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