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 Incident Management Situation Report: National PL3, 31 uncontained large fires, geographic-area detail (June 22, 0730 MDT)

• NIFC National Fire News: current national fire activity 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

Good morning.

Wildfire remains the dominant national story the National Interagency Fire center holds the country at National Preparedness Level 3 with 31 uncontained large fires burning across eight geographic areas.

A rebuilding high pressure ridge is driving a warming and drying trend across the west with relative humidity falling into the single digits across the Southern Intermountain west and elevated to locally critical fire weather likely the most acute evacuations are in Utah where the human caused Iron Fire has forced a full evacuation of Eureka in Arizona where the Pocket Fire keeps Oak Creek Canyon north of Sedona under orders and and in Alaska where the Starry Fire near Anderson has prompted evacuations.

The Great Basin carries the heaviest load with 11 uncontained large fires.

On weather, the National Weather Service is tracking two corridors for flash flooding and severe the Mid Atlantic from the Delmarva to the coastal Carolinas and a band from the mid Mississippi Valley into the High Plains.

Dangerous heat persists across the west side Southwest and Southern Plains under the same ridge, fueling fire risk.

The National Hurricane center expects no tropical cyclone formation in the Atlantic, Caribbean or Gulf over the next seven days.

On the cyber and security front, CISA's most recent additions to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog came on June 16, one vulnerability and June 9, three vulnerabilities affecting Arista, Google, Chromium and Cisco products, each carrying federal remediation deadlines.

The State Department's posture is unchanged from recent updates.

An increased caution advisory For Mexico issued June 3 and Level 3 Reconsider travel or Level 4 Do not travel advisories across much of the Middle East.

DHS maintains no active National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin.

Let's run through the States.

The Alaska geographic area sits at preparedness level three with five uncontained large fires.

The Sterry Fire about one mile south of Anderson shows moderate fire behavior with group torching and spotting threatening structures and railroad infrastructure with evacuations and area and trail closures in effect.

The Elliott Complex near Minto, the Bear Fire southeast of Lake Minchumina and the Newitna fire north of McGrath are also among the active incidents.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms may bring new lightning ignitions across the central and eastern interior Arizona.

The Pocket Fire seven miles north of Sedona on the Coconino National Forest holds at roughly 320 acres and zero containment, with numerous structures threatened and evacuations, area and road and trail closures in effect.

State Route 89A remains closed and an evacuation shelter is open at Red Rock High School with evacuation orders set to lift Tuesday morning.

The Sycamore fire north of Globe on the Tonto National Forest has grown to about 8,000 acres at 7% containment with active wind driven runs threatening structures and energy infrastructure.

The Rock Canyon and flat fires round out the state's activity.

California Crews in Los Angeles continue battling flare ups at the Lineage Cold Storage Warehouse fire in Boyle Heights, where Mayor Karen Bass and governor Gavin Newsom have issued local and state emergency declarations to mobilize resources.

The fire is burning beneath structural debris, spoiling millions of pounds of food and raising biohazard concerns, and officials warn smoke will affect air quality across the region for several more days.

Statewide fire activity is otherwise light.

Southern California reported 19 new fires but no uncontained large fires, and the Lost and Starfires in Kern county are fully contained.

Florida the Florida Forest Service and federal partners are working several active fires, including the rookery Fire near DeLand at 4,000 acres and 25% containment along with the well 13 Shell and Corrections 13 fires.

Scattered thunderstorms across the Florida peninsula may bring new ignitions and gusty outflow winds.

Idaho the New Shingle Creek fire, six miles southwest of Riggins shows moderate fire behavior with uphill runs and short range spotting threatening numerous structures with area road and trail closures in effect.

The Gold Run fire near Kellogg is 75% contained and the Merry Fire south of mountain home is 90% contained.

Single digit relative humidity and westerly wind gusts are bringing elevated fire weather to the Snake river plain.

Nebraska the South Fork fire 12 miles west of Crawford holds at 39,696 acres and 90% containment with minimal fire behavior and area closures in effect after precipitation fell over the fire area.

Earlier evacuations, including Fort Robinson State park have eased as containment has grown.

Nevada Multiple Great Basin fires are burning in eastern Nevada.

The Cane Springs fire southwest of caliente is about 14,000 acres at 20% containment with railroad infrastructure threatened and the Grapevine Fire southeast of caliente is roughly 13,000 acres at zero containment with extreme fire behavior.

The Shyster and Delambeau fires are largely contained.

New Mexico the Bear Fire on the Gila National Forest is 97% contained at about 7,800 acres and and the Rio fire west of Espanola shows minimal fire behavior with smoldering.

North Carolina the Rose bay Canal Fire 10 miles southwest of Fairfield is about 660 acres at 74% containment with moderate fire behavior.

Drought temperatures well into the 90s and breezy conditions are raising fire risk across the Carolinas.

Oregon the Basin and old emigrant fires are fully contained.

Several new fires emerged across the northwest region and forecasters flagged the potential for single digit relative humidity across southeast Oregon, raising the risk of new ignitions and holdover fires.

Utah is the most active state.

The iron Fire, about 1 mile northwest of Eureka has grown past 24,000 acres at 0 containment with extreme fire behavior, keeping all of Eureka under mandatory evacuation.

While the nearby town of Alberta is in ready status.

No homes have been lost and full containment is estimated by July 3.

The Bonneville Fire, 3 miles east of Salt Lake City, threatens numerous residences and the Sawmill.

Hastings and Middle Fork fires add to the load with the Middle Fork fire threatening energy infrastructure.

Washington The Cartar Fire, 15 miles southeast of OMAC on the Coalville Reservation and is about 11,700 acres at 40% containment with structures threatened and area and road closures in effect.

The Upriver Fire east of Spokane, which destroyed 18 structures, is 85% contained.

FEMA approved a Fire Management Assistance Grant for that incident on June 16.

All other states and territories have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.

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