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The nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 46 uncontained large fires, and the Forest Service closes the entire Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for only the third time in its history. Extreme heat warnings stretch from the Desert Southwest to the Upper Midwest while heat advisories return to the East Coast, and PJM issues a Hot Weather Alert for its 13-state grid. Texas activates swiftwater rescue teams and National Guard helicopters ahead of a multi-day flash flood threat that has already put Kerr County back under a warning. Plus: CISA’s advisory on Russian router targeting, Colorado’s Aspen Acres re-entry, and Guam’s ongoing Typhoon Bavi recovery. 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: The nation remains at Preparedness Level 4 with 46 uncontained large fires and more than 16,800 personnel assigned. The Babylon Fire in Utah tops 106,000 acres at 50 percent containment.
• Minnesota: The entire Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness closes effective this morning, the third full closure in its history, as 16 fires burn nearly 9,000 acres; the National Guard is mobilized for wildfire suppression.
• Extreme heat: 26 extreme heat warnings cover the Desert Southwest, Northern Plains, and Upper Midwest, with heat advisories along the I-95 corridor; PJM issues a Hot Weather Alert for July 14 through 17; New York City and Boston open cooling operations.
• Texas: Governor Abbott activates swiftwater rescue, search and rescue, and National Guard aviation ahead of a multi-day flash flood threat; Kerr County receives an overnight flash flood warning with a considerable damage tag.
• Colorado: The Aspen Acres Fire has destroyed more than 850 structures; phased re-entry begins for some Beulah residents while new pre-evacuation notices go out in Huerfano County.
• Cyber: CISA publishes joint advisory AA26-194A on Russian state-sponsored router exploitation and adds a Cisco IOS vulnerability to the KEV catalog with a July 16 federal remediation date.
• Guam: Power restoration reaches 89 percent of system load; the precautionary boil water notice and island-wide conservation order remain in effect.
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Sources
NIFC and National Wildfire
• NIFC National Fire News: preparedness level, uncontained large fires, new large fires
CISA
• CISA Joint Advisory AA26-194A: router hygiene against Russian state-sponsored targeting
• CISA alert: one vulnerability added to the KEV catalog (Cisco IOS CVE-2008-4128)
DHS
• DHS National Terrorism Advisory System: no current advisories
FEMA
• FEMA disaster declarations: no new declarations in the last 24 hours
USGS
• USGS event page: magnitude 4.3 near Johannesburg, California
NOAA, NWS, and Grid
• NHC Tropical Weather Outlook: no Atlantic development expected in the next 7 days
• NWS active alerts: extreme heat warnings, flash flood warnings, red flag warnings
• PJM Inside Lines: Hot Weather Alert issued for July 14 through 17
Arizona
• KNAU: SR-89A reopens between Sedona and Flagstaff with Pocket Fire 76 percent contained
California
• CAL FIRE: Elephant Fire incident page
• KOLO: Elephant Fire spreads quickly near Loyalton, evacuations ordered in Lassen County
• CAL FIRE: Summit Fire incident page
• ABC7: Summit Fire burns near Llano, evacuation orders remain in place
Colorado
• KKTV: Fremont County zones downgrade to awareness status, Aspen Acres at 98K acres and 36 percent
Idaho
• Idaho News 6: Claremont Fire grows to 6,805 acres, containment expected August 1
• Lewiston Tribune: Greer Grade opens to single-lane traffic while firefighting continues
Louisiana
• Louisiana Department of Health: statewide boil water advisory list
• WGNO: precautionary boil water advisory issued in Hammond
Massachusetts
• City of Boston: heat advisory issued for Tuesday, July 14 and Wednesday, July 15
Michigan
• WCMU: cooling centers open in preparation for Michigan heat wave
Minnesota
• Superior National Forest: emergency expanded closure of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
• KAXE: Boundary Waters closes as fires burn in the Superior National Forest
• Office of Governor Walz: peacetime emergency declared to assist with wildfires
• KAXE: dangerous extreme heat continues in northern Minnesota
Missouri
• Missouri SEMA: flood recovery news release
• KFVS: SEMA urges residents to document all flood damage before repairs and cleanup
Nevada
• BLM: fire restrictions for western Nevada begin July 13
New Mexico
• NM Fire Info: Sacaton Fire update for July 13, 2026
New York
• NYC Emergency Management: extreme heat resources and cooling center finder
• ABC7 NY: NYC activates heat emergency plan ahead of heat advisory
• City of Watervliet: heat advisory issued for Albany County for Tuesday, July 14
North Carolina
• NWS Blacksburg flash flood warning summary for Alleghany and Surry counties
• WGNI: coastal flood advisory for the Wilmington area
North Dakota
• ABC News: 100 million Americans expected to face dangerous heat this week
Oregon
• Oregon wildfire evacuation map (official)
• Rogue Valley Times: East Evans Creek Road Fire at 3,628 acres, 5 percent contained
• Central Oregon Daily: growing southern and eastern Oregon wildfires
South Dakota
• KOTA: heat advisory and fire danger through midweek in western South Dakota
Tennessee
• WGRV: EMA requests flood damage be reported to TEMA by July 16
• WGRV: Red Cross shelter open at Chuckey-Doak Middle School
Texas
• Kerr County Lead: flash flood warning issued for Kerr County with considerable damage threat
Utah
• ABC4: Babylon Fire crosses 106,000 acres, nears 50 percent containment
• Salt Lake Tribune: Utah burn-scar communities brace for post-fire flooding
Wisconsin
• FOX6: heat advisory for southeastern Wisconsin
Guam
Transcripts
Good morning.
Speaker A: ,: Speaker A:The nation remains at preparedness level four.
Speaker A:NIFC's Monday report lists 46 uncontained large fires, more than 700,000 acres burning and more than 16,800 personnel assigned with 105 new fires and six new large fires reported in a single day.
Speaker A:Official update published 24 hours ago the Babylon Fire in southeastern Utah is the largest fire in the country at more than 106,000 acres and 50% containment.
Speaker A:In Minnesota, the Forest Service closes the entire Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness effective this morning, only the third full closure in its history.
Speaker A:A major heat event spans much of the country.
Speaker A:The national weather Service posts 26 extreme heat warnings from the desert Southwest across the Northern Plains and upper Midwest and heat advisories return to the Interstate 95 corridor today with heat indices near or above 100 from Washington to Boston.
Speaker A:PJM Interconnection issues a hot weather alert for its entire 13 state footprint covering July 14 through 17.
Speaker A:In Texas, Governor Abbott activates Swiftwater rescue squads, urban search and rescue teams and Texas National Guard helicopters ahead of a multi day flash flood threat and overnight flash flood warnings include Kerr County.
Speaker A:On the cyber front, CISA and partners publish a joint advisory on Russian state sponsored actors exploiting poorly configured network routers across critical infrastructure sectors And CISA adds one Cisco iOS vulnerability to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog with a July 16 remediation date for federal agencies.
Speaker A:The National Terrorism Advisory System shows no current advisories.
Speaker A:The National Hurricane center expects no tropical cyclone formation in the Atlantic over the next seven days and a magnitude 4.3 earthquake in California's northern Mojave Desert causes no reported damage.
Speaker A:FEMA reports no new major disaster declarations in the last 24 hours.
Speaker A:Let's run through the states.
Speaker A:Arizona the pocket fire north of Sedona reaches 76% containment at 27,393 acres.
Speaker A:State Route 89A reopens between Sedona and Interstate 17 after more than three weeks of closure and Oak Creek Canyon.
Speaker A:Seven Canyons and Enchantment move from set to ready status.
Speaker A:Fire managers watch for flash flooding on the burn scar as monsoon moisture arrives.
Speaker A:California the Elephant Fire burns on the Tahoe National Forest northeast of Loyalton at 5% containment.
Speaker A:NEFC's Monday report lists the fire at 6,436 acres, while Monday afternoon local reporting places it above 12,000 acres.
Speaker A:Official mapping lags the fire's rapid growth.
Speaker A:Lassen county keeps an evacuation order in place for zone LAS451A and an evacuation warning for zone LAS671B.
Speaker A:In Los Angeles county, the Summit Fire near Llano holds at roughly 2,700 acres and 39% containment with evacuation orders still in place including a portion of the Angeles national forest.
Speaker A:A magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes the northern Mojave Desert near Johannesburg on Monday morning.
Speaker A:More than thousand people report shaking and no damage is reported.
Speaker A:Colorado the Aspen Acres Fire in Custer, Pueblo and Huerfano counties stands near 98,000 acres and roughly 35% containment.
Speaker A:The fire has destroyed more than 850 structures including at least 337 homes.
Speaker A:Phased re entry begins for some Beulah residents.
Speaker A:Fremont county zones downgrade to awareness status and new pre evacuation notices go out in additional Huerfano county areas.
Speaker A:Mandatory evacuations remain for portions of Custer, Pueblo and Huerfano counties.
Speaker A:Elsewhere, the Ferris Fire in Dolores and Montezuma counties reaches 64,464 acres at 23% containment and the Gold Mountain Fire north of array stands at 35,622 acres and 13%.
Speaker A:Idaho the Clermont Fire in the Boise foothills reaches 6,805 acres and 57% containment with full containment now expected August 1st and a BLM closure in the Ridge to Rivers Trail area.
Speaker A: Idaho falls district reaches: Speaker A:In Clearwater county, the Greer grade on Highway 11 reopens to single lane traffic while crews work the 353 acre Greer Fire.
Speaker A:Louisiana A precautionary boil water advisory is in effect for parts of Hammond and Tangipahoa parish after a 6 inch water main cracked near Gordon Jones Drive and Durbin Road.
Speaker A:Massachusetts Boston issues a heat advisory for Tuesday and Wednesday with heat indices of 95 to 103 degrees.
Speaker A:Community centers and library branches open as cooling sites and public health shelters operate as around the clock cooling space.
Speaker A:Heat advisories cover much of central and northern Michigan with highs near 100 in spots.
Speaker A:Cooling centers open in Bay and Midland counties.
Speaker A:Officials run welfare checks on homebound seniors and residents can dial 211 for locations.
Speaker A: noe area wilderness effective: Speaker A: Roughly: Speaker A:The Thumb Fire is the largest at 6,500 acres and parts of St. Louis and Cook counties sit in ready and set evacuation statuses.
Speaker A:Governor Walls Peacetime emergency and National Guard mobilization for wildfire suppression remain in effect.
Speaker A:Official update published 40 hours ago.
Speaker A:An extreme heat warning covers northern Minnesota through this evening with heat indices near 100 in Duluth and cooling sites are open across the Twin Cities.
Speaker A:Black river flood operations shift from rescue to recovery and damage assessment.
Speaker A:The state Emergency Operations center remains activated at level three and SEMA urges residents to document all damage before cleanup and repairs as counties work toward a possible federal assistance request.
Speaker A:Nevada BLM Stage 1 fire restrictions take effect across western Nevada.
Speaker A:A new large fire, the 18 mile fire on the BLM Elko district reaches 300 acres with no containment.
Speaker A:NEW Mexico the Willow Creek subdivision near the Sacaton fire in Caitron county moves back to ready status and NMDOT reopens Bursum Road on NM159.
Speaker A:New York New York City activates its heat emergency plan.
Speaker A:A heat advisory runs from noon today through 9pm Wednesday with heat indices up to 104 degrees.
Speaker A:Hundreds of cooling centers open, 21 cooling vans deploy.
Speaker A:Homeless street outreach expands on advisory days and roughly 50 outdoor pools stay open late.
Speaker A:Albany county is also under a heat advisory today.
Speaker A:North Carolina Flash flooding hits eastern Allegheny and northwestern Surrey counties Monday with 6 to 10 inches of rain and flooded roads reported in Mountain Park.
Speaker A:A coastal flood advisory brings minor flooding to downtown Wilmington Monday evening.
Speaker A:No evacuation orders are reported.
Speaker A:North Dakota an extreme heat warning covers the state with heat index values up to 110 in the Fargo area today.
Speaker A:Oregon the East Evans Creek Road fire in Jackson county reaches 3,628 acres at 5% containment with more than 1,000 personnel assigned.
Speaker A:A Level 3 Go now order remains for Zone JAT 148A west of Shady Cove with a shelter open at Hanby Middle School in Gold Hill.
Speaker A:In Grant and Baker counties, Level 3 orders remain for the towns of Granite and Greenhorn as crews work the Olive Butte fire under the state's Emergency Conflagration Act.
Speaker A:South Dakota Western South Dakota sits under a heat advisory through Thursday evening with critical fire danger possible through Wednesday.
Speaker A:Tennessee Greene county residents and businesses with structural damage from the 7-11-13 flooding must report it to the county ema by Thursday, July 16, as Tema compiles preliminary damage assessments.
Speaker A:A Red Cross shelter remains open at Chucky Doak Middle School in Afton.
Speaker A:Official update published 40 hours ago.
Speaker A:Governor Abbott activates state emergency response resources ahead of a multi day flash flood threat, including Swiftwater rescue boat squads, urban search and rescue teams.
Speaker A:Texas National Guard helicopters and additional state troopers.
Speaker A: same corridor hit by the July: Speaker A:Rounds of heavy rain continue through the end of the week.
Speaker A:Utah the Babylon Fire, southwest of Monticello, the largest active fire in the country, crosses 106,000 acres and reaches 50% containment.
Speaker A:Multiple zones remain in set status and closures cover the entire Monticello Ranger District and the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park.
Speaker A:The Cottonwood Fire east of beaver stands at 97,373 acres and 77% containment, and Burnscar communities fill sandbags ahead of post fire monsoon flooding.
Speaker A:Wisconsin A heat advisory covers southeastern Wisconsin from noon today through Wednesday evening, with heat indices up to one or two, including the Milwaukee metro.
Speaker A:Northern Wisconsin sits inside the broader extreme heat warning footprint.
Speaker A:All other states have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.
Speaker A:Let's run through the territories.
Speaker A:Guam Typhoon Baby Recovery continues official update published 28 hours ago.
Speaker A:Guam Power Authority restores 89% of system load with 66 of 67 feeders energized.
Speaker A: About: Speaker A:The precautionary boil water notice remains in effect for customers who lost water service for 48 hours or more.
Speaker A:An island Wide Water Conservation Order stays in Place and 11 water tankers are staged across the island.
Speaker A:All other territories and the District of Columbia have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.
Speaker A:That wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
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