately-state-federal-assistance-december-storms-washington">FEMA, Apply Separately for State, Federal Assistance for December Storms in Washington (April 21, 2026)</a></p><h3>DHS and CISA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system">DHS, National Terrorism Advisory System</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog">CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/04/24/cisa-adds-four-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog">CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (April 24, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/04/20/cisa-adds-eight-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog">CISA Adds Eight Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (April 20, 2026)</a></p><h3>Travel advisories</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories.html">U.S. Department of State, Travel Advisories</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/global-events/worldwide-caution.html">U.S. Department of State, Worldwide Caution</a></p><h3>Public health</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/index.html">CDC, Health Alert Network</a></p><h3>Aviation</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://nasstatus.faa.gov/">FAA, National Airspace System Status</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/denver-airport-ground-stop-bad-weather-11882075">Newsweek, Denver Airport Issues Ground Stop Over Bad Weather (April 27, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-weather-forecast-potentially-severe-storms-expected-monday-risk-high-winds-hail-tornadoes/18976340/">ABC7 Chicago, Strong storms bring O&#8217;Hare ground stop and flight delays (April 28, 2026)</a></p><h3>California</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la/earthquake/2026/04/27/earthquake-shakes-riverside-county-near-redlands">Spectrum News 1, Earthquake near Redlands downgraded to 3.3 magnitude (April 27, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://ktla.com/news/inland-empire/earthquake-3-4-san-bernardino-county/">KTLA, Magnitude 3.4 earthquake rattles Inland Empire (April 27, 2026)</a></p><h3>Florida and Georgia wildfires</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/2026/04/27/highway-82-wildfire-now-stretches-across-nearly-21k-acres-as-firefighters-battle-to-save-brantley-county-homes/">News4Jax, The Latest, Highway 82 Fire updates (April 27, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wtoc.com/2026/04/27/wildfire-brantley-county-grows-more-than-20000-acres-evacuations-place/">WTOC, Brantley County wildfire grows past 20,000 acres (April 27, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wuwf.org/florida-news/2026-04-27/floridas-air-quality-threatened-by-continuing-wildfires">WUWF, Florida air quality threatened by continuing wildfires (April 27, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/04/27/southeast-wildfires/8921777324081/">UPI, Southeast wildfires explode in Florida and Georgia (April 27, 2026)</a></p><h3>Iowa</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.kcrg.com/2026/04/27/precautionary-boil-water-advisory-extends-tuesday/">KCRG, Cedar Rapids precautionary boil water advisory extends to Tuesday (April 27, 2026)</a></p><h3>Kansas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.kansastag.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=834">Kansas Adjutant General&#8217;s Department, Governor issues disaster emergency for severe weather (April 27, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wibw.com/2026/04/27/kansas-governor-issues-state-disaster-emergency-due-severe-weather/">WIBW, Kansas governor issues state of disaster emergency due to severe weather (April 27, 2026)</a></p><h3>Missouri and Illinois</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://watchers.news/2026/04/28/severe-storms-leave-over-260-000-without-power-1-dead-across-midwest-after-tornado-warnings-st-louis-illinois/">The Watchers, Severe storms leave over 260,000 without power, 1 dead across Midwest (April 28, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/04/27/tornadoes-midwest-april/">Washington Post, Strong tornadoes threaten millions in St. Louis, central U.S. (April 27, 2026)</a></p><h3>Oklahoma</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/27/weather/video/twin-tornadoes-foraker-oklahoma-midwest-hnk-digvid">CNN, Twin tornadoes spotted in northern Oklahoma (April 27, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/tornado-rips-through-oklahoma-community-first-responders-action">Fox Weather, EF4 tornado devastates Enid, Oklahoma</a></p><h3>Texas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/north-texas-storms-two-dead-wise-parker-county-damage/">CBS Texas, At least 2 dead, families displaced after severe storms slam North Texas</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wfaa.com/article/weather/severe-weather/powerful-storm-hits-north-texas-40k-without-power-90-mph-winds-springtown/287-a4cb9a93-92a3-4e0a-a4c0-b2629dc191e6">WFAA, 2 deaths confirmed in storms that struck North Texas overnight Saturday</a></p><h3>Utah</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://kutv.com/news/local/mandatory-evacuation-order-issued-for-west-bountiful-neighborhood-for-explosive-removal">KUTV, Mandatory evacuation order lifted for West Bountiful neighborhood after explosives removed (April 27, 2026)</a></p><h3>Washington</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.courierherald.com/2026/04/27/king-county-opens-flood-disaster-recovery-center-king-county/">Courier-Herald, King County opens flood disaster recovery center (April 27, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/king-county-opens-disaster-recovery-center-fema-assistance-approved/281-cca1bed2-35bb-4366-8aa6-3b40bc8bac39">KING 5, King County opens Disaster Recovery Center as FEMA assistance is approved</a></p><h3>Wisconsin and Michigan</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://wtmj.com/homepage-showcase/2026/04/27/high-winds-cause-major-damage-across-milwaukee/">WTMJ, High winds cause major damage across Milwaukee (April 27, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.local10.com/news/2026/04/27/fast-moving-storms-batter-the-midwest-flooding-streets-and-stranding-commuters/">Associated Press, Fast-moving storms batter the Midwest, flooding streets (April 27, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://wem.wi.gov/seoc-update-6-severe-storms-and-flooding/">Wisconsin Emergency Management, SEOC Update 6, April Severe Storms and Flooding</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brantley County wildfire doubles past 22,000 acres; Moderate Risk severe weather threat targets Mississippi Valley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EMN Morning Brief: April 27, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/brantley-county-wildfire-doubles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/brantley-county-wildfire-doubles</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:21:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195618226/ea89df826115428a56ec2d938a7dba49.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today&#8217;s EM Morning Brief covers a Storm Prediction Center Moderate Risk for severe weather across Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee with strong tornado potential, three large active wildfires (Highway 82 in Georgia, Hummingbird in New Mexico, and Poitrey Canyon in Colorado), Extremely Critical fire weather across far western Texas and eastern New Mexico, the latest USGS update on K&#299;lauea, the Peach Bottom radiological exercise opening this week, and continuing recovery operations in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands following Typhoon Sinlaku. 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.</p><h2>Takeaways:</h2><ul><li><p>The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for multiple states due to severe weather conditions.</p></li><li><p>Supercells are anticipated to develop today, potentially producing strong long track tornadoes and damaging winds.</p></li><li><p>Critical fire weather warnings have been issued for parts of Texas and New Mexico, with severe drought conditions persisting.</p></li><li><p>The CDC is actively monitoring a resurgence of measles, with nearly two thousand cases reported across numerous states.</p></li><li><p>Emergency preparedness exercises are currently underway in Maryland and Pennsylvania, focusing on nuclear facility readiness.</p></li><li><p>Significant wildfire activity is ongoing in several states, with mandatory evacuations in effect in Georgia.</p></li></ul><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The NIMS Store - <a href="http://The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/">The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>Storm Prediction Center / NWS</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html">SPC Apr 27, 2026 Day 1 Convective Outlook</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/fwdy1.html">SPC Apr 26, 2026 Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook</a></p><h3>DHS / CISA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system">DHS National Terrorism Advisory System</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories">CISA Cybersecurity Alerts &amp; Advisories</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog">CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog</a></p><h3>FEMA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260413/fema-evaluate-readiness-commonwealth-pennsylvania-and-state-maryland">FEMA to Evaluate Readiness of Pennsylvania and Maryland (Peach Bottom REP exercise)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260417/residents-maui-hawaii-and-honolulu-counties-impacted-march-kona-low-can">Residents of Maui, Hawai&#699;i and Honolulu Counties Impacted by March Kona Low Can Apply for FEMA Assistance</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260417/president-donald-j-trump-approves-emergency-declaration-guam">President Approves Emergency Declaration for Guam (Typhoon Sinlaku)</a></p><h3>USGS</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-26T18:28:53+00:00">USGS Volcano Notice for K&#299;lauea (Apr 26, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates">K&#299;lauea Volcano Updates</a></p><h3>NIFC / InciWeb</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf">Incident Management Situation Report, Sunday, April 26, 2026</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn">NIFC National Fire News</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/flfnf-sand-drain">Sand Drain Fire (FLFNF) on InciWeb</a></p><h3>CDC / Public Health</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/index.html">CDC Health Alert Network archive</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html">CDC Measles Cases and Outbreaks (2026 data)</a></p><h3>U.S. Department of State</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories.html">Travel Advisories</a></p><h3>California</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2026/4/25/carbon-fire">CAL FIRE Carbon Fire incident page</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/brea-fire-evacuation-warnings-orders-carbon-canyon-road-olinda-place-orange-county-fire-authority/">Forward progress stopped on 200-acre Brea brush fire (CBS LA)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/">USGS Earthquake Catalog (Daly City Apr 26 M3.0)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://abc7news.com/post/san-francisco-earthquake-preliminary-magnitude-30-quake-strikes-daly-city-california-usgs-says/18967493/">Two earthquakes strike near Daly City; largest M2.9 (ABC7)</a></p><h3>Colorado</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/cooler-weather-poitrey-canyon-fire-southeast-colorado/">Cooler weather slows growth of Poitrey Canyon Fire (CBS Colorado)</a></p><h3>Florida</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wusf.org/weather/2026-04-21/a-look-at-floridas-largest-active-wildfires">A look at Florida&#8217;s largest active wildfires (WUFT/WUSF)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cityoflynnhaven.com/m/newsflash/home/detail/311">Lynn Haven, FL Rescission of Precautionary Boil Water Notice</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/flfnf-sand-drain">Sand Drain Fire (FLFNF) on InciWeb</a></p><h3>Georgia</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wtoc.com/2026/04/27/wildfire-brantley-county-grows-more-than-20000-acres-evacuations-place/">Wildfire in Brantley County grows to more than 20,000 Acres (WTOC)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/wildfire/brantley-highway-82-fire-brantley-county-georgia-maps-updates-evacuation-routes/77-85b6bf30-5100-4fd1-8fbe-5db6869d76be">Highway 82 Fire maps, evacuations, road closures (First Coast News)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://gema.georgia.gov/april-2026-wildfires">GEMA April 2026 Wildfires page</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2026-04-22/gov-kemp-declares-state-emergency-response-south-georgia-wildfires">Gov. Kemp Declares State of Emergency for South Georgia Wildfires</a></p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-26T18:28:53+00:00">USGS HVO K&#299;lauea Volcano Notice (Apr 26, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/office-of-the-governor-news-release-fema-affirms-presidential-major-disaster-declaration-for-hawaii/">Office of the Governor (HI): FEMA Affirms Major Disaster Declaration for Hawai&#699;i</a></p><h3>Maryland &amp; Pennsylvania</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260413/fema-evaluate-readiness-commonwealth-pennsylvania-and-state-maryland">FEMA to Evaluate Readiness for Peach Bottom REP Exercise</a></p><h3>Severe Weather (April 27 outbreak)</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://us.cnn.com/2026/04/27/weather/severe-storms-tornadoes-oklahoma-texas-central-us-climate-hnk">Severe storms and tornadoes, multi-day central U.S. outbreak (CNN)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthsky.org/earth/severe-weather-outbreak-forecast-tornado-outbreak-apr-25-26-27/">Multi-day severe weather outbreak forecast for the Plains (EarthSky)</a></p><h3>New Mexico</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://nmfireinfo.com/2026/04/26/gila-national-forest-hummingbird-fire-update-4-26-2026/">Gila National Forest Hummingbird Fire Update 4/26/2026 (NM Fire Info)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/hummingbird-fire-prompts-evacuations-near-gila-national-forest/article_32123422-5740-4d0c-afa0-1fe1fceac12b.html">Hummingbird Fire prompts evacuations near Gila National Forest (Santa Fe New Mexican)</a></p><h3>North Carolina</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wbtv.com/2026/04/26/boil-water-advisory-lifted-kannapolis-after-e-coli-found-drinking-water/">Boil water advisory lifted in Kannapolis (WBTV)</a></p><h3>Texas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://watchers.news/2026/04/26/spc-issues-extremely-critical-fire-weather-outlook-for-eastern-new-mexico-and-far-western-texas-panhandle/">SPC issues Extremely Critical fire weather outlook for far W TX Panhandle (The Watchers)</a></p><h3>Guam &amp; CNMI</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260417/president-donald-j-trump-approves-emergency-declaration-guam">FEMA Emergency Declaration for Guam (Typhoon Sinlaku)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.army.mil/article/291908/joint_fema_usace_operations_underway_following_devastating_super_typhoon_sinlaku">Joint FEMA-USACE operations underway following Super Typhoon Sinlaku (Army.mil)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pages/PHE-Typhoon-Sinlaku.aspx">HHS Secretary Declares Public Health Emergency for Guam, CNMI (ASPR)</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump signs CNMI Major Disaster Declaration after Super Typhoon Sinlaku; tornado emergency hits Enid and forces Vance AFB closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EM Morning Brief: Friday, April 24th, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/trump-signs-cnmi-major-disaster-declaration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/trump-signs-cnmi-major-disaster-declaration</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:24:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195339114/75ed49d8ba56d50a822521047a34f621.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On today&#8217;s EM Morning Brief for Friday, April 24, 2026: President Trump signs a Major Disaster Declaration for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands following Super Typhoon Sinlaku, unlocking federal Individual and Public Assistance for Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and the Northern Islands. A tornado emergency strikes Enid, Oklahoma, late Thursday, damaging Gray Ridge Estates and forcing Vance Air Force Base to close while crews restore power and water. The Storm Prediction Center carries an Enhanced Risk for severe storms on Friday from the Ark-La-Tex through Little Rock and into Memphis, with all severe hazards possible. Georgia&#8217;s Pineland Road Fire grows to roughly 29,600 acres as the statewide burn ban remains in effect. Kilauea&#8217;s Episode 45 ends after 8.5 hours of fountaining, and HVO downgrades the alert to ADVISORY/YELLOW. Critical fire weather continues across the central Plains, and FEMA disaster recovery operations advance in Whatcom County, 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.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>CNMI Major Disaster Declaration: </strong>President Trump signs the declaration Friday morning, unlocking FEMA Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation funding across Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and the Northern Islands following Super Typhoon Sinlaku.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Enid Oklahoma Tornado Emergency: </strong>NWS Norman issued a Tornado Emergency near Vance Air Force Base; Gray Ridge Estates suffered major damage, at least ten injuries reported, no fatalities; Vance AFB remains closed until further notice.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Friday Severe Weather Outbreak: </strong>SPC Enhanced Risk covers northeast Texas, the Ark-La-Tex, central Arkansas, the Memphis metro, and the Missouri Bootheel; supercell tornadoes, very large hail, and damaging winds possible.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Georgia Wildfires: </strong>Pineland Road Fire in Clinch and Echols counties at approximately 29,606 acres / 10 percent contained; Highway 82 Fire in Brantley at approximately 4,438 acres / 15 percent contained; statewide burn ban and 91-county State of Emergency continue.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Florida Railroad Fire: </strong>Holds at 4,406 acres with 65 percent containment; mop-up underway, voluntary evacuations remain on Varney Road and Woodard Lane.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Kilauea Episode 45 Ends: </strong>Halemaumau eruption episode ended at 10:01 a.m. HST April 23 after 8.5 hours of fountaining; HVO downgrades alert level to ADVISORY and Aviation Color Code to YELLOW.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Montana East Side Fire: </strong>Approximately 1,200 acres at 0 percent containment; 100 personnel and aviation engaged; cold front and possible heavy snow expected by Saturday evening.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Critical Fire Weather: </strong>Red Flag Warnings continue across portions of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Wyoming for April 24.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Arizona Doney Park Boil Water Advisory: </strong>Precautionary advisory remains in effect for roughly 6,000&#8211;9,000 customers after APS Public Safety Power Shutoff disrupted high-elevation water pressurization northeast of Flagstaff.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Michigan Statewide Flooding Emergency: </strong>Whitmer&#8217;s State of Emergency under Executive Order 2026-9 remains active; 40+ counties affected; State Emergency Operations Center remains activated.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA Cyber Updates: </strong>April 20 KEV deadline for three Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager flaws hit April 23; remaining five additions due May 4; six new ICS advisories issued April 23.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Washington Whatcom County DAC: </strong>FEMA Disaster Assistance Center at Advent Christian Church in Sumas continues operations; Individual Assistance application deadline June 10, 2026.</p><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The NIMS Store - <a href="https://thenimsstore.com/">https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>FEMA</h3><p>&#8226; FEMA press release &#8212; President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands &#8212; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260424/president-donald-j-trump-approves-major-disaster-declaration-commonwealth">https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260424/president-donald-j-trump-approves-major-disaster-declaration-commonwealth</a></p><p>&#8226; RNZ News &#8212; Trump approves major disaster declaration for Northern Marianas following Sinlaku &#8212; <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific_northern-marianas/593330/trump-approves-major-disaster-declaration-for-northern-marianas-following-sinlaku">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific_northern-marianas/593330/trump-approves-major-disaster-declaration-for-northern-marianas-following-sinlaku</a></p><p>&#8226; Isla Public Radio &#8212; Trump approves major disaster declaration for CNMI after Sinlaku destruction &#8212; <a href="https://www.islapublic.org/news/2026-04-24/trump-approves-major-disaster-declaration-for-cnmi-after-sinlaku-destruction">https://www.islapublic.org/news/2026-04-24/trump-approves-major-disaster-declaration-for-cnmi-after-sinlaku-destruction</a></p><p>&#8226; FEMA Disaster Declarations index &#8212; All current declarations &#8212; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations">https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations</a></p><p>&#8226; Whatcom County DAC &#8212; FEMA Disaster Assistance Center opens at Advent Christian Church &#8212; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260420/disaster-assistance-center-will-open-whatcom-county">https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260420/disaster-assistance-center-will-open-whatcom-county</a></p><h3>DHS</h3><p>&#8226; DHS NTAS &#8212; National Terrorism Advisory System &#8212; no active bulletin &#8212; <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system">https://www.dhs.gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system</a></p><h3>CISA</h3><p>&#8226; CISA KEV catalog &#8212; Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog &#8212; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog">https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog</a></p><p>&#8226; CISA April 20 KEV alert &#8212; Eight KEV additions including three Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager flaws &#8212; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/04/20/cisa-adds-eight-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog">https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/04/20/cisa-adds-eight-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog</a></p><p>&#8226; CISA ICS Advisories index &#8212; Recent ICS advisories list &#8212; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories">https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories</a></p><p>&#8226; CISA ICSA-26-113-06 &#8212; Intrado 911 Emergency Gateway &#8212; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-113-06">https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-113-06</a></p><h3>NIFC and InciWeb</h3><p>&#8226; NIFC IMSR &#8212; Incident Management Situation Report &#8212; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf">https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf</a></p><p>&#8226; NIFC National Fire News &#8212; National wildland fire news and statistics &#8212; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn">https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn</a></p><p>&#8226; InciWeb East Side Fire &#8212; Custer Gallatin NF East Side Fire incident page &#8212; <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtgnf-east-side-fire">https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtgnf-east-side-fire</a></p><h3>NWS and Storm Prediction Center</h3><p>&#8226; SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook &#8212; Storm Prediction Center Friday outlook &#8212; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html">https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html</a></p><p>&#8226; NWS Active Alerts &#8212; All current National Weather Service alerts &#8212; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/alerts">https://www.weather.gov/alerts</a></p><p>&#8226; Cabarrus Weekly summary &#8212; Arkansas, Memphis, and Shreveport severe weather outbreak Friday April 24 &#8212; <a href="https://cabarrusweekly.com/arkansas-memphis-and-shreveport-square-up-for-severe-weather-outbreak-friday-april-24-with-large-risk-zone/">https://cabarrusweekly.com/arkansas-memphis-and-shreveport-square-up-for-severe-weather-outbreak-friday-april-24-with-large-risk-zone/</a></p><p>&#8226; NWS Little Rock outlook &#8212; All severe hazards possible Friday afternoon and night &#8212; <a href="https://cabarrusweekly.com/all-severe-hazards-possible-as-scattered-strong-to-severe-storms-target-arkansas-friday-afternoon-into-friday-night/">https://cabarrusweekly.com/all-severe-hazards-possible-as-scattered-strong-to-severe-storms-target-arkansas-friday-afternoon-into-friday-night/</a></p><p>&#8226; Watchers.news &#8212; Tornado Watch issued for NE/IA/MO; higher-end threat across KS and OK on April 23 &#8212; <a href="https://watchers.news/2026/04/23/tornado-watch-issued-nebraska-iowa-missouri-higher-end-threat-expected-across-kansas-oklahoma/">https://watchers.news/2026/04/23/tornado-watch-issued-nebraska-iowa-missouri-higher-end-threat-expected-across-kansas-oklahoma/</a></p><h3>USGS</h3><p>&#8226; HVO Kilauea volcano updates &#8212; Episode 45 ended; alert downgrade &#8212; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates">https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates</a></p><p>&#8226; USGS HVO notice 2026-04-23T19:07:34Z &#8212; Volcano notice for Kilauea &#8212; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-23T19:07:34+00:00">https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-23T19:07:34+00:00</a></p><p>&#8226; USGS AVO notice 2026-04-23T20:33:52Z &#8212; Great Sitkin volcano notice &#8212; WATCH/ORANGE &#8212; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-AVO-2026-04-23T20:33:52+00:00">https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-AVO-2026-04-23T20:33:52+00:00</a></p><p>&#8226; Honolulu Star-Advertiser &#8212; Lava fountains from Kilauea Episode 45 end after 8.5 hours &#8212; <a href="https://www.staradvertiser.com/2026/04/23/breaking-news/lava-fountaining-marks-start-of-episode-45-at-kilauea-summit/">https://www.staradvertiser.com/2026/04/23/breaking-news/lava-fountaining-marks-start-of-episode-45-at-kilauea-summit/</a></p><h3>Travel Advisories</h3><p>&#8226; U.S. Department of State &#8212; Travel Advisories index &#8212; <a href="https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories.html">https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories.html</a></p><h3>FDA and CDC</h3><p>&#8226; CDC HAN Archive &#8212; Health Alert Network Archive &#8212; <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/index.html">https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/index.html</a></p><p>&#8226; FDA Recalls and Safety Alerts &#8212; FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals &amp; Safety Alerts &#8212; <a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts">https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts</a></p><h3>FAA</h3><p>&#8226; FAA NAS Status &#8212; National Airspace System Status &#8212; <a href="https://nasstatus.faa.gov/">https://nasstatus.faa.gov/</a></p><h3>Alaska</h3><p>&#8226; AVO Great Sitkin notice &#8212; April 23 volcano notice &#8212; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-AVO-2026-04-23T20:33:52+00:00">https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-AVO-2026-04-23T20:33:52+00:00</a></p><h3>Arizona</h3><p>&#8226; KNAU &#8212; Boil water advisory impacts 9,000 residents northeast of Flagstaff &#8212; <a href="https://www.knau.org/knau-and-arizona-news/2026-04-23/boil-water-advisory-impacts-9-000-residents-northeast-of-flagstaff">https://www.knau.org/knau-and-arizona-news/2026-04-23/boil-water-advisory-impacts-9-000-residents-northeast-of-flagstaff</a></p><p>&#8226; FOX 10 Phoenix &#8212; APS shuts off power to 6,000 Flagstaff-area customers for wildfire prevention &#8212; <a href="https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/aps-shuts-off-power-6000-flagstaff-area-customers-wildfire-prevention">https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/aps-shuts-off-power-6000-flagstaff-area-customers-wildfire-prevention</a></p><p>&#8226; AZFamily &#8212; Power restored to northern Arizona APS customers after fire risk shutdown &#8212; <a href="https://www.azfamily.com/2026/04/23/power-restored-northern-arizona-aps-customers-after-fire-risk-shutdown/">https://www.azfamily.com/2026/04/23/power-restored-northern-arizona-aps-customers-after-fire-risk-shutdown/</a></p><h3>Arkansas</h3><p>&#8226; Cabarrus Weekly &#8212; Arkansas Friday severe weather outbreak details &#8212; <a href="https://cabarrusweekly.com/all-severe-hazards-possible-as-scattered-strong-to-severe-storms-target-arkansas-friday-afternoon-into-friday-night/">https://cabarrusweekly.com/all-severe-hazards-possible-as-scattered-strong-to-severe-storms-target-arkansas-friday-afternoon-into-friday-night/</a></p><h3>Florida</h3><p>&#8226; News4JAX &#8212; Railroad Fire holds at 4,406 acres, reaches 65% containment &#8212; <a href="https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/23/railroad-fire-holds-at-4406-acres-reaches-60-containment/">https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/23/railroad-fire-holds-at-4406-acres-reaches-60-containment/</a></p><p>&#8226; First Coast News &#8212; Railroad Fire in Clay and Putnam counties &#8212; maps and updates &#8212; <a href="https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/wildfire/railroad-fire-in-clay-county-and-putnam-county-maps-updates-evacuation-routes/77-66c1436f-8259-462c-bd1e-11beb090f66d">https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/wildfire/railroad-fire-in-clay-county-and-putnam-county-maps-updates-evacuation-routes/77-66c1436f-8259-462c-bd1e-11beb090f66d</a></p><h3>Georgia</h3><p>&#8226; Office of the Governor &#8212; Gov. Kemp declares State of Emergency in response to South Georgia wildfires &#8212; <a href="https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2026-04-22/gov-kemp-declares-state-emergency-response-south-georgia-wildfires">https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2026-04-22/gov-kemp-declares-state-emergency-response-south-georgia-wildfires</a></p><p>&#8226; Georgia Forestry Commission &#8212; Current Wildfire Information and Resources &#8212; <a href="https://gatrees.org/current-wildfire-information-and-resources/">https://gatrees.org/current-wildfire-information-and-resources/</a></p><p>&#8226; ABC News &#8212; Two major Georgia blazes grow to more than 34,000 acres &#8212; <a href="https://abcnews.com/US/georgia-wildfire-destroys-dozens-homes-spreads-5000-acres/story?id=132268739">https://abcnews.com/US/georgia-wildfire-destroys-dozens-homes-spreads-5000-acres/story?id=132268739</a></p><p>&#8226; WRDW &#8212; Wildfires continue to rage in Georgia as state gets federal help &#8212; <a href="https://www.wrdw.com/2026/04/23/wildfires-continue-rage-georgia-state-gets-federal-help/">https://www.wrdw.com/2026/04/23/wildfires-continue-rage-georgia-state-gets-federal-help/</a></p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; Spectrum News Hawaii &#8212; Kilauea&#8217;s 45th episode sends lava fountains hundreds of feet into the air &#8212; <a href="https://spectrumlocalnews.com/hi/hawaii/news/2026/04/23/kilauea-45th-episode-starts">https://spectrumlocalnews.com/hi/hawaii/news/2026/04/23/kilauea-45th-episode-starts</a></p><p>&#8226; USGS HVO notice &#8212; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-23T19:07:34+00:00">https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-23T19:07:34+00:00</a></p><h3>Iowa</h3><p>&#8226; WOWT &#8212; Tornado touches down in southwest Iowa as severe weather rolls through Omaha metro &#8212; <a href="https://www.wowt.com/2026/04/23/first-alert-6-weather-day-strong-storms-possible-thursday-afternoon/">https://www.wowt.com/2026/04/23/first-alert-6-weather-day-strong-storms-possible-thursday-afternoon/</a></p><p>&#8226; WOWT viewer video  &#8212; <a href="https://www.wowt.com/video/2026/04/24/viewer-video-tornado-southwest-iowa/">https://www.wowt.com/video/2026/04/24/viewer-video-tornado-southwest-iowa/</a></p><h3>Michigan</h3><p>&#8226; Michigan Whitmer Executive Order 2026-9  &#8212; <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/state-orders-and-directives/2026/04/20/executive-order-2026-9-declaration-of-state-of-emergency">https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/state-orders-and-directives/2026/04/20/executive-order-2026-9-declaration-of-state-of-emergency</a></p><p>&#8226; Michigan State Police EM&amp;HSD &#8212;  <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/msp/divisions/emhsd/2026-statewide-flooding">https://www.michigan.gov/msp/divisions/emhsd/2026-statewide-flooding</a></p><h3>Montana</h3><p>&#8226; Billings Gazette &#8212; <a href="https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_bfe3fbe2-9ca5-462e-a179-5a83d2d8850f.html">https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_bfe3fbe2-9ca5-462e-a179-5a83d2d8850f.html</a></p><p>&#8226; InciWeb East Side Fire  &#8212; <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtgnf-east-side-fire">https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtgnf-east-side-fire</a></p><h3>Oklahoma</h3><p>&#8226; CBS News &#8212; Tornado roars through Enid; Air Force base forced to close &#8212; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tornado-roars-through-parts-of-oklahoma/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tornado-roars-through-parts-of-oklahoma/</a></p><p>&#8226; FOX Weather &#8212; Photos: Violent tornado rips through Enid, Oklahoma &#8212; <a href="https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/tornado-rips-through-oklahoma-community-first-responders-action">https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/tornado-rips-through-oklahoma-community-first-responders-action</a></p><p>&#8226; News9 &#8212; Vance Air Force Base closed until further notice following severe storms &#8212; <a href="https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/vance-air-force-base-closed-until-further-notice-following-severe-storms">https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/vance-air-force-base-closed-until-further-notice-following-severe-storms</a></p><p>&#8226; Watchers.news &#8212;  <a href="https://watchers.news/2026/04/24/tornado-enid-oklahoma-damage-homes-vance-afb-april-2026/">https://watchers.news/2026/04/24/tornado-enid-oklahoma-damage-homes-vance-afb-april-2026/</a></p><p>&#8226; Enid News &amp; Eagle &#8212; <a href="https://www.enidnews.com/news/breaking-no-fatalities-reported-after-gray-ridge-estates-hit-by-tornado/article_1967e27b-1268-4217-b959-9cedaa9c397d.html">https://www.enidnews.com/news/breaking-no-fatalities-reported-after-gray-ridge-estates-hit-by-tornado/article_1967e27b-1268-4217-b959-9cedaa9c397d.html</a></p><h3>Texas</h3><p>&#8226; Cabarrus Weekly &#8212; <a href="https://cabarrusweekly.com/arkansas-memphis-and-shreveport-square-up-for-severe-weather-outbreak-friday-april-24-with-large-risk-zone/">https://cabarrusweekly.com/arkansas-memphis-and-shreveport-square-up-for-severe-weather-outbreak-friday-april-24-with-large-risk-zone/</a></p><h3>Washington</h3><p>&#8226; FEMA Whatcom County DAC &#8212; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260420/disaster-assistance-center-will-open-whatcom-county">https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260420/disaster-assistance-center-will-open-whatcom-county</a></p><p>&#8226; KING 5 &#8212; <a href="https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/fema-begins-home-inspections-whatcom-county-flood-victims-months-devastating-sumas-flooding/281-9d5fab34-763b-4441-88bb-a65e82f45798">https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/fema-begins-home-inspections-whatcom-county-flood-victims-months-devastating-sumas-flooding/281-9d5fab34-763b-4441-88bb-a65e82f45798</a></p><h3>Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam</h3><p>&#8226; FEMA press release &#8212; President Trump approves Major Disaster Declaration for CNMI &#8212; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260424/president-donald-j-trump-approves-major-disaster-declaration-commonwealth">https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260424/president-donald-j-trump-approves-major-disaster-declaration-commonwealth</a></p><p>&#8226; Marianas Press &#8212; Trump approves CNMI major disaster declaration request &#8212; <a href="https://marianaspress.com/news/article/breaking-trump-approves-cnmi-major-disaster-declaration-request">https://marianaspress.com/news/article/breaking-trump-approves-cnmi-major-disaster-declaration-request</a></p><p>&#8226; ASPR HHS &#8212; Public Health Emergency for Guam and CNMI &#8212; <a href="https://aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pages/PHE-Typhoon-Sinlaku.aspx">https://aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pages/PHE-Typhoon-Sinlaku.aspx</a></p><p>&#8226; ReliefWeb &#8212; <a href="https://reliefweb.int/report/northern-mariana-islands-united-states-america/cnmi-s-disaster-declaration-approved-white">https://reliefweb.int/report/northern-mariana-islands-united-states-america/cnmi-s-disaster-declaration-approved-white</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Georgia declares statewide wildfire State of Emergency; CISA Cisco Catalyst KEV deadline arrives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EM Morning Brief: Thursday, April 23rd, 2026.]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/georgia-declares-statewide-wildfire</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/georgia-declares-statewide-wildfire</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:43:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195231672/f27b07eaf7d153f77ffa724d0741a343.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On today&#8217;s EM Morning Brief for Thursday, April 23, 2026: Georgia&#8217;s governor declares a State of Emergency across 91 counties as the Brantley and Echols County wildfires burn more than 20,000 combined acres and destroy at least 54 homes. CISA&#8217;s April 23 federal remediation deadline hits for three actively exploited Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager flaws, with five additional KEV additions due May 4. A Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warning covers southern Colorado, and severe storms capable of hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes target Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota. FEMA announces a Major Disaster Declaration for Montana&#8217;s Lincoln County, K&#299;lauea remains at WATCH/ORANGE within its episode 45 forecast window, and Typhoon Sinlaku recovery continues across the Mariana Islands. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. Produced by Sitch Radio, an EOC Voices podcast.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>Georgia State of Emergency: </strong>Governor Kemp declares a State of Emergency for 91 counties in South Georgia, with the first statewide mandatory burn ban in GFC history; Brantley County fire destroys at least 54 homes, and Echols County residents evacuate.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA KEV Cisco Deadline: </strong>FCEB agencies are required to remediate three actively exploited Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager vulnerabilities today; the remaining five KEV additions are due May 4.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Critical Fire Weather: </strong>Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warning in southern Colorado, with widespread Red Flag Warnings extending across Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Texas.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Severe Storms Plains-to-Midwest: </strong>SPC Slight Risk for large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes from southern Kansas into southern Minnesota on Thursday, with additional severe weather expected through the weekend.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Montana Disaster Declaration: </strong>FEMA announces Major Disaster Declaration for Lincoln County for December severe winter storms and flooding; Public Assistance available.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Montana East Side Fire: </strong>Custer Gallatin NF fire stands at 1,204 acres with 0% containment; evacuations lifted but crews watch for increasing southwest winds.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Florida Railroad Fire: </strong>Approximately 4,186 acres burning along the Clay&#8211;Putnam county line at 55% containment; shelter open at Bostwick Community Center.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Texas Flash Flooding: </strong>20 families evacuated from Williamson County RV parks as the San Gabriel River rises; Hobby Airport issued a ground stop for thunderstorms; Central Bowie County under boil water advisory.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Volcanic Activity: </strong>K&#299;lauea at WATCH/ORANGE with episode 45 lava fountaining likely April 22&#8211;23; Alaska&#8217;s Great Sitkin remains at WATCH/ORANGE with continued lava effusion.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Boil Water and Water Systems: </strong>Active boil water advisories include Stanardsville VA, Paintsville KY, Tangipahoa LA, Central Bowie County TX; West Columbia SC lifted and Rota CNMI lifted.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Typhoon Sinlaku Recovery: </strong>HHS Public Health Emergency remains in effect for Guam and CNMI; CNMI major disaster declaration awaits final presidential signoff; Saipan and Tinian remain under boil water advisories.</p><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The NIMS Store - <a href="https://thenimsstore.com/">https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>CISA</h3><p>&#8226; CISA Adds Eight KEV April 20, 2026 &#8212; federal deadlines April 23 and May 4 &#8212; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/04/20/cisa-adds-eight-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog">https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/04/20/cisa-adds-eight-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog</a></p><p>&#8226; CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog &#8212; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog">https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog</a></p><p>&#8226; The Hacker News coverage &#8212; CISA adds 8 KEV with federal deadlines &#8212; <a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/cisa-adds-8-exploited-flaws-to-kev-sets.html">https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/cisa-adds-8-exploited-flaws-to-kev-sets.html</a></p><p>&#8226; CISA ICS Advisories index &#8212; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories">https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories</a></p><h3>DHS</h3><p>&#8226; DHS National Terrorism Advisory System &#8212; no active bulletin &#8212; <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system">https://www.dhs.gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system</a></p><h3>FEMA</h3><p>&#8226; FEMA Disaster Declarations list &#8212; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations">https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations</a></p><p>&#8226; Lincoln County, Montana Major Disaster Declaration &#8212; April 22, 2026 &#8212; <a href="https://vp-mi.com/news/2026/apr/22/lincoln-co-gets-major-disaster-declaration-for-fed/">https://vp-mi.com/news/2026/apr/22/lincoln-co-gets-major-disaster-declaration-for-fed/</a></p><p>&#8226; Whatcom County, Washington Disaster Assistance Center opens April 22 &#8212; <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fema-begins-home-inspections-wa-023653871.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fema-begins-home-inspections-wa-023653871.html</a></p><h3>NIFC and InciWeb</h3><p>&#8226; NIFC Incident Management Situation Report &#8212; April 22, 2026 &#8212; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf">https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf</a></p><p>&#8226; NIFC National Fire News &#8212; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn">https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn</a></p><p>&#8226; InciWeb &#8212; East Side Fire (Custer Gallatin NF) &#8212; <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtgnf-east-side-fire">https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtgnf-east-side-fire</a></p><h3>NWS and Storm Prediction Center</h3><p>&#8226; SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook &#8212; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html">https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html</a></p><p>&#8226; SPC Day 2 Convective Outlook &#8212; April 22, 2026 &#8212; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html">https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html</a></p><p>&#8226; NWS Active Alerts &#8212; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/alerts">https://www.weather.gov/alerts</a></p><p>&#8226; Multi-state Red Flag Warnings &#8212; April 22, 2026 &#8212; <a href="https://watchers.news/2026/04/22/multi-state-red-flag-warnings-issued-as-strong-winds-and-very-low-humidity-raise-wildfire-danger-across-central-us/">https://watchers.news/2026/04/22/multi-state-red-flag-warnings-issued-as-strong-winds-and-very-low-humidity-raise-wildfire-danger-across-central-us/</a></p><p>&#8226; NWS Pueblo PDS Red Flag Warning &#8212; Colorado &#8212; <a href="https://krdo.com/weather/alerts-weather/2026/04/22/red-flag-warning-issued-april-22-at-157pm-mdt-until-april-23-at-900pm-mdt-by-nws-pueblo-co/">https://krdo.com/weather/alerts-weather/2026/04/22/red-flag-warning-issued-april-22-at-157pm-mdt-until-april-23-at-900pm-mdt-by-nws-pueblo-co/</a></p><p>&#8226; Severe thunderstorms forecast Oklahoma to Minnesota April 23 &#8212; <a href="https://watchers.news/2026/04/21/severe-thunderstorms-forecast-from-northern-oklahoma-to-southern-minnesota/">https://watchers.news/2026/04/21/severe-thunderstorms-forecast-from-northern-oklahoma-to-southern-minnesota/</a></p><h3>USGS</h3><p>&#8226; K&#299;lauea Volcano Notice &#8212; HVO April 22, 2026 &#8212; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-22T17:23:37+00:00">https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-22T17:23:37+00:00</a></p><p>&#8226; K&#299;lauea Updates &#8212; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates">https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates</a></p><p>&#8226; Great Sitkin Volcano Notice &#8212; AVO April 22, 2026 &#8212; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-AVO-2026-04-22T19:13:12+00:00">https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-AVO-2026-04-22T19:13:12+00:00</a></p><h3>Travel Advisories</h3><p>&#8226; U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories index &#8212; <a href="https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories.html">https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories.html</a></p><h3>FDA and CDC</h3><p>&#8226; CDC Health Alert Network Archive &#8212; <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/index.html">https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/index.html</a></p><p>&#8226; FoodSafety.gov Recalls and Outbreaks &#8212; <a href="https://www.foodsafety.gov/recalls-and-outbreaks">https://www.foodsafety.gov/recalls-and-outbreaks</a></p><p>&#8226; FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts &#8212; <a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts">https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts</a></p><h3>FAA</h3><p>&#8226; FAA National Airspace System Status &#8212; </p><p>https://nasstatus.faa.gov/</p><p>&#8226; Hobby Airport ground stop April 22 2026 &#8212; <a href="https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/04/22/ground-stop-issued-at-hobby-airport-hou-due-to-thunderstorms/">https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/04/22/ground-stop-issued-at-hobby-airport-hou-due-to-thunderstorms/</a></p><h3>Alaska</h3><p>&#8226; AVO Great Sitkin April 22 notice &#8212; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-AVO-2026-04-22T19:13:12+00:00">https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-AVO-2026-04-22T19:13:12+00:00</a></p><h3>Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming &#8212; Red Flag Warnings</h3><p>&#8226; Red Flag Warnings issued across Plains and Southwest &#8212; April 22 &#8212; <a href="https://weatherboy.com/red-flag-warnings-issued-for-fire-threat-across-portions-of-texas-colorado-arizona-kansas-oklahoma/">https://weatherboy.com/red-flag-warnings-issued-for-fire-threat-across-portions-of-texas-colorado-arizona-kansas-oklahoma/</a></p><h3>Colorado</h3><p>&#8226; NWS Pueblo PDS Red Flag Warning &#8212; zones 224 and 225 &#8212; <a href="https://krdo.com/weather/alerts-weather/2026/04/22/red-flag-warning-issued-april-22-at-157pm-mdt-until-april-23-at-900pm-mdt-by-nws-pueblo-co/">https://krdo.com/weather/alerts-weather/2026/04/22/red-flag-warning-issued-april-22-at-157pm-mdt-until-april-23-at-900pm-mdt-by-nws-pueblo-co/</a></p><p>&#8226; Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warning explainer &#8212; KKTV &#8212; <a href="https://www.kktv.com/2026/04/22/what-is-pds-red-flag-warning/">https://www.kktv.com/2026/04/22/what-is-pds-red-flag-warning/</a></p><h3>Florida</h3><p>&#8226; Railroad Fire latest &#8212; Clay and Putnam counties &#8212; <a href="https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/22/railroad-fire-latest-evacuations-closures-warnings-more-as-wildfire-spreads-in-clay-putnam-counties/">https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/22/railroad-fire-latest-evacuations-closures-warnings-more-as-wildfire-spreads-in-clay-putnam-counties/</a></p><h3>Georgia</h3><p>&#8226; Governor Kemp declares State of Emergency &#8212; Office of the Governor &#8212; <a href="https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2026-04-22/gov-kemp-declares-state-emergency-response-south-georgia-wildfires">https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2026-04-22/gov-kemp-declares-state-emergency-response-south-georgia-wildfires</a></p><p>&#8226; Brantley County fire grows &#8212; 54 homes destroyed &#8212; <a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/brantley-county-wildfire-only-10-contained-flames-rage-across-south-georgia/4O4RBWHIGZF67F34HOXGANQZBY/">https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/brantley-county-wildfire-only-10-contained-flames-rage-across-south-georgia/4O4RBWHIGZF67F34HOXGANQZBY/</a></p><p>&#8226; Echols County mandatory evacuation &#8212; WALB &#8212; <a href="https://www.walb.com/2026/04/22/mandatory-evacuation-issued-echols-co-residents/">https://www.walb.com/2026/04/22/mandatory-evacuation-issued-echols-co-residents/</a></p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; HVO K&#299;lauea April 22 notice &#8212; episode 45 forecast window &#8212; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-22T17:23:37+00:00">https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-22T17:23:37+00:00</a></p><h3>Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska &#8212; Thursday Severe Risk</h3><p>&#8226; Severe storms likely to impact Iowa &#8212; April 22 &#8212; <a href="https://westerniowatoday.com/2026/04/22/severe-storms-likely-to-impact-iowa-high-winds-and-hail-expected-thursday/">https://westerniowatoday.com/2026/04/22/severe-storms-likely-to-impact-iowa-high-winds-and-hail-expected-thursday/</a></p><p>&#8226; Multi-day tornado outbreak possible &#8212; Plains to Dixie Alley &#8212; <a href="https://saludastandard-sentinel.com/multi-day-tornado-outbreak-possible-from-kansas-nebraska-iowa-oklahoma-and-texas-through-dixie-alley-as-spc-flags-severe-weather-threat-thursday-through-monday/">https://saludastandard-sentinel.com/multi-day-tornado-outbreak-possible-from-kansas-nebraska-iowa-oklahoma-and-texas-through-dixie-alley-as-spc-flags-severe-weather-threat-thursday-through-monday/</a></p><h3>Kentucky</h3><p>&#8226; Paintsville boil water advisory &#8212; April 22 &#8212; <a href="https://wsipam.com/boil-water-advisory-issued-for-portions-of-paintsville/">https://wsipam.com/boil-water-advisory-issued-for-portions-of-paintsville/</a></p><h3>Louisiana</h3><p>&#8226; Tangipahoa Water District boil water advisory &#8212; Hammond area &#8212; <a href="https://www.wafb.com/2026/04/23/tangipahoa-water-district-issues-boil-water-advisory-hammond-area/">https://www.wafb.com/2026/04/23/tangipahoa-water-district-issues-boil-water-advisory-hammond-area/</a></p><h3>Montana</h3><p>&#8226; East Side Fire burns 1,204 acres &#8212; Daily Montanan &#8212; <a href="https://dailymontanan.com/2026/04/21/east-side-fire-burns-1600-acres-185-evacuated-south-of-red-lodge/">https://dailymontanan.com/2026/04/21/east-side-fire-burns-1600-acres-185-evacuated-south-of-red-lodge/</a></p><p>&#8226; InciWeb East Side Fire &#8212; <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtgnf-east-side-fire">https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtgnf-east-side-fire</a></p><p>&#8226; Lincoln County Major Disaster Declaration &#8212; April 22 &#8212; <a href="https://vp-mi.com/news/2026/apr/22/lincoln-co-gets-major-disaster-declaration-for-fed/">https://vp-mi.com/news/2026/apr/22/lincoln-co-gets-major-disaster-declaration-for-fed/</a></p><h3>New Mexico</h3><p>&#8226; Fire-weather threat continues into April 23 &#8212; The Watchers &#8212; <a href="https://watchers.news/2026/04/22/multi-state-red-flag-warnings-issued-as-strong-winds-and-very-low-humidity-raise-wildfire-danger-across-central-us/">https://watchers.news/2026/04/22/multi-state-red-flag-warnings-issued-as-strong-winds-and-very-low-humidity-raise-wildfire-danger-across-central-us/</a></p><h3>Oklahoma</h3><p>&#8226; NWS Norman severe weather outlook &#8212; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/oun">https://www.weather.gov/oun</a></p><h3>Oregon</h3><p>&#8226; TripCheck Oregon Road Conditions &#8212; <a href="https://tripcheck.com/DynamicReports/Report/RoadConditions">https://tripcheck.com/DynamicReports/Report/RoadConditions</a></p><h3>South Carolina</h3><p>&#8226; West Columbia boil water advisory lifted &#8212; April 22 &#8212; <a href="https://westcolumbiasc.gov/boil-water-advisory-4-22-26-lifted/">https://westcolumbiasc.gov/boil-water-advisory-4-22-26-lifted/</a></p><h3>Texas</h3><p>&#8226; Williamson County flooding &#8212; CBS Austin &#8212; <a href="https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/wilco-officials-to-provide-update-on-flooding-response-after-road-closures-evacuations">https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/wilco-officials-to-provide-update-on-flooding-response-after-road-closures-evacuations</a></p><p>&#8226; Williamson County RV parks evacuation &#8212; KXAN &#8212; <a href="https://www.kxan.com/news/local/williamson-county/williamson-county-rv-parks-told-to-evacuate-due-to-flash-flooding/">https://www.kxan.com/news/local/williamson-county/williamson-county-rv-parks-told-to-evacuate-due-to-flash-flooding/</a></p><p>&#8226; Hobby Airport ground stop &#8212; Click2Houston &#8212; <a href="https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/04/22/ground-stop-issued-at-hobby-airport-hou-due-to-thunderstorms/">https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/04/22/ground-stop-issued-at-hobby-airport-hou-due-to-thunderstorms/</a></p><p>&#8226; Central Bowie County boil water advisory &#8212; April 22 &#8212; <a href="https://kygl.com/ixp/152/p/bowie-county-water-boil-notice/">https://kygl.com/ixp/152/p/bowie-county-water-boil-notice/</a></p><h3>Virginia</h3><p>&#8226; Stanardsville boil water advisory &#8212; 29News &#8212; <a href="https://www.29news.com/2026/04/22/stanardsville-boil-water-advisory-likely-continue-thursday/">https://www.29news.com/2026/04/22/stanardsville-boil-water-advisory-likely-continue-thursday/</a></p><h3>Washington</h3><p>&#8226; Whatcom County Disaster Assistance Center &#8212; April 22 &#8212; <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fema-begins-home-inspections-wa-023653871.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fema-begins-home-inspections-wa-023653871.html</a></p><p>&#8226; FDA shellfish recall &#8212; Hammersley Inlet &#8212; <a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts">https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts</a></p><h3>Guam and CNMI</h3><p>&#8226; HHS Public Health Emergency &#8212; Guam and CNMI &#8212; <a href="https://aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pages/PHE-Typhoon-Sinlaku.aspx">https://aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pages/PHE-Typhoon-Sinlaku.aspx</a></p><p>&#8226; Recovery Rundown &#8212; April 22, 2026 (NMI News Service) &#8212; <a href="https://www.nminewsservice.com/recovery-rundown-april-22-2026/">https://www.nminewsservice.com/recovery-rundown-april-22-2026/</a></p><p>&#8226; Rota boil water notice lifted; Saipan and Tinian still under advisory &#8212; <a href="https://www.nminewsservice.com/rota-boil-water-notice-lifted-sinlaku-cuc/">https://www.nminewsservice.com/rota-boil-water-notice-lifted-sinlaku-cuc/</a></p><p>&#8226; Joint FEMA&#8211;USACE Sinlaku operations &#8212; U.S. Army &#8212; <a href="https://www.army.mil/article/291908/joint_fema_usace_operations_underway_following_devastating_super_typhoon_sinlaku">https://www.army.mil/article/291908/joint_fema_usace_operations_underway_following_devastating_super_typhoon_sinlaku</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[CNMI Sinlaku major disaster declaration on President's desk; FEMA opens Whatcom DAC; CISA adds 8 KEV entries ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EM Morning Brief: April 22nd, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/cnmi-sinlaku-major-disaster-declaration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/cnmi-sinlaku-major-disaster-declaration</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:53:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195023579/df746dfe156dc0d625d15bdc5e91e365.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wednesday&#8217;s EM Morning Brief for April 22, 2026 leads with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands&#8217; Super Typhoon Sinlaku major disaster declaration package now with the President; today&#8217;s opening of a FEMA Disaster Assistance Center in Whatcom County, Washington; and Federal Register publication of Presidential Public Assistance declarations for Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. The brief also covers CISA&#8217;s eight new Known Exploited Vulnerability entries and ten fresh ICS advisories, K&#299;lauea&#8217;s escalation to WATCH/ORANGE ahead of lava fountaining episode 45, the East Side Fire south of Red Lodge, Arizona&#8217;s Shaw Fire, Michigan&#8217;s U.P. flooding emergency, Iowa&#8217;s five-county disaster proclamation, USDA drought designations across North Carolina and Tennessee, and Florida&#8217;s Red Flag fire weather. 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.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>CNMI Sinlaku declaration:</strong> Governor Apatang&#8217;s major disaster request, with DHS sign-off, is with the President; response expected within 24 hours and includes 100 percent federal cost share for debris and protective measures.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Whatcom County DAC opens today:</strong> FEMA Disaster Assistance Center opens at Sumas Advent Christian Church for December storm and flooding survivors; application deadline is June 10.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Federal Register: Idaho, Montana, Oregon:</strong> Presidential Public Assistance declarations for December 2025 windstorm and storm/flooding events are formally published today, opening applicant intake windows.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA KEV and ICS advisories:</strong> Eight exploited CVEs added to KEV &#8212; including three Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager flaws &#8212; with April and May federal remediation deadlines; ten new ICS advisories including critical Siemens and Silex items.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>K&#299;lauea WATCH/ORANGE:</strong> HVO raised alert level to WATCH/ORANGE on April 20 evening; lava fountaining episode 45 likely to begin April 22 or 23.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Montana East Side Fire:</strong> 1,500 to 1,600 acres south of Red Lodge with 185 homes evacuated; forecast 40 to 50 mph gusts may challenge containment today.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Arizona Shaw Fire:</strong> Forward progress stopped near Cochise Stronghold at roughly 20 acres with two structures lost; crews working toward containment.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Michigan U.P. flooding:</strong> State of emergency extended to Iron and Marquette counties on April 20; snowmelt and rain continue to drive river-level concerns.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Iowa disaster proclamation:</strong> Five counties designated under Governor Reynolds&#8217; April 20 proclamation; Individual Assistance Grant Program and Disaster Case Advocacy Program activated through May 20.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>USDA drought designations:</strong> 40 NC counties and 22 TN counties (plus seven contiguous TN counties) designated; emergency loans available through December 10.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Florida fire weather:</strong> Red Flag Warning across NE and Central Florida through 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday; 99 percent of Florida in drought with rapid-spread risk.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Severe weather outlook:</strong> SPC Day 2 Slight risk Thursday from northern Oklahoma into southern Minnesota for very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes.</p><h2>Sponsors</h2><h2>The NIMS Store - </h2><p>https://thenimsstore.com/</p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>FEMA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260420/disaster-assistance-center-will-open-whatcom-county">Disaster Assistance Center Will Open in Whatcom County</a> &#8212; FEMA press release announcing the April 22 DAC opening at Sumas Advent Christian Church.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260421/apply-separately-state-federal-assistance-december-storms-washington">Apply Separately for State, Federal Assistance for December Storms in Washington</a> &#8212; April 21 FEMA notice outlining dual application tracks for Washington.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/21/2026-07728/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-montana">Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Montana (FR)</a> &#8212; Federal Register publication of FEMA-4901-DR.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/21/2026-07735/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-idaho">Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Idaho (FR)</a> &#8212; Federal Register publication of FEMA-4905-DR.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/21/2026-07734/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-oregon">Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Oregon (FR)</a> &#8212; Federal Register publication of Oregon Public Assistance declaration.</p><h3>DHS / NTAS</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system">National Terrorism Advisory System</a> &#8212; DHS NTAS page &#8212; no active advisories.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nminewsservice.com/recovery-rundown-cnmi-sinlaku-april-21-2026/">Recovery Rundown &#8212; CNMI Sinlaku (April 21)</a> &#8212; Status of CNMI declaration request on the President&#8217;s desk (DHS Secretary sign-off).</p><h3>CISA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/04/20/cisa-adds-eight-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog">CISA Adds Eight Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog</a> &#8212; Official CISA alert adding eight exploited CVEs (Official update ~36 hours ago).</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories">ICS Advisories (CISA)</a> &#8212; Hub page for April 21 ICS advisories (ICSA-26-111-03 through -12).</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog">CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog</a> &#8212; Authoritative KEV catalog with federal due dates.</p><h3>State Department</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html">Travel Advisories (Travel.State.Gov)</a> &#8212; Authoritative current advisory list and Level indicators.</p><h3>USGS / Volcano &amp; Seismic</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates">K&#299;lauea Volcano Update</a> &#8212; HVO updates on episode 45 precursory activity.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-21T18:14:55+00:00">HVO Notice &#8212; April 21, 2026 (18:14 UTC)</a> &#8212; Formal HANS notice reflecting K&#299;lauea WATCH/ORANGE escalation.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://avo.alaska.edu/volcano/spurr">Mount Spurr (AVO)</a> &#8212; Alaska Volcano Observatory status for Mount Spurr.</p><h3>NIFC / Wildfire</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/incident-information/imsr">Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR)</a> &#8212; National wildland fire situation reporting hub.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/monthly_seasonal_outlook.pdf">NIFC Monthly Outlook (April 1, 2026)</a> &#8212; Predictive Services monthly seasonal outlook covering April.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/">InciWeb</a> &#8212; Authoritative incident information system (Shaw Fire, East Side Fire).</p><h3>NWS / SPC</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html">SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook (April 21, 2000 UTC)</a> &#8212; SPC Day 1 hazard outlook.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html">SPC Day 2 Convective Outlook</a> &#8212; SPC Day 2 hazard outlook (Thursday enhanced risk setup).</p><h3>FAA / Transportation</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://nasstatus.faa.gov/">FAA National Airspace System Status</a> &#8212; NAS status and active airport events (SFO).</p><h3>Arizona</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.azfamily.com/2026/04/21/progress-stopped-wildfire-southern-arizona-2-buildings-destroyed/">Shaw Fire &#8212; forward progress stopped</a> &#8212; Arizona&#8217;s Family update on Shaw Fire status and structures destroyed.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.azfamily.com/2026/04/22/wildfire-southern-arizona-is-70-contained-2-buildings-destroyed/">Shaw Fire 70% contained (April 22)</a> &#8212; Next-morning containment update.</p><h3>Florida</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.news4jax.com/weather/2026/04/21/red-flag-warning-issued-as-the-drought-worsens-across-our-area/">Red Flag Warning (News4JAX)</a> &#8212; NE Florida / SE Georgia Red Flag Warning context and drought status.</p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/04/21/volcano-alert-level-raised-watch-amid-precursory-activity-kilauea/">K&#299;lauea Alert Level Raised to Watch</a> &#8212; Local confirmation of escalation to WATCH/ORANGE.</p><h3>Idaho</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://ioem.idaho.gov/president-trump-approves-disaster-declaration-for-idaho/">President Trump Approves Disaster Declaration for Idaho (IOEM)</a> &#8212; Idaho Office of Emergency Management announcement.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://bonnercountydailybee.com/news/2026/apr/21/fema-to-allow-access-to-disaster-relief-support/">FEMA to allow access to disaster relief support (Bonner County Daily Bee, April 21)</a> &#8212; Local coverage of the FEMA aid process for the windstorm.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/04/20/minidoka-memorial-hospital-updates-easter-morning-cyberattack/">Minidoka Memorial Hospital updates Easter morning cyberattack</a> &#8212; DataBreaches.Net update on Minidoka Memorial incident and Blackwater claim.</p><h3>Iowa</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2026-04-20/gov-reynolds-issues-disaster-proclamation-five-counties-response-severe-weather">Gov. Reynolds Issues Disaster Proclamation for Five Counties (April 20)</a> &#8212; Official press release naming the five counties and programs activated.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://governor.iowa.gov/proclamation-disaster-emergency-april-20-2026">Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (April 20, 2026)</a> &#8212; Text of the Governor&#8217;s proclamation.</p><h3>Michigan</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2026/04/21/gov-whitmer-declares-state-emergency-marquette-iron-counties/">Gov. Whitmer declares state of emergency for Marquette, Iron Counties</a> &#8212; Local coverage of U.P. emergency extension.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/weather/2026/04/20/flooding-emergencies-michigan-iron-marquette-county-u-p-whitmer/89707786007/">Flooding emergencies declared for two more Michigan counties</a> &#8212; Detroit News report on April 20 executive action.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/msp/divisions/emhsd/2026-statewide-flooding">2026 Statewide Flooding (Michigan State Police)</a> &#8212; Michigan State Police EMHSD statewide flooding operations page.</p><h3>Montana</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://dailymontanan.com/2026/04/21/east-side-fire-burns-1600-acres-185-evacuated-south-of-red-lodge/">East Side Fire burns 1,600 acres, 185 evacuated (Daily Montanan)</a> &#8212; Reporting on fire size, evacuations, and resources.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_bfe3fbe2-9ca5-462e-a179-5a83d2d8850f.html">UPDATE: Crews beat back Red Lodge fire to 1,500 acres</a> &#8212; Billings Gazette status update.</p><h3>North Carolina</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/04-21-2026/usda-designates-40-north-carolina-counties-natural-disaster-areas-seven">USDA Designates 40 North Carolina Counties as Natural Disaster Areas</a> &#8212; Official USDA FSA designation and emergency loan details.</p><h3>Oregon</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://nationaltoday.com/us/or/portland/news/2026/04/11/fema-approves-disaster-aid-for-oregon-after-december-2025-storms/">FEMA approves disaster aid for Oregon after December 2025 storms</a> &#8212; Local coverage of Oregon disaster approval context.</p><h3>Tennessee</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/04-20-2026/usda-designates-22-tennessee-counties-natural-disaster-areas">USDA Designates 22 Tennessee Counties as Natural Disaster Areas</a> &#8212; Official USDA FSA designation for Tennessee.</p><h3>Washington</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://governor.wa.gov/news/2026/applications-open-25m-washington-state-disaster-assistance">Applications open for $2.5M in Washington state disaster assistance</a> &#8212; Governor Ferguson press release on state-level parallel assistance.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://whatcom-news.com/fema-disaster-assistance-center-to-open-wednesday-in-sumas-to-aid-flooding-survivors_235629/">FEMA disaster assistance center to open Wednesday in Sumas</a> &#8212; Local coverage of the DAC opening.</p><h3>Territories (CNMI)</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nminewsservice.com/recovery-rundown-cnmi-sinlaku-april-21-2026/">The Recovery Rundown: CNMI Sinlaku (April 21, 2026)</a> &#8212; Territorial readout on the presidential declaration package.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.islapublic.org/news/2026-04-19/fema-assesses-damage-after-super-typhoon-sinlaku-made-landfall-in-the-cnmi">FEMA assesses damage after Super Typhoon Sinlaku made landfall in CNMI</a> &#8212; Context on damage-assessment operations.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[CISA adds Eight Vulnerabilities to KEV; FEMA Montana, Idaho, Oregon Disaster Declarations Published]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EM Morning Brief: Tuesday April21st, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/cisa-adds-eight-vulnerabilities-to</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/cisa-adds-eight-vulnerabilities-to</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:09:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194903063/6a853fa3bb3e598357e1f2d3dbac51d6.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On today&#8217;s EM Morning Brief, CISA adds eight actively exploited vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a May 11 federal remediation deadline. FEMA major disaster declarations for Montana, Idaho, and Oregon tied to December 2025 storms were published in the Federal Register, opening Public Assistance funding. Super Typhoon Sinlaku recovery continues across Guam and the CNMI under active federal emergency and public-health emergency determinations. Red Flag Warnings span the Plains, Southwest, and High Plains with critical fire weather peaking midweek, and the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory revises its Kilauea Episode 45 forecast window to April 21 through 26. State updates cover Texas flash flooding, Wisconsin tornado recovery, Oklahoma wildfire containment, and the ongoing response to the Minidoka Memorial Hospital cyber incident in Idaho. 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.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA KEV update: </strong>Eight new actively exploited CVEs added April 20 (PaperCut, JetBrains TeamCity, Kentico, Quest KACE, Zimbra, three Cisco SD-WAN Manager). Federal patch deadline May 11.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>FEMA declarations published: </strong>Major Disaster Declarations for Montana (DR-4901), Idaho (DR-4905), and Oregon formally appear in the Federal Register, opening Public Assistance for December 2025 storm damage.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Sinlaku recovery: </strong>Federal emergency declarations and HHS public-health emergency remain in effect for Guam and the CNMI. Power and water restoration on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota may take weeks.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Kilauea Episode 45: </strong>HVO revises the lava-fountaining forecast window to Tuesday, April 21 through Sunday, April 26. Summit remains paused but inflating.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Fire weather: </strong>Red Flag Warnings active across Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Wednesday expected to be most dangerous day of the week.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Texas flash flooding: </strong>Flash Flood Warning along San Antonio to New Braunfels corridor; SAFD reports nine water rescues. Houston metro sees localized urban flooding with rainfall rates up to three inches per hour.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Wisconsin storm response: </strong>SEOC Update 4 reports 28 resource requests and continued coordination with county and tribal emergency managers following confirmed April 14 tornadoes and flood damage.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Idaho hospital cyber incident: </strong>Minidoka Memorial Hospital restores imaging services April 19. Blackwater ransomware group claims April 17 and threatens data publication after April 24.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>April 17 tornado cleanup: </strong>NWS confirms a high-end EF-2 in Lena, Illinois; EF-1 tornadoes in Jo Daviess County, Illinois and Washington County, Iowa; and an EF-2 in Rochester, Minnesota with two injuries.</p><h2>Sponsors</h2><p>The NIMS Store - <a href="https://go.emnmedia.com/TheNimsStore">https://thenimsstore.com/</a></p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>CISA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/04/20/cisa-adds-eight-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog">CISA Alert &#8212; Eight new KEV entries (April 20, 2026)</a> &#8212; PaperCut, JetBrains TeamCity, Kentico Xperience, Quest KACE SMA, Zimbra, and three Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager CVEs; federal patch deadline May 11, 2026</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog">CISA &#8212; Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog</a> &#8212; Authoritative catalog of actively exploited CVEs</p><h3>FEMA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/21/2026-07728/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-montana">Federal Register &#8212; Montana Major Disaster Declaration (DR-4901-DR)</a> &#8212; Public Assistance Only for December 9-11, 2025 severe storms and flooding</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/21/2026-07735/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-idaho">Federal Register &#8212; Idaho Major Disaster Declaration (DR-4905-DR)</a> &#8212; Public Assistance Only for December 16-18, 2025 straight-line winds</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/21/2026-07734/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-oregon">Federal Register &#8212; Oregon Major Disaster Declaration</a> &#8212; Public Assistance Only for December 15-21, 2025 storms and landslides</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4901">FEMA &#8212; DR-4901-MT page</a> &#8212; Montana disaster assistance details and deadlines</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260417/president-donald-j-trump-approves-emergency-declaration-guam">FEMA &#8212; Emergency Declaration for Guam</a> &#8212; April 17, 2026 press release on Super Typhoon Sinlaku support</p><h3>NIFC and wildland fire</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn">NIFC &#8212; National Fire News</a> &#8212; April 20, 2026 daily national fire activity summary</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/incident-information/imsr">NICC &#8212; Incident Management Situation Report</a> &#8212; Daily SITREP from the National Interagency Coordination Center</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/">InciWeb &#8212; Incident Information System</a> &#8212; Active wildland-fire and incident records</p><h3>USGS and volcano</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates">USGS &#8212; K&#299;lauea Volcano Updates</a> &#8212; HVO summit eruption status and Episode 45 forecast window</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-19T18:16:13+00:00">HVO Volcano Notice &#8212; April 19, 2026</a> &#8212; Revised Episode 45 timing: April 21 to April 26 window</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/browse/significant.php">USGS &#8212; Significant Earthquakes 2026</a> &#8212; Catalog of significant events including the April 20 M7.4 near Miyako, Japan</p><h3>NOAA/NWS</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html">NOAA Storm Prediction Center &#8212; Day 1 Convective Outlook</a> &#8212; National severe-weather risk areas</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/fwdy1.html">NOAA SPC &#8212; Fire Weather Outlook</a> &#8212; Red Flag / critical fire-weather areas</p><h3>HHS/CDC</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://aspr.hhs.gov/legal/PHE/Pages/Sinlaku-MarianaIslands-Guam-17Apr2026.aspx">HHS ASPR &#8212; Public Health Emergency: CNMI and Guam / Typhoon Sinlaku</a> &#8212; April 17, 2026 determination by the Secretary</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00527.html">CDC HAN &#8212; Medetomidine Advisory</a> &#8212; Prior HAN on illicit-drug-supply risk (context)</p><h3>DHS</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/topics/national-terrorism-advisory-system">DHS &#8212; National Terrorism Advisory System</a> &#8212; NTAS bulletin page (no new bulletin in the last 24 hours)</p><h3>FAA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-daily-air-traffic-report">FAA &#8212; Daily Air Traffic Report</a> &#8212; Weather-related delays and advisories</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://nasstatus.faa.gov/">FAA &#8212; National Airspace System Status</a> &#8212; Real-time airport and NAS status</p><h3>Alabama</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/bmx/">NWS Birmingham</a> &#8212; Regional fire-weather and forecast</p><h3>Alaska</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.sms-tsunami-warning.com/earthquakes-today/aka2026hsvwov/Adak-Alaska/20-04-2026">Alaska Earthquake Center &#8212; Adak M4.7</a> &#8212; April 20, 2026 Aleutian event, no tsunami</p><h3>Arizona</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/fwdy1.html">NWS SPC &#8212; Fire Weather Outlook</a> &#8212; Red Flag conditions across the Southwest</p><h3>Arkansas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://dps.arkansas.gov/emergency-management/adem/recovery/disaster-information/">Arkansas Division of Emergency Management</a> &#8212; State-level EM updates</p><h3>California</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents">Cal Fire &#8212; Incidents</a> &#8212; Active incident list and evacuation information</p><h3>Colorado</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://bouldercast.com/this-week-in-colorado-weather-april-20-2026/">BoulderCAST &#8212; This Week in Colorado Weather (April 20, 2026)</a> &#8212; Red Flag timing and wind outlook</p><h3>Florida</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.floridadisaster.org/weather/">Florida State Watch Office</a> &#8212; Florida Division of Emergency Management situation reports</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/mfl/hwo">NWS Miami &#8212; Hazardous Weather Outlook</a> &#8212; South Florida severe and marine hazards</p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/Home/Components/News/News/4477/720">Hawai&#8216;i County &#8212; Emergency Proclamation (April 2026)</a> &#8212; Severe weather and concurrent hazards proclamation</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-04-19T18:16:13+00:00">HVO &#8212; K&#299;lauea Notice April 19, 2026</a> &#8212; Episode 45 revised window</p><h3>Idaho</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/04/20/minidoka-memorial-hospital-updates-easter-morning-cyberattack/">DataBreaches.net &#8212; Minidoka Memorial Hospital update (April 20, 2026)</a> &#8212; Imaging services restored; Blackwater leak deadline April 24</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.comparitech.com/news/cybercriminals-say-they-hacked-minidoka-memorial-hospital-demand-ransom/">Comparitech &#8212; Blackwater claim and hospital impact</a> &#8212; Ransomware claim and hospital response</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://ioem.idaho.gov/governor-brad-little-issues-a-disaster-declaration-to-support-severe-flooding-in-northern-idaho/">Idaho Office of Emergency Management</a> &#8212; State-level disaster and mitigation updates</p><h3>Illinois</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/dvn/summary_041726">NWS Quad Cities &#8212; April 17, 2026 event summary (updated April 20)</a> &#8212; Confirmed EF-2 and EF-1 tornadoes across western Illinois</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wqad.com/article/weather/severe-weather/tornado-outbreak-confirmed-during-fridays-severe-storms/526-284328e3-974c-47b2-9409-7c5e96ea98f1">WQAD &#8212; April 17 tornado outbreak recap</a> &#8212; Damage assessments and local impact</p><h3>Indiana</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/ind/">NWS Indianapolis &#8212; Freeze Warning</a> &#8212; East-central and southeast Indiana</p><h3>Iowa</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/dvn/summary_041726">NWS Quad Cities &#8212; April 17 event summary (updated April 20)</a> &#8212; Washington County EF-1 details</p><h3>Kansas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/fwdy1.html">NWS SPC &#8212; Fire Weather Outlook</a> &#8212; Red Flag areas across southern Plains</p><h3>Minnesota</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/mpx/13April2026_Hail_and_Tornadoes">NWS &#8212; April 17 Tornadoes (updated April 20)</a> &#8212; Rochester EF-2 and regional damage</p><h3>Mississippi</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wlox.com/2026/04/20/april-showers-more-like-april-drought/">WLOX &#8212; April showers? More like April drought</a> &#8212; Dry-pattern context and rainfall totals</p><h3>Montana</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4901/designated-areas">FEMA &#8212; DR-4901 designated areas</a> &#8212; County eligibility for Public Assistance</p><h3>Nebraska</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://kgfw.com/2026/04/20/red-flag-warning-issued-for-central-nebraska-from-noon-to-9-p-m-on-monday/">KGFW &#8212; Red Flag Warning for central Nebraska</a> &#8212; Noon to 9 p.m. Monday critical fire weather</p><h3>Nevada</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/fwdy1.html">NWS SPC &#8212; Fire Weather Outlook</a> &#8212; Southwest wind and fire-weather details</p><h3>New Mexico</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://krtnradio.com/wp/2026/04/20/schwachheim-fire-update-april-20-2026/">KRTN &#8212; Schwachheim Fire Update, April 20, 2026</a> &#8212; Local fire-line assessment</p><h3>Ohio</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://community-updates.waynecounty.info/2026/04/20/freeze-warning-issued-april-20-at-149am-edt-until-april-20-at-1000am-edt-by-nws-wilmington-oh/">NWS Wilmington &#8212; Freeze Warning (April 20, 2026)</a> &#8212; Southern Ohio overnight freeze</p><h3>Oklahoma</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://ag.ok.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Most-Recent-Fire-Situation-Report.pdf">Oklahoma Department of Agriculture &#8212; Fire Situation Report (April 20, 2026)</a> &#8212; Lightning Roll and Sunny Fire containment</p><h3>Oregon</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/21/2026-07734/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-oregon">Federal Register &#8212; Oregon Major Disaster Declaration</a> &#8212; Public Assistance Only for December 2025 storms and landslides</p><h3>South Dakota</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.mensjournal.com/news/red-flag-warnings-issued-as-dangerous-winds-and-dry-air-raise-wildfire-risk">Men&#8217;s Journal &#8212; Red Flag Warnings across the High Plains</a> &#8212; South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas zones through Monday evening</p><h3>Texas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://texasstormchasers.com/weather/flood-threat-increases-tonight-eastern-hill-country-san-antonio-new-braunfels/">NWS San Antonio / Texas Storm Chasers</a> &#8212; Flash Flood Warning along the San Antonio to New Braunfels corridor</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.click2houston.com/weather/2026/04/20/houston-severe-weather-threat-for-tuesday-2-3-per-hour-minor-flooding-38-higher-crash-risk/">Click2Houston &#8212; Houston severe threat, April 20, 2026</a> &#8212; Two to three inches per hour and heightened crash risk</p><h3>Utah</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://snoflo.org/snow/report/utah/">Snoflo &#8212; Utah snowpack status</a> &#8212; Statewide snowpack near 32 percent of normal</p><h3>Washington</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations">FEMA &#8212; Disasters and Other Declarations</a> &#8212; Washington December 2025 winter-storm declaration</p><h3>West Virginia</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://wchstv.com/news/local/freeze-warning-remains-in-effect-monday-night-for-most-of-west-virginia">WCHS &#8212; Freeze Warning remains in effect for most of West Virginia</a> &#8212; Monday night through Tuesday morning</p><h3>Wisconsin</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://wem.wi.gov/wisconsin-emergency-management-release-state-emergency-operations-center-update-4-april-severe-storms-and-flooding/">Wisconsin Emergency Management &#8212; SEOC Update 4 (April severe storms and flooding)</a> &#8212; Resource requests and ongoing state coordination</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://wtmj.com/news/2026/04/15/governor-evers-declares-state-of-emergency-following-multiple-damaging-tornadoes/">WTMJ &#8212; Governor Evers state of emergency</a> &#8212; April 15, 2026 declaration</p><h3>Wyoming</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/fwdy1.html">NWS SPC &#8212; Fire Weather Outlook</a> &#8212; High Plains critical fire-weather pattern</p><h3>Guam</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260417/president-donald-j-trump-approves-emergency-declaration-guam">FEMA &#8212; Emergency Declaration for Guam</a> &#8212; April 17, 2026 press release</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-04-20/typhoon-sinlaku-guam-schools-ports-21431252.html">Stars and Stripes &#8212; DoD schools to reopen, port operations (April 20, 2026)</a> &#8212; Recovery status update from Guam</p><h3>Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.islapublic.org/news/2026-04-19/fema-assesses-damage-after-super-typhoon-sinlaku-made-landfall-in-the-cnmi">Isla Public &#8212; FEMA damage assessment after Sinlaku landfall</a> &#8212; Published April 19, 2026</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://aspr.hhs.gov/legal/PHE/Pages/Sinlaku-MarianaIslands-Guam-17Apr2026.aspx">HHS ASPR &#8212; Public Health Emergency: CNMI and Guam</a> &#8212; Secretary&#8217;s April 17 determination</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midwest Tornado and Flooding Cleanup Expands with Michigan State of Emergency; NOAA SWPC Reports G2 Geomagnetic Storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EM Morning Brief: Monday, April 20, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/midwest-tornado-and-flooding-cleanup</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/midwest-tornado-and-flooding-cleanup</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:09:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194786628/3346a092c827a84a937272f1383c0600.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today&#8217;s EM Morning Brief covers the continued federal response to Super Typhoon Sinlaku in Guam and the CNMI, where U.S. Coast Guard operations press northward and ports at Saipan, Tinian, and Rota remain closed. Michigan&#8217;s statewide emergency has expanded to Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, and 38 counties as flooding and dam concerns persist at the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex. Cleanup continues across Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota after Friday&#8217;s EF-3 and EF-2 tornado outbreak, and the National Interagency Fire Center reports national preparedness at PL 2 with fire activity running at roughly 200 percent of the 10-year average. NOAA&#8217;s Space Weather Prediction Center reports G2 moderate geomagnetic storm levels, and USGS recorded a M4.7 earthquake near Reno, Nevada, and a small M3.0 offshore event near Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. Produced by Sitch Radio, an EOC Voices podcast.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>Typhoon Sinlaku response: </strong>USCG operations continue in Guam and CNMI; ports at Saipan, Tinian, and Rota remain closed as federal and territorial partners restore power, water, and road access.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>FEMA Hawaii Kona Low: </strong>Residents of Hawai&#8217;i, Maui, and Honolulu counties can apply for Individual Assistance under DR-4909-HI through June 7, 2026.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Michigan state of emergency: </strong>38 counties plus Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo now covered; Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex remains at Level 2 with evacuation preparation in effect.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Midwest tornado outbreak recovery: </strong>EF-3 in Marathon County, WI (approximately 75 homes damaged); EF-2 tornadoes confirmed in Lena, IL and Marion Township, MN; Ann Arbor, MI debris removal began April 20.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>NIFC IMSR: </strong>National preparedness level is PL 2; 992 personnel assigned to uncontained large fires; YTD acreage is approximately 200 percent of the 10-year average.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Texas Neon White Fire: </strong>1,259 acres and 90 percent contained near Dickens as of April 19.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Space weather: </strong>NOAA SWPC reports G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm; minor grid, HF radio, and satellite impacts possible at high latitudes.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Seismic activity: </strong>USGS M4.7 near Reno, Nevada (April 19) and M3.0 offshore USVI near Charlotte Amalie (April 20); no damage reported.</p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>FEMA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260417/president-donald-j-trump-approves-emergency-declaration-guam">FEMA &#8212; President Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for Guam (April 17, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260417/president-donald-j-trump-approves-emergency-declaration-commonwealth">FEMA &#8212; President Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (April 17, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260417/residents-maui-hawaii-and-honolulu-counties-impacted-march-kona-low-can">FEMA &#8212; Residents of Maui, Hawaii and Honolulu Counties Impacted by March Kona Low Can Apply for Assistance (April 17, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4909">FEMA &#8212; DR-4909-HI Hawaii Kona Low Weather Systems</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations">FEMA &#8212; Disasters and Other Declarations (index)</a></p><h3>NIFC / Wildfire</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf">NIFC &#8212; Incident Management Situation Report, Sunday April 19, 2026 (PDF)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information">NIFC &#8212; Fire Information</a></p><h3>NOAA / NWS / SWPC</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g2-moderate-geomagnetic-storm-levels-reached-1">NOAA SWPC &#8212; G2 (Moderate) Geomagnetic Storm Levels Reached</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/">NOAA SWPC &#8212; Homepage (3-day forecast and alerts)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/dvn/summary_041726">NWS Quad Cities &#8212; April 17, 2026 event summary (updated April 19)</a></p><h3>USGS</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/">USGS &#8212; Latest Earthquakes map</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/">USGS Earthquake Hazards Program</a></p><h3>USCG / Typhoon Sinlaku</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://mauinow.com/2026/04/19/uscg-recovery-intensifies-support-continues-in-guam-following-super-typhoon-sinlaku/">Maui Now &#8212; USCG recovery intensifies, support continues in Guam following Super Typhoon Sinlaku (April 19, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.islapublic.org/news/2026-04-19/fema-assesses-damage-after-super-typhoon-sinlaku-made-landfall-in-the-cnmi">NPR Marianas (Isla Public) &#8212; FEMA assesses damage after Super Typhoon Sinlaku made landfall in the CNMI (April 19, 2026)</a></p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/office-of-the-governor-news-release-fema-affirms-presidential-major-disaster-declaration-for-hawaii/">Office of the Governor Josh Green &#8212; FEMA Affirms Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for Hawai&#8217;i</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/04/16/fema-affirms-major-disaster-declaration-hawaii/">Hawaii News Now &#8212; FEMA affirms Major Disaster Declaration for Hawaii (April 16, 2026)</a></p><h3>Illinois</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.shawlocal.com/sauk-valley/2026/04/19/multiple-tornadoes-sweep-through-northern-illinois-ef2-tornado-destroys-homes-in-lena/">Shaw Local / Sauk Valley &#8212; Multiple tornadoes sweep through northern Illinois; EF-2 tornado destroys homes in Lena (April 19, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weather.gov/dvn/summary_041726">NWS Quad Cities &#8212; April 17, 2026 event summary (updated April 19)</a></p><h3>Michigan</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/msp/divisions/emhsd/2026-statewide-flooding">Michigan MSP/EMHSD &#8212; 2026 Statewide Flooding</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/msp/divisions/emhsd/2026-cheboygan-dam">Michigan MSP/EMHSD &#8212; 2026 Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.a2gov.org/news/posts/ann-arbor-was-hit-hard-by-a-severe-storm-here-s-what-residents-should-know/">City of Ann Arbor &#8212; Ann Arbor was hit hard by a severe storm. Here&#8217;s what residents should know</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/all-about-ann-arbor/2026/04/18/governor-gretchen-whitmer-declares-state-of-emergency-for-ann-arbor-after-ef-1-tornado/">Click On Detroit &#8212; Whitmer declares state of emergency for Ann Arbor after EF-1 tornado (April 18, 2026)</a></p><h3>Minnesota</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-storm-damage-recovery-olmsted-county-april-18">FOX 9 Minneapolis &#8212; 6 tornadoes confirmed in southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin (Olmsted County storm damage)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/photos-storm-cleanup-near-marion-road-southeast-on-april-18-2026">Post Bulletin &#8212; Storm cleanup near Marion Road Southeast on April 18, 2026</a></p><h3>Nevada</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthquakelist.org/news/2026/04/19/m4-7-earthquake-the-united-states-1272676/">EarthquakeList.org &#8212; Shallow M4.7 earthquake near Reno, Nevada (April 19, 2026)</a></p><h3>Texas</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Texas_wildfires">Wikipedia &#8212; 2026 Texas wildfires (Neon White Fire details)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf">NIFC &#8212; IMSR April 19, 2026 (national context)</a></p><h3>Wisconsin</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/04/19/officials-ef-3-tornado-that-tore-through-weston-and-ringle-packed-winds-up-to-145-mph/">Wausau Pilot &amp; Review &#8212; EF-3 tornado that tore through Weston and Ringle packed winds up to 145 mph (April 19, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/newsroom/release/121976">Wisconsin DNR &#8212; Flood Waters Begin To Recede At Portage; Road Closures Remain, Well Water Testing Offered</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://readywisconsin.wi.gov/april-2026-severe-storms-and-flooding/">Ready Wisconsin &#8212; April 2026 Severe Storms and Flooding</a></p><h3>Guam / CNMI</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260417/president-donald-j-trump-approves-emergency-declaration-guam">FEMA &#8212; Emergency Declaration for Guam (April 17, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260417/president-donald-j-trump-approves-emergency-declaration-commonwealth">FEMA &#8212; Emergency Declaration for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (April 17, 2026)</a></p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://mauinow.com/2026/04/19/uscg-recovery-intensifies-support-continues-in-guam-following-super-typhoon-sinlaku/">Maui Now &#8212; USCG recovery intensifies, support continues in Guam (April 19, 2026)</a></p><h3>U.S. Virgin Islands</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/">USGS &#8212; Latest Earthquakes map (M3.0 offshore Charlotte Amalie, April 20, 2026)</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinlaku recovery continues in CNMI and Guam; FEMA affirms Hawaii Kona-low disaster; CISA adds Apache ActiveMQ to KEV]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | EM Morning Brief: Friday, April 17, 2026]]></description><link>https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/sinlaku-recovery-continues-in-cnmi</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/sinlaku-recovery-continues-in-cnmi</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:07:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194506534/b66d03f846a4d090b1b65ec522684ac3.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Federal recovery operations continue across the Mariana Islands under FEMA Emergency Declarations for Guam and CNMI following Super Typhoon Sinlaku; the President affirms a Major Disaster Declaration for Hawaii tied to the March Kona-low storms; CISA adds an Apache ActiveMQ flaw to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and publishes four new ICS advisories; SPC highlights an Enhanced Risk of severe storms across the Plains and Mississippi Valley today; and several states post boil-water actions after water-main breaks. 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.</p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><p>&#8226; <strong>Super Typhoon Sinlaku response: </strong>FEMA Emergency Declarations cover Guam and the CNMI; Saipan and Tinian remain without full power, water, and road access as federal resources deploy.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Hawaii disaster declaration: </strong>Presidential Major Disaster Declaration affirmed for Kona-low storms (March 10&#8211;24); Individual Assistance available in Honolulu, Hawaii, and Maui counties; IA deadline June 7, 2026.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA KEV update: </strong>CVE-2026-34197 Apache ActiveMQ added to the KEV catalog on April 16; federal civilian agencies must remediate under BOD 22-01.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>CISA ICS advisories: </strong>Four new advisories (ICSA-26-106-01&#8211;04), including Delta Electronics ASDA-Soft stack-based buffer overflow &#8212; Critical Manufacturing sector.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Severe weather outlook: </strong>SPC Enhanced Risk today across Upper/Middle Mississippi Valleys and Central/Southern Plains; WPC Slight Risk for excessive rainfall; SWPC G2 geomagnetic storm watches April 17&#8211;18.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>NIFC situational picture: </strong>April 16 IMSR shows 1,744,190 YTD acres burned; eight large uncontained fires; 770 personnel assigned nationwide.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Florida &#8212; Newman Drive Fire: </strong>1,733 acres, 60% contained; evacuations remain for five streets in Collier County; pet-friendly shelter open at Golden Gate Community Center.</p><p>&#8226; <strong>Water-system advisories: </strong>New boil-water notices or active advisories in Silver City, Nevada; portions of Newark/Belleville/Bloomfield, New Jersey; Rotterdam, New York; five counties in southwest Iowa; and portions of Guam.</p><h2>Sources</h2><h3>FEMA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260416/president-donald-j-trump-approves-emergency-declaration-commonwealth">FEMA &#8212; CNMI Emergency Declaration (Typhoon Sinlaku)</a> &#8212; Federal assistance available to CNMI for Typhoon Sinlaku beginning April 11, 2026.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/04/16/fema-affirms-major-disaster-declaration-hawaii/">Hawaii News Now &#8212; FEMA Affirms Major Disaster Declaration for Hawaii</a> &#8212; Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for Kona-low storms.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/office-of-the-governor-news-release-fema-affirms-presidential-major-disaster-declaration-for-hawaii/">Governor of Hawaii &#8212; FEMA Affirms Presidential Major Disaster Declaration</a> &#8212; State reaction and federal assistance breakdown; June 7, 2026 IA deadline.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.fema.gov/about/newsroom">FEMA Newsroom</a> &#8212; Official FEMA press releases.</p><h3>CISA</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/04/16/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog">CISA &#8212; Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog (Apr 16, 2026)</a> &#8212; CVE-2026-34197 Apache ActiveMQ improper-input-validation vulnerability.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog">CISA &#8212; Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog</a> &#8212; KEV catalog landing page with remediation deadlines.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-106-01">CISA &#8212; ICSA-26-106-01 Delta Electronics ASDA-Soft</a> &#8212; Stack-based buffer overflow in Critical Manufacturing sector software.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories">CISA &#8212; ICS Advisories index</a> &#8212; Listing of current ICS/OT advisories including ICSA-26-106-01 through 04.</p><h3>NOAA / NWS / SWPC</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html">Storm Prediction Center &#8212; Day 1 Convective Outlook</a> &#8212; Enhanced severe risk across Upper/Middle Miss Valleys and Central/Southern Plains.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/weather-prediction-center">Weather Prediction Center</a> &#8212; National precipitation and flash flood guidance.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/">NOAA SWPC</a> &#8212; G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm watches April 17&#8211;18, 2026.</p><h3>NIFC / Wildfire</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf">NIFC &#8212; Incident Management Situation Report (April 16, 2026)</a> &#8212; National wildland fire synopsis: 1,744,190 YTD acres; 8 uncontained large fires; 770 personnel assigned.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn">NIFC &#8212; National Fire News</a> &#8212; Daily national wildfire activity summary.</p><h3>DHS / NTAS</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system">DHS &#8212; National Terrorism Advisory System</a> &#8212; Current NTAS bulletins and updates.</p><h3>Travel Advisories</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html">U.S. Department of State &#8212; Travel Advisories</a> &#8212; Country-by-country levels and recent updates.</p><h3>CDC / Public Health</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00527.html">CDC HAN &#8212; Medetomidine in the U.S. Illegal Fentanyl Supply</a> &#8212; Health Advisory on overdose and severe withdrawal syndrome risk.</p><h3>Florida</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wusf.org/environment/2026-04-15/tough-fight-wildland-firefighters-collier-county-boost-containment-60-newman-road-fire">WUSF &#8212; Newman Road Fire containment rises to 60%</a> &#8212; Collier County wildfire at 1,733 acres; 60% contained; evacuations in place.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.wgcu.org/top-story/2026-04-13/evacuations-made-in-front-of-600-acre-wildfire-burning-near-i-75-in-picayune-strand-wildlife-area-in-collier-county">WGCU &#8212; Newman Drive Fire evacuations and shelter info</a> &#8212; Evacuation streets and Golden Gate Community Center pet-friendly shelter.</p><h3>Iowa</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/boil-order-pottawattamie-harrison-shelby-audubon-cass-county-regional-water-rural-water-association/524-f1836c4a-454f-4f8e-a304-c812030eebed">We Are Iowa &#8212; Boil order across five counties</a> &#8212; Pottawattamie, Harrison, Shelby, Audubon, and Cass counties on Regional Water system.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/IACIO/bulletins/35c9df9">Iowa HSEMD &#8212; Regional Water boil order bulletin</a> &#8212; Official Iowa HSEMD bulletin forwarding boil-order details.</p><h3>Nevada</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2026/apr/16/boil-water-notice-issued-for-silver-city/">Nevada Appeal &#8212; Silver City boil-water notice</a> &#8212; Notice issued 7:45 a.m. April 16 by Storey County for all Silver City residents.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.kolotv.com/2026/04/16/boil-water-notice-issued-silver-city/">KOLO &#8212; Silver City boil-water notice</a> &#8212; Additional coverage with resident guidance.</p><h3>New Jersey</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://cleanairandwater.net/news/boil-water-notice-new-jersey-april-2026-9642/">Clean Air and Water &#8212; New Jersey boil-water advisory (April 15, 2026)</a> &#8212; Summary of Newark-area advisory following water-main break in Belleville.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://patch.com/new-jersey/newarknj/newark-boil-water-advisory-heres-what-you-should-do-officials-say">Newark Patch &#8212; Boil Water Advisory guidance</a> &#8212; Ward-level impact in Newark and resident instructions.</p><h3>New York</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://wgy.iheart.com/content/2026-04-16-rotterdam-residents-under-boil-water-advisory/">WGY &#8212; Rotterdam residents under boil-water advisory</a> &#8212; Precautionary boil advisory after April 15 water-main break.</p><h3>Hawaii</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.staradvertiser.com/2026/04/16/hawaii-news/trump-issues-disaster-declaration-following-kona-low-storms/">Star-Advertiser &#8212; Trump issues disaster declaration after Kona-low storms</a> &#8212; Declaration detail and affected counties.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversation/2026-04-16/gov-green-deploys-federal-disaster-aid-for-storm-impacted-residents">Hawaii Public Radio &#8212; Federal disaster aid for storm-impacted residents</a> &#8212; Governor Green deploys federal IA for affected counties.</p><h3>Guam</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://kanditnews.com/boil-water-notice-gta-docomo-updates/">Kandit News &#8212; GWA boil-water notice update</a> &#8212; Sustained pressure loss in distribution system following Typhoon Sinlaku.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.cucgov.org/news-and-events/public-advisories/precautionary-boil-water-notice-for-all-three-islands/">Commonwealth Utilities Corporation &#8212; Precautionary Boil Water Notice</a> &#8212; Official utility notice for affected islands.</p><h3>Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)</h3><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.islapublic.org/news/2026-04-13/cnmi-guam-granted-federal-emergency-declarations-as-super-typhoon-sinlaku-advances">Isla Public &#8212; CNMI/Guam federal emergency declarations</a> &#8212; Status of the April 11 emergency declaration as Sinlaku advanced.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://watchers.news/2026/04/16/super-typhoon-sinlaku-cripples-power-roads-key-infrastructure-saipan-tinian-damage-april-2026/">The Watchers &#8212; Sinlaku cripples Saipan and Tinian</a> &#8212; Infrastructure, power, and road impact summary.</p><p>&#8226; <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/g-s1-117475/super-typhoon-sinlaku">NPR &#8212; Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote U.S. islands</a> &#8212; National coverage of the storm&#8217;s Mariana Islands impact.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>