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Today’s brief covers the National Preparedness Level 2 wildfire picture led by the Seven Cabins Fire in New Mexico and active fires in California, Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming. CISA expanded the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog with three supply-chain entries affecting DAEMON Tools, TanStack, and Nx Console. Red Flag Warnings span Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and western North Dakota. CDC’s HAN advisory on Ebola in DRC and Uganda remains current. NWS Wilmington has Flood Watches across Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, and Kilauea’s Episode 48 forecast window runs through Friday. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. Produced by Sitch Radio, an EOC Voices podcast.
Key Takeaways
• Wildfire posture: National Preparedness Level remains at 2; Seven Cabins Fire in New Mexico holds at 28,750 acres and 46 percent containment with reduced evacuation statuses. Multiple active fires in California, Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming require continued resource attention.
• CISA KEV expansion: Three new entries (DAEMON Tools Lite, TanStack Router, Nx Console) underscore supply-chain compromise via trusted installers and developer tooling; review patch status and credential harvesting indicators.
• Fire weather: Red Flag Warnings cover Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and western North Dakota with single-digit to low-teens humidity and gusts to 45 mph.
• Flood watch: NWS Wilmington holds Flood Watches for 39 counties across Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio through Thursday early morning; up to three inches of rainfall possible.
• Public health: CDC HAN Advisory on Ebola in DRC and Uganda remains the national-level guidance; U.S. risk assessed as low.
• Volcano: Kilauea remains at ADVISORY/YELLOW; Episode 48 summit fountaining forecast window runs Wednesday through Friday.
• Hazmat resolution: Garden Grove methyl methacrylate tank evacuations fully lifted Tuesday evening; no further public risk.
Sources
NIFC and InciWeb
• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report — May 27, 2026 0730 MDT
• InciWeb — Seven Cabins Fire, New Mexico
• InciWeb — Santa Rosa Island Fire, California
CISA
• CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog — May 27, 2026
• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
CDC and Public Health
• CDC HAN Advisory — Ebola Disease Outbreak in DRC and Uganda (HAN 530)
• CDC HAN Health Update — 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection (HAN 529)
NWS and Weather
• NOAA Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Convective Outlook
• NWS Red Flag Warning Summary
• NWS National Hurricane Center Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook
USGS Volcanoes
• USGS Kilauea Volcano Updates
• USGS Mauna Loa Volcano Updates
Arizona
• Newsweek — Critical fire warnings issued, exercise extreme caution
California
• CAL FIRE — Sandy Fire incident page
• CAL FIRE — Incidents directory
• CBS Los Angeles — Sandy, Bain, Santa Rosa Island, Verona fires nearing full containment
• NBC Los Angeles — Map of Southern California fires
• City of Garden Grove — Hazardous Materials Incident page
• ABC7 Los Angeles — Garden Grove chemical tank live updates and evacuation lift
Colorado and Utah
Hawaii
• USGS Volcano Notice — HVO May 21, 2026
Idaho
• KMVT — Crews battle the Summit Creek and Black Ridge fires
• LocalNews8 / KIFI — Thousands of acres scorched as wildfires spread across southern Idaho
• KPVI — Fire crews fighting two wildfires near Oakley and Burley
Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio
• Wayne County Community Updates — Flood Watch issued May 27 by NWS Wilmington OH
• WHAS11 — NWS Louisville issues flood watch for Kentucky and Indiana counties
Louisiana and Mississippi
• NWS New Orleans / Baton Rouge forecast office
Nevada
• News3LV — NV Energy issues power outage watch for Mt. Charleston ahead of windy weather
New Mexico
• InciWeb — Seven Cabins Fire information
• KRQE — Crews start to make containment progress on 28,000-plus acre Seven Cabins Fire
North Dakota
Oregon
• State Library eClips — Zen Fire burning south of Clarno reaches 1,500 acres
• KTVZ — Zen Fire containment grows as crews make progress
• Central Oregon Daily — Zen Fire burning south of Clarno, Oregon
Texas
• NWS Fort Worth / Dallas forecast office
Utah
• Newsweek — Critical fire warnings issued, exercise extreme caution
Wyoming
Transcripts
Good morning.
Speaker A: ,: Speaker A:Wildfire remains the dominant operational picture across the west and Southern Plains.
Speaker A:NIFC's incident management situation Report places the national preparedness level at PL2, with more than 29,000 wildfires having burned over 2.3 million acres so far this year, roughly 230% of the 10 year average.
Speaker A:The highest priority incident is the Seven Cabins Fire in New Mexico's Capitan Mountains, now 28,750 acres at 46% containment with structures still threatened and evacuation statuses in place.
Speaker A:Idaho is managing the Summit Creek Fire near Oakley and the Doof Fire northeast of Burley.
Speaker A: Fire south of Klarno reached: Speaker A:Wyoming's Rochelle 2 Fire in Converse and Campbell counties stands at 1,318 acres and 50% containment.
Speaker A: catalog yesterday, adding CVE: Speaker A:All three reflect active supply chain exploitation through trusted installers, package registries and developer tooling.
Speaker A:Federal civilian executive branch agencies face standard remediation timelines and operational technology and cybersecurity teams in state, local and critical infrastructure environments should review patch status and conduct credential harvesting checks where the affected packages are in use.
Speaker A:The National Weather Service has red flag warnings in effect across portions of Arizona, Utah, Colorado and western North Dakota for gusty winds, single digit to low teens, relative humidity and dry fuels through Thursday evening.
Speaker A: ,: Speaker A:Official update published in the last 24 to 48 hours window via continued CDC dissemination Risk of spread to the United States is assessed as low.
Speaker A:USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory continues to list Kilauea at advisory with a yellow aviation color code.
Speaker A:The forecast window for episode 48 Summit Fountains runs Wednesday through Friday.
Speaker A:Lets run through the states.
Speaker A:Arizona A red flag warning remains in effect across northern and northeastern Arizona, particularly areas north of the Mogalon Rim.
Speaker A:NWS Flagstaff cites south winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph and minimum relative humidity between 7 and 14%.
Speaker A:An extreme heat warning continues for the Phoenix metropolitan area raising risk for both heat related illness and rapid ignition spread.
Speaker A: in Riverside county at nearly: Speaker A:The Santa Rosa Island Fire in Channel Islands National park stands at 18,379 acres with currently minimal fire behavior.
Speaker A:Evacuation orders tied to the Garden Grove methyl methacrylate tank incident were fully lifted Tuesday evening with no further public risk reported.
Speaker A:Colorado NWS Grand Junction extended its red flag warning to include Colorado Fire Weather Zone 292 and Utah Fire Weather Zone 491.
Speaker A:Critical Fire Weather conditions persist through Thursday afternoon and evening.
Speaker A:USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory maintains Kilauea at advisory Yellow Aviation Halemaumau is currently paused between fountaining episodes with episode 48 forecast between Wednesday and Friday.
Speaker A:Mauna Loa remains at normal green.
Speaker A: ional forest is approximately: Speaker A:Group torching and running residences are threatened.
Speaker A:The Doof Fire 28 miles northeast of Burley is approximately 2,000 acres in grass and brush with crews reporting good overnight progress as winds eased.
Speaker A:Indiana NWS Wilmington 08 has flood watches in effect through 2am EDT Thursday for Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland Union and Wayne counties.
Speaker A:Local rainfall totals up to 3 inches are possible with potential flooding of low lying and flood prone locations.
Speaker A:Kentucky Flood watch in effect through 2am EDT Thursday for Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson counties.
Speaker A:Conditions match the broader Ohio Valley flood watch footprint with rainfall amounts up to 3 inches possible.
Speaker A:Louisiana NWS New Orleans Baton Rouge highlights a slight risk of excessive rainfall for southeast Louisiana with localized flash flooding possible from training storms.
Speaker A:A flood watch covers portions of the region into the next operational period.
Speaker A:Mississippi Coastal Mississippi shares the southeast Louisiana flash flood risk profile with a slight risk of excessive rainfall and a regional flood watch in effect.
Speaker A:Nevada NV Energy issued a power shutoff watch for the Mount Charleston area west of Las Vegas ahead of windy weather and elevated fire danger.
Speaker A:Customers in Kyle Canyon and Angel Peak should prepare for the possibility of a public safety outage management event.
Speaker A:New Mexico the Seven Cabins fire in the Capitan Mountains within the Lincoln national forest stands at 28,750 acres and 46% containment with more than 200 personnel assigned.
Speaker A:Effective 8am Tuesday.
Speaker A:Lincoln county reduced evacuation statuses in portions of the affected area, moving residents from go to settee and from SET to ready.
Speaker A:Numerous structures remain threatened and area road and trail closures remain in place.
Speaker A:North Dakota Critical fire weather conditions are forecast across far western North Dakota with afternoon temperatures in the upper 80s to mid-90s, humidity values as low as 15% and and south to southeast winds around 25 mph, gusting to 40.
Speaker A:Red flag conditions apply.
Speaker A:Ohio NWS Wilmington has flood watches in effect through 2am EDT Thursday for Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fairfield, Fayette, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Hocking, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Ross, Scioto and Warren counties.
Speaker A:Excessive runoff may flood rivers, creeks and low lying areas.
Speaker A: nd Jefferson counties reached: Speaker A:The fire is burning in grass and brush within the Printeville District BLM jurisdiction.
Speaker A:No structures are currently threatened.
Speaker A:Cause is under investigation.
Speaker A:Hotshot crews and aviation resources are engaged.
Speaker A:Texas NWS Fort Worth and Austin San Antonio offices Flag Continued isolated showers and storms across north and central Texas with the strongest storms capable of gusty winds, small hail, isolated flash flooding and frequent lightning.
Speaker A:Severe threat is low, but flooding remains the priority hazard where storms train or move slowly.
Speaker A:Utah A red flag warning remains in effect Wednesday afternoon into Thursday night across the Uintah Basin, Book Cliffs and Grand Staircase regions, with a fire weather watch carried into Friday for additional zones.
Speaker A:Wyoming the Rochelle 2 fire in Converse and Campbell counties near right is at 1,318 acres and 50% containment.
Speaker A:Crews continue to take advantage of cooler weather to secure the perimeter and protect community values at risk.
Speaker A:All other states and territories have no significant updates in the last 24 hours that wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
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