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

Good morning.

The Linux kernel local privilege escalation, added last week with evidence of active exploitation carries a May 15 federal patch deadline on May 12.

Critical infrastructure operators are urged to apply vendor mitigations promptly.

On the wildfire front, the National Interagency Fire Center's May 12 Incident Management Situation Report shows 20 uncontained large fires nationwide with 13 actively staffed and roughly 1.89 million acres burned year to date.

NWS Storm Prediction center carries a severe thunderstorm risk today across the Florida Peninsula, where damaging wind gusts and hail are the primary threats, and a separate corridor from southeast Kansas into parts of the Great Lakes is in play for high base storms with isolated wind damage and hail.

Official update published roughly 36 hours ago.

The CDC Health Alert Network advisory HAN 528 on the multi Country Hantavirus cluster linked to a South Atlantic cruise itinerary remains active for clinicians evaluating returning travelers.

No new National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin has been issued.

Let's run through the states.

Arizona Public Service shut off power for nearly 10 hours on May 12 to roughly 6,000 customers in rural areas around Flagstaff, citing strong winds and elevated wildfire risk.

The preventive de energization closed schools and prompted a separate boil water advisory affecting about 9,000 residents.

Residents Northeast of Flagstaff after pumps lost power earlier in the week.

The Jones fire near Wickenburg remained in mop up and patrol status with US 60 reopened.

Florida the Max Road fire in western Broward county stood at 11,339 acres and 70% containment on May 12 after burning since May 10 with no evacuations or injuries reported and the segment closest to Pembroke Pines under control.

A second blaze, the 172nd Avenue fire near Florida City in southern Miami Dade county had burned about 300 acres at 50% containment.

The Florida Forest Service was tracking 61 active fires statewide and the NWS Storm Prediction center placed parts of the peninsula under a severe storm risk today with rainfall expected to aid the firefighter.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory issued a Kilauea status update on May 12, keeping the volcano at advisory alert level and yellow aviation color code.

The summit eruption is paused, but summit inflation has resumed and the forecast window for episode 47 lava fountaining is May 12 through May 14, with today considered most likely.

The Halemaumau Crater area remains closed to the public.

Michigan the Oakland county water emergency entered its recovery phase on May 12.

The Great Lakes Water Authority completed installation of the new 42 inch transmission main segment in Auburn Hills late Tuesday and water pressure is rebuilding across Orion Township, Lake Orion, Rochester Hills, Pontiac and Auburn Hills Boil water advisories remain in effect and GLWA expects to return the regional system to normal operations on Thursday, May 14.

Lake Orion Community schools are closed through Thursday and restaurants are reopening on a carryout basis while restrictions remain.

Minnesota the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning on May 12 for 35 counties across parts of northwest west central and southwest Minnesota due to extreme fire risk.

The Department of Natural Resources did not activate burning permits for large vegetative debris and discouraged campfires while the warning was in effect.

Residents were urged to check any recent burns and report any new ignitions immediately.

New Mexico the Six Mile fire on the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest near Socorro transitioned to the Albuquerque Zone Type 3 Incident Management Team at 7:00 clock on May 12th.

The fire stood at 396 acres with 171 personnel assigned and minimal growth thanks to sustained aerial support.

There are no evacuations in effect, but the Langmuir Observatory remains at risk.

Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro and Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding requested an expedited USDA secretarial disaster designation on May 8, covering all 67 counties after below freezing temperatures on April 21 damaged specialty crops statewide.

Early estimates put losses to peaches, cherries, apples, grapes, strawberries and Christmas tree and nursery crops at between 100 and 200 million dollars.

The designation would open access to USDA emergency loans for growers.

South Carolina the city of West Columbia issued a boil water advisory on May 12 for customers affected by a water main break.

Residents in the affected service area should boil tap water for drinking, cooking and ice making until follow up sampling clears the system.

Texas the Federal Aviation Administration ground stop and ground delay programs at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport from Sunday's severe weather event continued to ripple through Monday's and Tuesday's schedules.

American Airlines logged 231 cancellations tied to the DFW disruption and the broader event drove 666 cancellations and more than 5,600 delays nationally on the day of impact.

North and Central Texas saw 74 mile per hour winds and large hail during the storms.

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

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