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Kauai holds prolonged outages and islandwide closures; CISA sets a three-day patch clock on four exploited flaws
Episode 255 • 10th September 2026 • EM Morning Brief • Brian Colburn
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Kauai remains the country's highest-impact operation as the county keeps offices and schools closed through Friday, holds five refuge areas open, warns of prolonged power outages, and maintains an islandwide water conservation notice and brown water advisory. CISA adds four actively exploited vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog with a September 12 remediation deadline and forensic triage requirements for three of them. The National Interagency Fire Center drops the national preparedness level to three even as 59 uncontained large fires burn across eight geographic areas. State coverage includes flash flooding across southern Ohio and western West Virginia, high winds and elevated water along Alaska's western coast, Extreme Heat Warnings from the Malibu coast to Yuma and Las Vegas, and new large fires with evacuations in South Dakota and Wyoming. 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

  • Kauai lifelines: Prolonged power outages expected, all county, state, and Department of Education offices and schools closed through Friday, five refuge areas open, islandwide water conservation notice and brown water advisory in effect, and traffic signals out islandwide.
  • Kauai communications: The Kauai Police Department reported a phone service disruption Wednesday. The 911 line is working, and the public is routed to alternate lines for non-emergencies.
  • CISA KEV, three-day clock: Four vulnerabilities added September 9 affecting Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, Citrix NetScaler, Fortinet FortiOS, and Chromium V8. Three carry BOD 26-04 forensic triage requirements and a September 12 remediation deadline.
  • Wildfire posture: National preparedness level dropped to three on September 9. Fifty-nine uncontained large fires, roughly 14,400 personnel assigned, and 8.4 million acres year to date at 155 percent of the ten-year average.
  • Ohio and West Virginia flash flooding: Flash Flood Warnings across Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton, Lawrence, Adams, Pike, and Scioto counties in Ohio plus Jackson and Mason counties in West Virginia, issued between 4:16 and 5:39 a.m. Eastern.
  • Southwest heat: Extreme Heat Warnings from the Malibu coast through the Inland Empire, Imperial and Coachella valleys, metropolitan Phoenix, Yuma, and the Las Vegas Valley, with desert zones extended through Friday evening.
  • Alaska western coast: High Wind Warnings with gusts to 65 miles per hour until 4:00 p.m. Friday, plus High Surf Advisories with water levels three to five feet above normal high tide at Nome and Golovin.
  • Kilauea: Alert level Watch, color code Orange, with precursory overflows since September 7 and a September 9 to 10 forecast window for episode 55 fountaining.
  • New large fires with evacuations: Lookout Fire near Spearfish, South Dakota at 444 acres and zero containment with evacuations and road closures; Moonshine Fire southwest of Wheatland, Wyoming at 500 acres and zero containment with residences threatened.
  • Aviation: Miami International is under a ground delay program averaging 52 minutes due to a disabled aircraft on the runway, with a further ground stop or delay program listed as probable this afternoon.
  • Federal posture: No current NTAS advisories, no new federal major disaster declarations since September 5, and no Atlantic tropical cyclone formation expected over the next seven days.

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Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief

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for Thursday, September 10, 2026.

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Kauai remains the highest-impact

operation in the country.

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The Kauai Emergency Management Agency's

Wednesday update tells members to

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expect prolonged power outages, keeps

all county, state, and Department of

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Education offices and schools closed

through Friday, September 11, and holds

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five refuge areas open across the island.

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Traffic signals are out islandwide,

and drivers are told to treat every

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dark intersection as a four-way stop.

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The Kauai Department of Water has

an islandwide conservation notice in

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effect because outages are affecting

pumps and wells, and the state

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Department of Health's islandwide

brown water advisory remains up.

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The Kauai Police Department reported

a phone service disruption Wednesday,

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with 911 still functioning and

the public routed to alternate

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lines for non-emergencies.

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Heat is the second national driver.

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Extreme Heat Warnings cover coastal

and inland Southern California, the

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Inland Empire, the Coachella and

Imperial valleys, metropolitan Phoenix,

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Yuma, and the Las Vegas Valley, issued

overnight by the National Weather

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Service offices in Los Angeles,

San Diego, Phoenix, and Las Vegas.

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Most run through 8:00 p.m.

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today, with desert zones

extended through Friday evening.

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Heat Advisories reach the San Joaquin

Valley, the San Francisco Bay Area, the

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northern Sierra foothills, and eastward

into Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

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On the fire side, the National

Interagency Fire Center dropped the

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national preparedness level to three

Wednesday morning on improving fire

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weather and better resource availability.

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Fifty-nine uncontained large fires

remain across eight geographic areas

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with roughly 14,400 personnel assigned,

and the year-to-date total stands

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at 53,802 fires and more than 8.4

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million acres, or 155 percent

of the ten-year average.

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On the federal side, the Cybersecurity

and Infrastructure Security Agency

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added four vulnerabilities to the

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

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catalog Tuesday, covering Cisco Secure

Firewall Management Center, Citrix

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NetScaler, Fortinet FortiOS and related

products, and the Chromium V8 engine.

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Three of the four carry forensic triage

requirements under Binding Operational

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Directive 26-04 and a remediation

deadline of Saturday, September 12.

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That is a three-day clock for federal

civilian agencies and a strong signal

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for state and local network defenders

running the same edge devices.

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There are no current National

Terrorism Advisory System advisories,

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no new federal major disaster

declarations since September 5,

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and the National Hurricane Center

expects no Atlantic tropical cyclone

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formation over the next seven days.

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Let's run through the states.

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Alaska: The National Weather

Service in Fairbanks has High Wind

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Warnings in effect until 4:00 p.m.

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Friday for the Bering Strait

Coast, Shishmaref, Diomede, St.

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Lawrence Island, and the Western Arctic

Coast, with southwest winds of 30 to 45

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miles per hour and gusts to 60 and 65.

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Forecasters flag power outages,

wind-driven debris, and difficult

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travel, with winds peaking near St.

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Lawrence Island this morning and through

the Bering Strait into Friday morning.

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High Surf Advisories run through

Friday night along the Yukon Delta,

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Seward Peninsula, Norton Sound, and

Arctic coasts, with water levels

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three to five feet above the normal

high tide line at Nome and Golovin.

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Three hydrologic outlooks were issued

Wednesday afternoon for the Kuskokwim

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Delta and the Kobuk and Noatak valleys.

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Arizona: Extreme Heat Warnings took

effect early this morning across the

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Phoenix metropolitan zones, the Gila

River Valley, Gila Bend, and the Sonoran

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Desert National Monument through this

evening, and through Friday evening

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for Yuma, the Parker and Palo Verde

valleys, and central La Paz County.

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The warning area also covers Lake

Havasu, Fort Mohave, and the Arizona

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sides of Lake Mead and Lake Mohave.

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California: On the Los Padres National

Forest, the Plaskett Fire southwest

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of Big Sur is at 29,862 acres and 61

percent containment, with evacuations,

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area, road, and trail closures in

effect and numerous structures and

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communication infrastructure threatened.

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The Timber Fire southeast of Big Sur

holds at 25,380 acres and 27 percent

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containment with active fire behavior,

uphill runs, and closures in place.

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The two incidents carry about

3,459 personnel between them.

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Extreme Heat Warnings stretch from

the Malibu coast and downtown Los

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Angeles through the San Fernando and

San Gabriel valleys, the Inland Empire,

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Orange and San Diego counties, and

the Imperial and Coachella valleys,

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with a Beach Hazards Statement along

the Santa Barbara and Ventura coast.

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Colorado: The Aspen Acres Fire southwest

of Pueblo remains the state's largest

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incident at 102,004 acres and 82 percent

containment, with 915 structures lost.

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The Willow Fire west of Leadville is at

7,534 acres and 80 percent containment.

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Florida: Miami International Airport

is operating under a ground delay

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program this morning with an average

delay of 52 minutes, which the Federal

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Aviation Administration attributes

to a disabled aircraft on the runway.

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The FAA lists a further Miami

ground stop or delay program

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as probable this afternoon.

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Flood Warnings remain in

effect for Hillsborough,

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Manatee, and DeSoto counties.

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Hawaii: Beyond the islandwide lifeline

picture on Kauai, several operational

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changes took effect Wednesday.

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The Kauai Bus begins reduced, fare-free

daily service today after suspending

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operations, refuse collection remains

suspended because of road closures,

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and the county Solid Waste Division is

waiving tipping fees for storm-generated

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debris at the Kekaha Landfill

and the refuse transfer stations.

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The county also advised the public of

an estimated 20,000-gallon wastewater

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spill at the Waimea Wastewater

Treatment Plant on September 8.

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Kaumualii Highway is down to alternating

one-lane traffic west of the Kauai

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Humane Society, while Kuhio Highway

and Maluhia Road have reopened.

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Separately, the United States Geological

Survey holds Kilauea at alert level

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Watch and aviation color code Orange,

with precursory overflows that began

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September 7 continuing and a forecast

window of September 9 to 10 for the

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start of episode 55 fountaining.

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A Flood Advisory was issued late

Wednesday for Hawaii County.

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We have more to cover this morning, but

first, a quick word from our sponsors.

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help make EM Morning Brief possible.

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Now, back to this morning’s updates.

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Idaho: The Crooked Fire east of Idaho

City is at 10,084 acres and 68 percent

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containment with structures threatened and

area, road, and trail closures in effect.

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A Red Flag Warning covers the Upper Snake

River Valley and the Idaho Falls Bureau of

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Land Management district through 8:00 p.m.

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Mountain.

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Kansas: A Flash Flood Warning

covered Finney County into early this

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morning, with a Flood Warning for

Allen County and Flood Advisories

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for Ford, Gray, and Bourbon counties.

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Montana: Fourteen uncontained large fires

remain in the Northern Rockies, led by

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the Sand Creek Fire east of Wisdom at

35,509 acres and 36 percent containment,

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where structures and communication

infrastructure are threatened.

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Red Flag Warnings cover the Sioux and

Gallatin ranger districts and several

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central and eastern counties today.

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Nevada: An Extreme Heat Warning covers

the Las Vegas Valley, northeast Clark

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County, western Clark and southern Nye

counties, and the Nevada sides of Lake

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Mead and Lake Mohave through this evening.

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A Fire Weather Watch is posted elsewhere

in the state, and the McConnell

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Fire east of Orovada is at 33,243

acres and 83 percent containment.

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New Mexico: The Frijoles Fire east

of Cundiyo is at 15,547 acres and

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79 percent containment, and command

returned from an incident management

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team to the local unit on Tuesday.

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The Whiskey Fire northwest of

Mountainair is at 400 acres and 42

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percent containment with communication

infrastructure threatened.

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North Dakota: A Red Flag Warning covers

14 western and southwestern counties,

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including McKenzie, Dunn, Morton,

Stark, and Bowman, until 9:00 p.m.

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Central.

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Ohio: Flash flooding is the

active emergency across the

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southern half of the state.

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The Weather Service offices in Charleston

and Wilmington issued Flash Flood

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Warnings between 4:16 and 5:39 a.m.

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Eastern covering Gallia, Jackson, Meigs,

Vinton, Lawrence, Adams, Pike, and Scioto

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counties, running to roughly 8:30 a.m.

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Separate Flood Warnings are in effect

for Washington, Morgan, Perry, and Pike

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counties, several issued overnight, with

a Flood Advisory for Scioto County and

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adjacent Ohio River counties in Kentucky.

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Expect water rescue demand, secondary

road closures, and low-water crossing

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failures through the morning commute.

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Oregon: The Austin Fire southeast

of Estacada grew 112 acres to 12,722

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acres at 22 percent containment, with

evacuations and closures in effect.

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The Grasshopper Fire southwest of

Dufur is at 93,990 acres and 93 percent

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containment, also with evacuations

in place and 33 structures lost.

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The Big Grass Fire in the Vale

District stands at 578,637 acres and

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94 percent containment with numerous

structures still threatened, and the

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Rowe Creek Complex south of Fossil

is at 373,927 acres and 99 percent

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containment as command transfers today.

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South Dakota: The Lookout Fire, a

new large incident one mile north of

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Spearfish, is at 444 acres with zero

containment and moderate fire behavior.

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Evacuations and road closures are

in effect, numerous residences are

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threatened, and 157 personnel with five

crews and nine engines are assigned.

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Containment is estimated for September 12.

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The Needles Fire on the Pine

Ridge Agency holds at 6,017

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acres and 60 percent containment.

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Texas: The Ross Fire near Palo Pinto

is the largest active incident in

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the Southern Area at 90,400 acres

and 57 percent containment, with 157

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structures lost, numerous residences

still threatened, and a Florida state

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incident management team assigned.

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Two new large fires were reported

Wednesday: the Kurk Fire northeast of

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Cherokee at 1,500 acres and 5 percent

containment with running, spotting,

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and torching, and the Half Section

Fire southeast of Eldorado at 695

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acres and 80 percent containment.

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A Flood Warning remains in effect

for Hardin and Jefferson counties.

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Washington: Nine incident management teams

are committed across the Northwest, and

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Washington carries the largest share.

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The Little Giant Fire northwest

of Leavenworth is at 171,526 acres

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and 81 percent containment with

40 structures lost and critical

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infrastructure threatened.

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The Three Queens Fire east of Snoqualmie

Pass is at 9,501 acres and 13 percent

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containment with evacuations and

closures in effect, and command

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transfers to a new team today.

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The Goat Fire north of Ronald

also has evacuations in place.

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The Sinlahekin Fire near Tonasket,

at 166,084 acres and 67 percent

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containment with 30 structures lost,

returns to local unit command today.

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West Virginia: Jackson and Mason

counties are inside the Flash

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Flood Warning issued at 5:39 a.m.

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Eastern by the Charleston forecast

office alongside adjacent Ohio counties.

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Wyoming: The Moonshine Fire, 17 miles

southwest of Wheatland on Bureau of

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Land Management High Desert District

land, is a new large incident at

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500 acres with zero containment,

active fire behavior with running and

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torching, and residences threatened.

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Red Flag Warnings cover a wide band of

the state today, including the Laramie

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Range, Carbon County, the Upper Green

River Basin, Natrona County, and the

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Absaroka and Owl Creek mountains,

running until 8:00 or 9:00 p.m.

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All other states have no significant

updates in the last 24 hours.

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Puerto Rico: A Flood Advisory

was issued at 6:23 a.m.

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Atlantic time for the municipalities of

Cayey and Guayama, the only active Weather

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Service alert for the island this morning.

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All other territories and the District

of Columbia have no significant

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updates in the last 24 hours.

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