Today’s brief leads with Orange County, where Garden Grove’s GKN Aerospace hazmat emergency de-escalates and all evacuation orders lift, returning the final 16,000 residents home with no injuries. New Mexico’s Seven Cabins Fire reaches 64 percent containment and Lincoln County rescinds all evacuations. CISA adds an actively exploited vulnerability to its KEV catalog, the central United States faces a multi-day severe-weather threat, Kilauea holds at ADVISORY, and FEMA assistance deadlines approach in Washington and Hawaii. 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
• California hazmat: All Garden Grove GKN Aerospace evacuation orders lifted June 4; about 16,000 residents returned, no injuries, but tank cleanup remains delayed.
• New Mexico wildfire: Seven Cabins Fire at ~31,867 acres and 64% contained; all evacuations rescinded June 4; Capitan Mountain forest closure still in effect.
• Cyber / CISA: CISA added CVE-2026-45247 (Mirasvit) to the KEV catalog June 3 with an active-exploitation flag and a federal remediation deadline.
• Severe weather: NWS and SPC flag a multi-day large-hail, wind, tornado, and flash-flood threat across the central Plains and mid-Mississippi Valley through the weekend.
• Volcano: Kilauea remains at ADVISORY / Aviation Color Code YELLOW; eruption paused, episode 49 possible within ~10 to 15 days of June 1.
• FEMA deadlines: Washington December-storm applications close June 10; Hawaii Kona Low Individual Assistance closes June 14.
• Lifelines: City of Aiken, SC water main break June 4 affected ~60 connections; precautionary boil-water advisory to follow restoration.
The National Wildland Fire picture remains moderate, the National Interagency Fire center holds the country at Preparedness Level 2 and the June 4 Incident Management Situation Report logs light initial attack activity with no new large incidents and a small number of uncontained large fires.
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The most prominent active fire, the Seven Cabins Fire in New Mexico's Lincoln National Forest has grown to about 31,867 acres but is now 64% contained and Lincoln county rescinded all remaining evacuation orders on June 4.
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A forest closure across the Capitan Mountain area stays in effect.
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On the cyber side, CISA added one vulnerability to its known exploited Vulnerabilities catalog official Update published roughly 48 hours ago.
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The National Weather Service and Storm Prediction center flag a multi day severe thunderstorm and flash flood threat across the central United States from the Southern and Central Plains into the mid Mississippi Valley with large hail, damaging wind, isolated tornadoes and locally heavy rainfall in play through the weekend.
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The National Hurricane center reports no Atlantic tropical development expected over the next seven days, while two areas in the eastern Pacific are under watch on the recovery side.
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FEMA assistance deadlines are approaching.
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Washington December storm survivors have until June 10th and Hawaii Kona Lo survivors in Maui and Honolulu counties have until June 14th to apply.
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Let's run through the States.
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USGS keeps Kilauea at advisory with aviation color code yellow.
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The summit eruption is paused following episode 48 with episode 49 possible within roughly 10 to 15 days of June 1st.
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Separately, FEMA individual assistance for the March Kona low flooding in Maui and Honolulu counties remains open through June 14th.
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Nebraska the storm Prediction center and National Weather Service maintain an active severe weather threat across the Central Plains including portions of Nebraska with large hail, damaging wind and isolated tornadoes possible.
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Residents are advised to monitor local NWS warnings and have a way to receive alerts.
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New Mexico the Seven Cabins fire in the Lincoln National Forest stands at about 31,867 acres and 64% containment as of June 4, with 544 personnel assigned.
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Lincoln county rescinded all remaining evacuation orders on June 4 and there are no active evacuations tied to the fire.
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A forest closure across the Capitan Mountain area generally east and south of Highway 246 remains in effect.
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South Carolina the city of Aiken reported a water main break on June 4th at York Street NE, affecting roughly 60 service connections with low or no pressure.
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Utilities crews are working to restore service and a precautionary boilwater advisory will be issued for affected customers once water is restored.
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South Dakota Portions of South Dakota fall within the central U.S. severe weather threat highlighted by the Storm Prediction center, with large to very large hail and damaging wind possible.
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Residents should monitor local NWS forecasts and warnings.
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WASHINGTON FEMA reminds survivors of the December storms and flooding that the deadline to apply for federal individual Assistance and SBA low interest disaster loans is June 10th.
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Applications can be filed at disasterassistance.gov by phone or through the FEMA Apple.
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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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