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