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EM Morning Brief is a short daily emergency management news briefing, every Monday through Friday. Each episode covers the morning's top developments: active disasters and declarations, severe weather and flood threats, FEMA and federal policy changes, public health emergencies, and CISA cybersecurity alerts that affect emergency managers.

Hosted by Cedric, an AI voice created with Descript. Stories are gathered with AI tools from public sources, and Brian Colburn selects the stories and approves every script before it airs.

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  • S1 · E299
    Today · 8 min

    Collapse Rescue Operations, Mountain Snow Warnings and More Emergency Management News

    Rescue crews in Brooklyn worked a collapsed three story building for a second day as the Fire Department of New York confirmed five deaths and at least 17 hospitalizations, with about 250 firefighters on the pile. A Pacific storm moved onto the West Coast, bringing Winter Storm Warnings to the Sierra Nevada with up to 20 inches of snow near the Lake Tahoe crest, High Wind Warnings to the southern Oregon coast and interior Northern California, and a Flood Watch to western Washington. Along Florida’s St. Johns River, the gauge near Cocoa sat in major flood stage with slow rises forecast through the week. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory lowered Kilauea to Advisory, FEMA opened Disaster Recovery Centers in Bexar and Kerr counties in Texas ahead of a December 29 application deadline, and CISA added six vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, two of them carrying a November 13 federal remediation deadline. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways · Brooklyn building collapse. Five confirmed deaths and at least 17 hospitalizations, four critical, after a three story mixed use building fell into an adjacent excavation site at 2625 Bedford Avenue. About 250 firefighters, search dogs and void entry operations are in play, and the Department of Buildings is investigating the cause. · Pacific storm, West Coast. Winter Storm Warnings for the Sierra Nevada from Friday morning into Saturday, with up to 20 inches near the Tahoe crest and ridge gusts of 70 to 90 mph. Plan for mountain route closures, chain controls and wind driven outages. · St. Johns River, Florida. Major flood stage near Cocoa in Brevard County, moderate stage above Lake Harney in Seminole County, and gauges near Sanford and DeLand forecast to climb. The river rises and falls slowly, so these levels hold for days. · Kilauea alert level. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory lowered Kilauea to Advisory and aviation color code Yellow. The episode 57 forecast window is November 16 to 21, so the pause is temporary. · FEMA assistance in Texas. Disaster Recovery Centers are open in Bexar and Kerr counties with no appointment needed. The application deadline for 20 counties is December 29. · CISA catalog additions. Six new Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, including two Barracuda Networks flaws with a November 13 federal remediation deadline, plus Microsoft Office, Cisco BroadWorks and Chromium entries due November 24. · Wildfire posture. National Preparedness Level 1 with five uncontained large fires. The Campbell Glassman Way fire in Tennessee is the one with structures threatened at 65 percent containment. Sponsors · EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR · B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee · The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com · Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript · ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources New York · AP: Brooklyn collapse death toll (Nov 12) · Gothamist: Flatbush collapse casualty counts · NWS Albany: Adirondacks Winter Weather Advisory West Coast storm · NWS Reno: Lake Tahoe Winter Storm Warning · NWS Medford: Siskiyou High Wind Warning · NWS Medford: Oregon coast wind warning · NWS Reno: Washoe County High Wind Watch · NWS Seattle: Mason County Flood Watch Florida · NWS Melbourne: St. Johns River flood warning Alaska · NWS Fairbanks: Arctic Coast Blizzard Warning Arizona · NWS Phoenix: Painted Rock Dam flood warning Hawaii · USGS HVO: Kilauea lowered to Advisory · NWS Honolulu: High Surf Advisory Tennessee · NWS Morristown: Smokies Winter Weather Advisory Texas · FEMA: Bexar and Kerr recovery centers Wildfire · NIFC: Situation report, Preparedness Level 1 · InciWeb: Active incident table Cyber · CISA: Six vulnerabilities added to KEV · CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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  • S1 · E298
    Yesterday · 8 min

    Major River Flooding, Winter Storm Watches and More Emergency Management News

    Central Florida’s St. Johns River holds at major flood stage west of Cocoa with the state of emergency now covering fourteen counties and a federal major disaster request pending, while Washington’s Skokomish River crests near its flood of record and Ocean Shores operates under a mayoral emergency proclamation after losing more than 800 feet of protective berm. A Pacific storm sets up winter storm watches for the Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe and a high surf warning for breaking waves of 25 to 30 feet on the central California coast. CISA adds six exploited vulnerabilities to its catalog with a three day deadline on two Barracuda products. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways · St. Johns River, Florida. Major flood stage west of Cocoa in Brevard County is forecast to hold through the week, with upstream gauges still rising. Moderate flooding near Astor affects Lake and Volusia counties into the weekend. · Florida emergency footprint. Executive Order 26-228 extends the state of emergency to fourteen counties. The federal major disaster request is pending, so individual assistance is not yet available to survivors. · Skokomish River, Washington. Moderate flooding approaching the flood of record has inundated Skokomish Valley roads, farmland and Highway 106. The river is forecast to drop below flood stage by midday. · Ocean Shores, Washington. A mayoral emergency proclamation follows the loss of more than 800 feet of revetment berm, with continuing wind and tide risk and municipal systems exposed by server room cooling failure. · Sierra Nevada winter storm. Watches beginning Friday bring roughly 12 inches of heavy wet snow above 7,000 feet and ridge gusts of 60 to 80 miles an hour, targeting the Friday evening commute. · California coast. A high surf warning for breaking waves of 25 to 30 feet, plus a coastal flood advisory and beach hazards statement, raise rescue and shoreline closure risk from Friday into Sunday. · Salt River, Arizona. Dam release flooding below Granite Reef Dam affects low water crossings including McKellips Road through late this morning. · CISA catalog additions. Two Barracuda Networks vulnerabilities carry a November 13 federal remediation deadline. Four more, covering Outlook, Cisco BroadWorks, Chromium and an Openwave product, are due November 24. · Kilauea. The volcano sits at Yellow and Advisory with the Halemaumau eruption paused. The observatory assesses the next fountaining episode as likely more than a week out. Sponsors EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources Florida · NWS: Active Florida flood warnings · Florida: Executive Order 26-228 flooding · WFLX: Florida major disaster request Washington · NWS: Active Washington alerts · Daily World: Ocean Shores emergency proclamation California · NWS: Active California alerts · South Coast AQMD: Air quality alert information Arizona and Texas · NWS: Active Arizona alerts · NWS: Active Texas alerts Nevada and Alaska · NWS: Active Nevada alerts · NWS: Active Alaska alerts Hawaii · USGS: Kilauea advisory notice (Nov 10) · USGS: Elevated volcano alert levels CISA · CISA: Six KEV additions (Nov 10) · CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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  • S1 · E297
    Tuesday · 7 min

    River Flooding at Major Stage, Blizzard Warnings and More Emergency Management News

    Major flooding continues on the St. Johns River near Cocoa, Florida, with the river forecast to hold near major flood stage through the week while Brevard County runs recovery resource centers and logs about 2,600 damage claims. A Gulf of Alaska storm brings blizzard warnings to Thompson Pass and the Beaufort Sea Coast and gusts to 80 miles an hour at Cordova. CISA added four vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, including an OpenSSH flaw, with a November 12 federal remediation deadline. Also covered: a dam release flooding Salt River crossings in Maricopa County, Arizona, boil water advisories in Statesville, North Carolina and Lamar, South Carolina, a shallow magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Joseph, Oregon, Llano River flood warnings in Texas, a Mason County flood watch in Washington, and the Foot Creek Fire threatening residences near Buffalo, Wyoming. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways St. Johns River, Florida. Major flooding at the Cocoa gauge is forecast to hold through the week, with Sanford and DeLand expected to enter minor flood stage. Brevard County has shifted to recovery, with resource centers open daily and about 2,600 self reported damage claims. No federal assistance request has been filed yet. Peace River, Florida. Moderate flooding at Arcadia continues through late Friday night, affecting the Peace River Campground and homes in the River Acres area of DeSoto County. Alaska winter storm. Blizzard warnings at Thompson Pass and along the Beaufort Sea Coast, plus gusts to 80 miles an hour at Cordova, put travel, power and property at risk through Wednesday morning. CISA KEV additions. Four vulnerabilities covering GPUStack, OpenSSH, FreeSwitch and IBM Aspera Faspex carry a November 12 federal remediation deadline. The OpenSSH entry affects remote access paths used widely outside federal networks. Salt River dam release, Arizona. More than 1,000 cubic feet per second from Granite Reef Dam is flooding low water crossings upstream of Tempe Town Lake, including McKellips Road, until Wednesday morning. Potable water, two states. Boil water advisories are in effect for six areas of southern Statesville, North Carolina, until further notice, and town wide in Lamar, South Carolina, until sampling clears the system. Joseph, Oregon earthquake. A shallow magnitude 4.3 event at 11:42 p.m. Pacific produced 57 felt reports and light shaking in Wallowa County. Llano River, Texas. Forecast flooding was upgraded to moderate at Llano, making flood plain roads and low bridges dangerous into Wednesday morning. Foot Creek Fire, Wyoming. At 683 acres and 36 percent containment, it is the one uncontained large fire in the country with residences threatened and road closures in effect. Sponsors EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-brief Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources Florida NWS Melbourne: St. Johns River flood warning Florida Today: Brevard recovery centers open NWS Tampa Bay: Peace River at Arcadia Alaska NWS Anchorage: Thompson Pass blizzard warning NWS Anchorage: Cordova high wind warning NWS Fairbanks: Beaufort Sea blizzard warning Cybersecurity CISA: Four vulnerabilities added to KEV CISA: KEV catalog, November 9 release Arizona NWS Phoenix: Granite Reef Dam release flooding North Carolina Statesville: boil water advisory issued Oregon USGS: Magnitude 4.3 near Joseph South Carolina Lamar: boil water advisory after line break Texas NWS: Llano River flood warnings Washington NWS Seattle: Mason County flood watch Wyoming NIFC: Foot Creek Fire, 36 percent contained InciWeb: Foot Creek incident page

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  • S1 · E296
    Monday · 8 min

    Overnight Flood Rescues, Storm Force Marine Winds and More Emergency Management News

    South and Central Texas absorbed a night of flash flooding, with 22 Flash Flood Warnings, closed highways west of Uvalde and a water rescue in the Newby Hills subdivision, while a Flood Watch holds over the Coastal Bend into Monday midday. A deep Gulf of Alaska low is producing east winds to 70 knots and seas above 37 feet off Southeast Alaska, with heavy freezing spray along the Chukchi coast. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory lowered Kilauea to Advisory as summit fountaining pauses, Great Sitkin stays at Watch, and Tropical Storm Pena tracks west well south of Hawaii. Also today: the Foot Creek Fire gains ground near Buffalo, Wyoming, the Wild River Fire reaches 29 percent containment in New Hampshire, an Oregon evacuation zone steps down to Level 1, and McCaysville, Georgia restores water service that is not yet safe to drink. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways South Texas flash flooding. Twenty-two Flash Flood Warnings and five Flood Warnings in 24 hours, a reported water rescue near County Road 450 and multiple state and county road closures. The Coastal Bend Flood Watch runs to noon Central Monday, so swiftwater and road closure postures should hold through the midday reassessment. Gulf of Alaska storm. East winds of 40 to 60 knots gusting to 70, seas of 37 to 42 feet, and 42 Storm Warnings plus 58 Gale Warnings across Juneau and Anchorage zones. Port operations, ferry schedules and vessel traffic decisions are the operational exposure. Heavy freezing spray in northwest Alaska. Twenty-five warnings from NWS Fairbanks for the Chukchi and northwestern coastal waters, where icing rates govern small vessel and harbor decisions into Monday night. Kilauea lowered to Advisory. The aviation color code drops to Yellow with summit fountaining paused after episode 56. Aviation and park operations ease, and the eruption itself is not over. Foot Creek Fire gains ground. The Bighorn National Forest fire grew to 683 acres with containment reported at 36 percent, below the figure in the morning national situation report, with residences threatened and road closures in place. Wild River Fire progress. Containment at 29 percent on 821 acres with 95 personnel assigned and a standing road and area closure on the Androscoggin Ranger District. Oregon evacuation step down. The Lake Billy Chinook zone covering about 260 addresses moved from Level 2 to Level 1, a posture change worth tracking against forecast winds. Georgia and Tennessee water systems. McCaysville water is restored for flushing only with bottled water at city hall, and Copperhill remains under a boil water advisory while damage assessment proceeds ahead of any federal request. Puerto Rico flash flooding. Ten warnings and ten advisories across eastern and central municipalities on Sunday, with rip current messaging renewed for the north coast early Monday. Sponsors EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-brief Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources Texas NWS: Texas flash flood warnings archive NWS: Active Texas alerts and watch NWS Austin/San Antonio: Val Verde warning NWS Corpus Christi: Coastal Bend flood watch Alaska NWS: Active Alaska marine warnings NWS Juneau: Gulf storm warning forecast NWS Fairbanks: Heavy freezing spray warnings AVO: Great Sitkin Watch and Orange Hawaii CPHC: Tropical Storm Pena advisory 11 HVO: Kilauea lowered to Advisory Wildfire InciWeb: Foot Creek Fire, Wyoming InciWeb: Wild River Fire, New Hampshire NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report Madras Pioneer: Prospect Fire evacuation level Georgia and Tennessee Local 3: McCaysville water, Copperhill aid TEMA: Polk County flooding flash report Territories NWS San Juan: Puerto Rico flood warnings

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  • S1 · E295
    Friday · 15 min

    Record River flood triggers state of emergency and Level 4 activation; Florida's St. Johns River forecast into major flood stage; FEMA raises Stafford Act assistance limits

    A record flash flood on the Georgia and Tennessee line leads today’s brief, with the Toccoa River cresting at slightly over 18 feet, more than 80 rescues in Fannin County and 68 in Polk County, a Georgia state of emergency for four counties, a Tennessee State Emergency Operations Center activation at Level 4, and the McCaysville water treatment plant shut down under a boil water advisory. Florida carries the only major river flooding in the country as the St. Johns near Cocoa heads into major flood stage and the Peace River at Arcadia floods homes at River Acres. FEMA published its annual Stafford Act inflation adjustments, raising Individuals and Households Program assistance and moving the per capita impact indicators used in declaration requests, and CISA and four federal partners urged operators to harden industrial refrigeration and cold chain monitoring systems. Also covered: Kilauea episode 56, the Wild River Fire in New Hampshire, a pipeline strike in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and Tropical Depression 31W north of the Marianas. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Sponsors EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Key Takeaways • Georgia and Tennessee flood response. A record Toccoa River crest just over 18 feet drove more than 80 rescues in Fannin County and 68 in Polk County, a four county Georgia state of emergency through November 12, and a Tennessee State Emergency Operations Center activation at Level 4. • McCaysville water system down. The city’s water treatment plant was inundated and shut down, leaving McCaysville under a boil water advisory until further notice and the city closed to unauthorized personnel. • Florida riverine flooding still rising. The St. Johns near Cocoa is forecast into major flood stage through the weekend, and the Peace River at Arcadia is already flooding homes, so Brevard and DeSoto county responders should expect the flood fight to outlast the rain. • Boil water notices lifted in Brevard County. Melbourne rescinded its notice for all customers after bacteriological sampling, and Palm Bay lifted its notice except for several address ranges off Port Malabar Boulevard Northeast. • FEMA assistance ceilings rise. Individuals and Households Program assistance moves to 46,400 dollars each for housing and other needs, serious needs assistance to 820 dollars, and the statewide and countywide per capita impact indicators to 2 dollars and 1 cent and 5 dollars and 3 cents, for disasters declared on or after October 1. • Cold chain cyber guidance. CISA, the FBI, HHS, USDA and the Department of Transportation urged operators to take refrigeration controllers off the public internet, replace default credentials, segment operational technology, and enforce safe temperature limits in the controller. • Kilauea episode 56 complete. About six hours of fountaining to 660 feet put a plume at 18,000 feet and light tephra at Pahala, with Kilauea holding at watch and aviation color code orange. • Wild River Fire is the national mover. The New Hampshire fire grew 694 acres to 982 acres at 11 percent containment, the only large fire in the country adding acreage, with a forest closure order in effect. • Pipeline strike handled with shelter in place. A drilling crew struck a refined products line in Upper Merion Township, the shelter in place was issued and lifted within about two hours, and accounts of the product and volume still disagree. • Tropical Depression 31W near the northern Marianas. The system passes north of Agrihan early Saturday as a low end tropical storm, with the strongest winds forecast to stay north of the center. Sources Georgia and Tennessee flooding • Georgia: Executive order declaring flooding emergency • Fox 5 Atlanta: Fannin County rescues and closures • TEMA: Polk County flooding flash report • WSMV: Level 4 activation and closures • WBKO: Tennessee rescue total and shelter Florida flooding and water systems • NWS: Florida active flood warnings • City of Melbourne: Boil water notice rescinded • News 6: Brevard boil water notices lifted • News 6: Brevard flood cleanup assistance • Space Coast Daily: Palm Bay recovery sessions • Florida DEM: SBA disaster loans available Federal assistance and cyber • Federal Register: Individuals and Households Program maximum • Federal Register: Serious Needs Assistance award • Federal Register: Statewide per capita indicator • Federal Register: Countywide per capita indicator • CISA: Harden refrigeration and cold chain systems Wildfire • NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report • USFS: Crews work to suppress Wild River • TV6: Ridge Fire 85 percent contained Hawaii volcano • HVO: Kilauea episode 56 begins • HVO: Kilauea episode 56 ends Weather alerts • NWS: Arizona active flood warnings • NWS: Active flood warnings nationwide • WPC: Excessive rainfall outlook for New England • NWS: Massachusetts and Rhode Island flood watch • NWS: New Jersey flash flood warnings • NWS: Montana high wind watch • NWS: New York flood advisory State and local lifelines • Arizona Daily Star: Yavapai County lifts evacuations • City of Monroe: Emergency water main repair • Delta Township: Precautionary boil water advisory • Battle Creek: Boil water advisory alert center • WLBT: Greenville plant fire air monitoring • KRQE: San Juan County final flood update • Queens Public Library: Systemwide service outage • Peak of Ohio: Logan and Shelby outage • Upper Merion Police: Pipeline strike update • Inquirer: Upper Merion pipeline shutdown details Territories • Guam Homeland Security: Launch threat assessment • NWS Tiyan: Tropical Depression 31W statement • NWS San Juan: Puerto Rico flood advisories • USGS: Magnitude 3.45 earthquake near Moca USGS: Magnitude 3.15 northeast of Luquillo

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  • S1 · E294
    November 5 · 9 min

    Flash Flood Emergencies; St. Johns River headed for major flood stage; Extended measles disaster emergency

    Flash Flood Emergencies are in effect this morning for McCaysville, Georgia and Copperhill, Tennessee, where the National Weather Service reports life threatening flooding and emergency management describes businesses and homes under several feet of water. Three to six inches of rain fell overnight across Fannin and Gilmer counties, Fannin County has activated its Emergency Operations Center and opened a shelter, and about ten water rescues have been reported. In Florida, the St. Johns River is forecast to reach major flood stage in Brevard County late this week as the state of emergency expands to 14 counties. Today’s brief also covers flood warnings on the Little Colorado and Conejos rivers, a magnitude 4.96 earthquake west of Petrolia, California, winter weather on Alaska’s Arctic coast, continuing lava flows at Kilauea and Great Sitkin, a new CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities entry, and New York’s extension of its statewide measles disaster emergency. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways · Flash Flood Emergency, McCaysville and Copperhill. The highest level flash flood product is in effect for both towns at the Georgia and Tennessee line, with catastrophic flooding reported and people told to move to higher ground immediately. · Fannin County response. The Emergency Operations Center is activated, a shelter is open at the Fannin County Recreation Center in Blue Ridge, about ten water rescues have been completed, and two bridge approaches in McCaysville are closed. · Downstream risk in east Tennessee. Runoff from the Georgia rainfall is still moving downstream through Polk County, so flooding there can worsen after the rain has stopped. · St. Johns River, Florida. Major flood stage is forecast near Cocoa late this week and through the weekend, with Sanford rising above flood stage Friday evening, which puts a multi day sheltering and access problem in front of Brevard, Seminole, Volusia and Lake counties. · Florida emergency footprint. The state of emergency now covers 14 counties, unlocking state emergency funding for local governments. · Brevard lifelines. Schools reopen today, but several campuses remain on a boil water notice through the end of the week, which affects food service and hydration planning. · Arizona and Colorado river flooding. Flood warnings continue on the Little Colorado River from Winslow to Leupp and on the Conejos and San Antonio rivers above Alamosa, with Maricopa County flooding tied to dam releases through Saturday afternoon. · Northern California seismicity. A magnitude 4.96 event west of Petrolia drew a tsunami information statement, the lowest message level, which is issued for awareness. · Alaska and Hawaii hazards. Blowing snow and 45 mph gusts threaten Arctic coast travel into Friday, while Kilauea remains capable of episode 56 high fountaining at any point through November 8. · Cyber remediation deadlines. An Apple authentication flaw entered the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Wednesday with a November 18 due date, and the WordPress Core entry from Tuesday is due tomorrow. · New York measles authorities extended. Executive Order 65.1 runs the disaster emergency through December 4, so paramedics, pharmacists and midwives may keep administering MMR under non patient specific orders and 72 hour dose reporting continues. Sponsors EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources Georgia · NWS Peachtree City: Flash Flood Emergency McCaysville · WSB TV: Fannin County water rescues · WSB TV: McCaysville bridge closures Tennessee and North Carolina · NWS Morristown: Copperhill Flash Flood Emergency · NWS: Cherokee County flash flood warning Florida · NWS: St. Johns River flood warnings · WFTV: Florida emergency expands to 14 · ClickOrlando: Brevard schools reopen Thursday · CF Public: Brevard shelters open Arizona and Colorado · NWS Flagstaff: Little Colorado flood warning · Flagstaff: Southside flooding meeting November 8 · NWS Pueblo: Conejos River flooding continues California, Alaska and Hawaii · USGS: M4.96 west of Petrolia · NTWC: tsunami information statement issued · NWS: California coastal flood advisories · NWS Fairbanks: Arctic coast winter advisory · AVO: Great Sitkin lava eruption continues · HVO: Kilauea north vent flows · NWS: Hawaii wind and surf advisories New York · NY Governor: Executive Order 65.1 measles Cyber · CISA: Apple flaw added to KEV

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  • S1 · E293
    November 4 · 13 min

    Rivers crest as evacuations hold; Two dead and 204 rescued in Brevard County; CISA sets a Friday deadline

    Wednesday, November 4, 2026. The Four Corners flood emergency turns toward recovery as crests pass in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Utah, with evacuations still in force, the Colorado National Guard reporting more than 50 rescues, and a FEMA swift water team working the San Luis Valley. On Florida’s east coast, a separate extreme rainfall disaster has killed two people in Palm Bay, driven 204 high water rescues in Brevard County, ruptured a wastewater force main in Riviera Beach and closed two Treasure Coast school districts. Also today: the St. Johns River climbing toward moderate flood stage, a Friday remediation deadline on a newly exploited WordPress Core flaw, a critical advisory affecting utility substation software, measles updates from New York and Pennsylvania that change infant vaccination guidance, continuing lava flows at Kilauea, and a heat advisory across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways • Four Corners recovery window. San Juan County, New Mexico expects 24 to 48 hours before floodwaters recede far enough to lift evacuation orders, so sheltering and re-entry planning stay active through at least Thursday. • Transportation damage is the long pole in Colorado. Collapsed piers on the US 160 Piedra River Bridge, washouts on Highways 151 and 17 and a destroyed county bridge mean detours and access limits well past the immediate response, with 11.5 million dollars in combined federal and state emergency funds committed. • Arizona dam releases are a managed hazard, not a passing one. Salt River floodgate releases keep one Maricopa County flood warning in effect through Saturday afternoon, so low water crossing closures and public messaging need to hold for days. • Florida is running two flood problems at once. Flash flood response in Brevard and Palm Beach counties overlaps with a slow rise on the St. Johns River, which is forecast to keep climbing into the weekend. • Lifeline failures to watch. Melbourne and Palm Bay remain under boil water notices, Riviera Beach has a ruptured wastewater force main and backing up lift stations, and Bluff, Utah has a leaning power structure that could cut electricity to Navajo Nation communities and local cell service. • A three day patch clock on WordPress Core. CISA’s November 6 remediation deadline applies to an actively exploited flaw with forensic triage requirements, which matters for any agency running public information or alerting sites on WordPress. • Utility OT exposure. The Subnet Solutions PowerSYSTEM Center advisory carries a critical score and affects substation data management software, so electric utility partners should confirm their update path. • Infant measles guidance has shifted in two states. Pennsylvania and New York now direct early MMR dosing for infants in or traveling to communities with sustained transmission, which affects sheltering, mass care and point of dispensing planning. • Fire activity is light but not absent. The nation sits at Preparedness Level 1 with six uncontained large fires, and the Sisi Fire in Washington is listed with residences threatened. Sponsors EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources Four Corners Flooding • Colorado Governor: southwest flooding response update • Santa Fe New Mexican: crest has passed • NWS Albuquerque: San Juan River at Shiprock • Los Alamos Daily Post: major disaster request Arizona • Arizona Governor: statewide state of emergency • AZFamily: Arizona flooding emergency declarations • AZFamily: State Route 89A remains closed • KNAU: DPS helicopter fleet committed • NWS Phoenix: Granite Reef Dam release • NWS Phoenix: floodgate release through Saturday • NWS Phoenix: Verde River below Bartlett • NWS Flagstaff: Moenkopi Wash near Tuba City Utah • NWS Salt Lake City: San Juan River warning • Salt Lake Tribune: Bluff power structure leaning Florida • Central Florida Public Media: Brevard rescue totals • ABC News: two dead, hundreds rescued • City of Melbourne: boil water notice update • WFLX: Riviera Beach force main rupture • WFLX: St. Lucie County opens shelters • WQCS: Treasure Coast school closures • NWS Melbourne: St. Johns River near Sanford • WFTV: Volusia sandbag site opens Cyber • CISA: WordPress Core added to KEV • CISA: Subnet Solutions PowerSYSTEM Center advisory Public Health • New York DOH: measles associated death • Pennsylvania DOH: statewide measles update Wildfire • NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report (Nov 3) Volcanoes • HVO: Kilauea daily update (Nov 3) • AVO: Great Sitkin daily update (Nov 3) California • NWS San Francisco: Coastal Flood Advisory • NWS San Francisco: Beach Hazards Statement Central Plains Flooding • NWS Quad Cities: Iowa River at Marengo • NWS Topeka: Big Blue River warning • NWS Kansas City: Platte River crest • NWS Kansas City: Grand River near Chillicothe • NWS Hastings: seven county flood warning Washington • Valley Record: Fall City boil water notice Territories • NWS San Juan: Heat Advisory issued

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  • S1 · E292
    November 3 · 8 min

    Seven flooded counties on Election Day; Flood wave heads for Supai; New Mexico notifies 20,000 near rising rivers

    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in seven counties after 15 to 20 inches of rain hit south Brevard, with river flooding building on the St. Johns and west central Florida rivers and a system wide boil water notice in Melbourne. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs declared a statewide state of emergency, and forecasters are tracking a flood wave on Havasu Creek toward the village of Supai. New Mexico’s San Juan County has notified more than 20,000 residents along the Animas, La Plata and San Juan rivers, while mandatory evacuations continue in Colorado’s Rio Grande County and southeast Utah. Today’s brief also covers a Pepco outage in Washington, D.C., a heat advisory for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and the national fire picture. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways · Florida emergency declaration. Executive Order 26-227 covers Brevard, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie counties for 60 days, authorizing National Guard and State Guard activation and sheltering in public facilities, and giving supervisors of elections authority to relocate polling places on election day. · Brevard rainfall and lifelines. South Brevard took 15 to 20 inches of rain, Brevard Public Schools closed Monday, and Melbourne’s system wide precautionary boil water notice extends to West Melbourne and the south beaches, so potable water planning should assume multi day distribution needs. · Florida river flooding. Flood warnings on the St. Johns at Sanford, DeLand, Astor and Cocoa and on the Peace, Alafia and Manatee rivers mean the crest problem outlasts the rain, and access routes should be reassessed daily. · Arizona statewide emergency. The declaration activates the state response plan, releases 200,000 dollars to local communities and stands up the State Emergency Operations Center, with seven counties and five tribal nations affected and ADOT drawing Federal Highway Administration support. · Havasu Creek flood wave. A 5.38 foot rise on Cataract Creek sent a flood wave toward Supai, with arrival estimated between 9 a.m. and noon Mountain time, a critical window for a community reachable only by trail, helicopter or pack animal. · Phoenix area dam releases. Salt River flows above 46,000 cubic feet per second below Granite Reef Dam, Tempe Town Lake floodgate releases and elevated New River flow put low water crossings and Jomax Road at risk. · New Mexico mass notification. San Juan County reached more than 20,000 residents within a half mile of three rivers, and the state has 54.75 million dollars authorized for recovery with a major disaster request in preparation. · Colorado and Utah evacuations. Rio Grande County holds mandatory evacuations around Del Norte and South Fork, and Bluff, Utah is under a flood warning through Thursday with county offices and school districts closed. · District of Columbia power loss. More than 1,100 Pepco customers lost power in Foggy Bottom and downtown after manhole smoke and an equipment failure, disrupting a university campus and downtown operations. · National fire picture. NIFC holds the national preparedness level at 1 with six uncontained large fires, the largest the Sisi Fire in Washington at 4,816 acres and 40 percent containment. Sponsors EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-brief Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources Arizona · Arizona Governor: statewide state of emergency · NWS Flagstaff: Havasu Creek flash flooding · NWS Phoenix: Salt River flood warnings · KJZZ: Arizona statewide flood emergency Colorado · NWS Pueblo: Rio Grande flood warnings · NWS Grand Junction: San Juan River warning · Heart of the Rockies: Rio Grande County evacuations Florida · WFTV: Executive Order 26-227 signed · NWS Melbourne: St. Johns River warnings · NWS Tampa Bay: Peace River warnings · Central Florida Public Media: Brevard rainfall totals · Space Coast Daily: Melbourne boil water notice Missouri · NWS Kansas City: Grand River hydrologic outlook · KFVS: Cape Girardeau boil water advisory New Mexico · NWS Albuquerque: San Juan River warnings · FOX Weather: San Juan County evacuation notices Utah · UPR: historic flooding in southeast Utah · NWS Salt Lake City: San Juan County flooding Federal · NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report · State Department: Saudi Arabia security alert Territories · WJLA: Foggy Bottom power outage · GW: Foggy Bottom campus outage advisory · NWS San Juan: Heat Advisory for territories

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  • S1 · E291
    November 2 · 8 min

    Historic flooding grips the Four Corners; Ivanti remediation deadline arrives

    An atmospheric river has pushed river and flash flooding across Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and southern Utah, with the National Weather Service carrying a Particularly Dangerous Situation tag over the Four Corners, mandatory evacuations along four southwest Colorado rivers, and the Moenkopi Wash near Tuba City running more than six feet above flood stage. Today’s brief covers the state by state operational picture, including Sedona evacuation zones in GO status, a washed out state highway in San Juan County, New Mexico, sheltering in Durango, Pagosa Springs, La Jara and Farmington, a second flood threat over Florida, FEMA’s denial of Individual Assistance for two Hawaii counties, and the federal remediation deadline for two actively exploited Ivanti Connect Secure vulnerabilities. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways ● Four Corners flooding: Significant and historic flooding is underway across southwest Colorado and southeast Utah under a Particularly Dangerous Situation warning, with numerous roads closed and some washed out, so route planning and mutual aid staging should assume degraded access into Tuesday. ● Arizona river response: Major flood stage on the Moenkopi Wash, Little Colorado, Verde and Gila rivers is driving life safety messaging and evacuations even though the rain has ended, which makes downstream gauge watch the priority task. ● Colorado sheltering and rescue: Red Cross shelters in Durango, Pagosa Springs and La Jara are open, the Colorado National Guard has ground search and rescue teams committed, and Pagosa Springs is closed to incoming traffic. ● Wastewater and potable water risk: Pagosa Springs reports sewage discharging into the San Juan River near the First Street bridge with sewer service possibly reduced, a public health and lifeline concern for downstream users. ● New Mexico access loss: State Highway 170 is washed out between mile markers 3 and 18, and the Navajo Division of Transportation is prioritizing emergency access on impassable routes, so tribal and county coordination carries the response. ● Florida flood threat: Flash Flood Warnings in Brevard County and Flood Watches across east central, south and west central Florida run into Monday evening, with forecasters noting low confidence on where the heaviest rain falls. ● Hawaii assistance denial: FEMA’s denial of Individual Assistance for Hawaii County and Kauai County moves recovery onto appeals and local case management, and the Hawaii Island earthquake application deadline closed November 1. ● Colorado federal request: The state’s expedited major disaster declaration request covers Archuleta and Rio Grande counties on just under 27 million dollars in validated public infrastructure damage, with other counties added as damages are confirmed. ● Cyber remediation deadline: The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities deadline for two actively exploited Ivanti Connect Secure flaws arrives today, and agencies running affected appliances should confirm patch status and review exposed VPN devices. Sponsors EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-brief Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources Arizona ● NWS Flagstaff: Moenkopi Wash flash flooding ● NWS Phoenix: Salt River dam release ● NWS Tucson: Gila River major flooding ● ABC15: Sedona evacuation zones in GO Colorado ● NWS Grand Junction: historic flooding warning ● NWS Pueblo: Rio Grande flood warnings ● Denver7: Pagosa Springs mandatory evacuations ● Town of Pagosa Springs: flood recovery ● Pagosa Springs Sun: San Juan crest forecast Florida ● NWS Melbourne: Brevard flash flood warnings ● NWS Miami: South Florida flood watch Hawaii ● West Hawaii Today: FEMA denies assistance ● FEMA: Hawaii earthquake application deadline New Mexico ● NWS Albuquerque: Animas River major flooding ● Navajo Times: Shiprock crest forecast Utah ● NWS Salt Lake City: Zion flood warning Federal and Cyber ● KSUT: Polis requests flood recovery funding ● Pagosa Springs Sun: disaster declaration request ● CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Territories ● NWS Guam: High Surf Advisory, Marianas

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  • S1 · E290
    October 30 · 7 min

    Typhoon In-fa's eye passes over Agrihan; Texas declares El Paso County flood disaster; CISA flags exploited GitLab and Cisco flaws

    Typhoon In-fa’s eye passed over Agrihan in the Northern Mariana Islands as a Category 4 storm, and the Typhoon Warning remains in effect for Alamagan, Pagan and Agrihan while the storm moves away toward Iwo To. In Texas, Governor Greg Abbott issued a state disaster declaration for El Paso County after flooding, Flash Flood Warnings covered Midland and Odessa early Friday, and a levee breach near Bernardo, New Mexico, prompted a new Flood Warning, with another round of Flood Watches set for Sunday into Monday across the Four Corners. King tides set records in the Florida Keys and closed part of Pacific Coast Highway in California, and CISA added actively exploited GitLab and Cisco firewall flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways • Typhoon In-fa, Northern Mariana Islands: The eye passed over Agrihan as a Category 4 typhoon; the Typhoon Warning remains for Alamagan, Pagan and Agrihan, and residents are told to stay sheltered until the all clear. • Southwest and West Texas flooding: El Paso County is under a state disaster declaration, Flash Flood Warnings covered Midland and Odessa Friday morning, and a levee breach near Bernardo, New Mexico, is flooding nearby communities. • Next rain round: Flood Watches run Sunday into Monday for southwest Colorado, southeast Utah, northwest and west central New Mexico and southeast Arizona, over saturated soils. • King tides: Key West recorded its highest non-tropical water levels since 1913, and a Coastal Flood Warning for major saltwater flooding covers the Keys through Friday night. • Cyber: CISA added GitLab and Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD flaws to the KEV catalog, with a November 1 federal remediation deadline. Sponsors EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-brief NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registration?utm_source=emmorningpod&discount_code=EM100 Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources Northern Mariana Islands and Guam • NWS Guam: Typhoon In-fa local statement (Oct 30) • NWS Guam: High Surf Advisory, Marianas CISA • CISA: GitLab and Cisco KEV additions (Oct 29) Alaska • NWS Anchorage: High Wind, Winter Storm Warnings • KTOO: Ex-Typhoon Champi tracks toward Bristol Bay Arizona • NWS Phoenix: Flood Watch for Phoenix metro • NWS Tucson: Flood Watch Saturday into Sunday California • Weather.com: King tides close Pacific Coast Highway • NWS San Francisco: Coastal Flood Advisories Colorado and Utah • Pagosa Springs Sun: Archuleta County flood update • NWS Grand Junction: Flood Watch Sunday into Monday Florida • NWS Key West: Coastal Flood Warning, Florida Keys • Key West Citizen: Record coastal flooding continues • NWS Jacksonville: Coastal Flood Warnings, St. Johns New Mexico • NWS Albuquerque: Socorro County Flood Warnings • El Defensor Chieftain: Rio Puerco flood fatality Texas • Texas Governor: El Paso County disaster declaration • KVIA: Declaration and Horizon City flooding • NWS Midland: Flash Flood Warnings, Midland, Odessa • NWS Lubbock: Flood Watch through Friday evening

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  • S1 · E289
    October 29 · 12 min

    Typhoon In-fa warning; Flood response ramps up; Savannah River Site emergency terminated after lab fire

    Thursday’s brief leads with Typhoon In-fa, now carrying 140 mph winds, and the Typhoon Warning in effect for Alamagan, Pagan and Agrihan in the Northern Mariana Islands, where destructive winds and heavy rain are forecast Friday. Flood response is ramping up across the southern High Plains and the Southwest, with New Mexico National Guard evacuations in Socorro County and activated state resources in Texas ahead of Thursday’s heaviest rain. Also covered: FEMA’s major disaster declaration for Florida after Hurricane Isaias, two new entries in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, the terminated Site Area Emergency at the Savannah River Site, Bering Sea storm impacts in Alaska, shelters and school closures in Hawaii, and Colorado’s $65 million emergency relief request for flood-damaged highways. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways · Typhoon In-fa: A Typhoon Warning covers Alamagan, Pagan and Agrihan, with destructive winds, 6 to 10 inches of rain and 3 to 6 feet of coastal inundation forecast Friday. Northern island logistics are the constraint, so prepositioning and communications checks matter now. · Marianas surf: High surf of 12 to 18 feet on Tinian and Saipan and 10 to 14 feet on Guam and Rota will close beaches, erode shoreline and threaten waterside infrastructure through Saturday. · Texas flood posture: State swiftwater, aviation, medical and utility monitoring resources are activated for Thursday’s heaviest rain across West Texas and the Hill Country, which shortens request-to-arrival time for local jurisdictions. · New Mexico evacuations: Socorro County evacuations are active, two county roads are impassable, and a shelter is open at Finley Gym, with a Flood Warning running into Thursday evening. · Florida assistance: Public Assistance is now available in 15 counties for Hurricane Isaias, which opens the project-worksheet process for local governments and eligible nonprofits. · Florida tidal flooding: Major saltwater flooding in the Keys and moderate St. Johns River flooding will close roads and inundate low lying critical infrastructure through Friday. · CISA KEV additions: Actively exploited flaws in Broadcom VMware ESX and the Linux kernel are now KEV listed, making virtualization hosts and Linux fleets the priority patching targets. · Savannah River Site: The Site Area Emergency was terminated the same evening with no detectable contamination, and the sequence is a useful reference for notification timing and shelter-in-place release. · Alaska lifelines: Bering Sea storms are driving coastal flooding on the Yukon and Kuskokwim delta coasts and heavy snow on interior and Prince William Sound routes, with surface transport the first thing affected. · Hawaii sheltering: Four Oahu shelters and a Maui evacuation site are open, and five Molokai schools return to session Thursday after flooded-road closures. · Colorado recovery: A $65 million federal emergency relief request, an 11-county state disaster emergency, and continued single-lane mountain pass operations define the southwest Colorado recovery footprint. Sponsors EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-brief NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registration?utm_source=emmorningpod&discount_code=EM100 Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources Typhoon In-fa and the Marianas · NWS Tiyan: Typhoon In-fa Advisory 24 · NWS Tiyan: Marianas warnings and advisories · Marianas Variety: Typhoon Condition 3 declared Texas · Texas DEM: Abbott activates response resources (Oct 28) · NWS Midland Odessa: Permian Basin Flood Watch · NWS Lubbock: South Plains Flood Watch New Mexico · NWS Albuquerque: Socorro County Flood Warning · KRQE: Guard evacuations in Socorro County (Oct 28) Florida · FEMA: Major disaster declaration for Florida (Oct 28) · NWS Key West: Coastal Flood Warning Keys · NWS Jacksonville: St. Johns River basin flooding · NWS Melbourne: Coastal Flood Warning east Florida CISA · CISA: Two vulnerabilities added to KEV (Oct 28) South Carolina · SRS: Site Area Emergency terminated (Oct 28) · SRS: Emergency response event news releases · Fox News: Savannah River lab fire response Colorado · CDOT: $65 million emergency relief request (Oct 28) · Pagosa Springs Sun: Utility damage (Oct 28) Hawaii · NWS Honolulu: Statewide Flood Watch · KITV: Oahu and Maui shelters open (Oct 28) · KITV: Five Molokai schools closed (Oct 28) Alaska · NWS Fairbanks: Brooks Range Winter Storm Warning · NWS Anchorage: Thompson Pass snow advisory Arizona and California · NWS Phoenix: Flood Watch for Phoenix metro · NWS Flagstaff: Yavapai County Flood Watch · NWS San Diego: Coastal Flood Warning issued · NWS Eureka: Freeze Warning for Mendocino

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  • S1 · E288
    October 28 · 13 min

    Four Corners flood damage estimated at $300 million; King tides close Pacific Coast Highway; 150,000-plus customers hit by load shedding

    Wednesday’s brief covers the Four Corners flood as it shifts from rescue to assessment, with New Mexico estimating 200 to 300 million dollars in infrastructure damage, one death confirmed in Socorro County and the Rio Puerco cresting at levels unseen since 1944. Record king tides driven by El Nino closed Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach and flooded streets in Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale, while Governor Newsom signed orders to harden Highway 1. Honolulu opened four shelters and partially activated its EOC ahead of 6 to 10 inches of rain on Oahu. Puerto Rico shed load to more than 150,000 customers after four plants lost generation. Also inside: Nebraska’s federal disaster request, a local declaration in El Paso County, a boil water order in Fredonia, New York, a cyberattack on the Ohio Auditor’s web server, and two new CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities entries. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways · Four Corners flood assessment. New Mexico estimates 200 to 300 million dollars in infrastructure damage, one death is confirmed in Socorro County, and the Rio Puerco crest Wednesday could reach Interstate 25 traffic. San Juan County is holding evacuees out while homes are checked for sewage, fuel and oilfield contamination. · West Coast record tides. Newport Beach hit 8.4 feet, a level last seen in the 1920s. Pacific Coast Highway closes again Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Huntington Beach, and coastal flood products now run from San Diego to Humboldt Bay. · Southeast coastal flooding. Closures hit Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale, the Keys remain under a warning for major saltwater flooding, northeast Florida is extended through Friday, and the St. Johns River at Astor stays in moderate flood with water in homes. · Hawaii activation. Honolulu opened four pet friendly shelters and partially activated its EOC ahead of 6 to 10 inches of rain on Oahu, with a Flood Watch across all main islands. · Puerto Rico generation shortfall. Load shedding took out more than 150,000 customers after problems at the San Juan, Aguirre, Palo Seco and Costa Sur plants, with emergency units on costlier fuel now in the mix. · Declarations and aid. Nebraska requested Public Assistance for eight counties on more than 23 million dollars in damage, El Paso County declared a local disaster for Horizon City flooding, and FEMA announced roughly 23 million dollars in recovery awards across eleven states and territories. · Lifeline and cyber. A boil water order covers all Fredonia, New York water customers until further notice, 911 service is restored across four south central Idaho counties, the Ohio Auditor’s web server is offline after an overseas cyberattack, and UNM Health has resumed all scheduled clinic appointments. · Vulnerability management. CISA added Adobe Commerce and Magento and Google Brotli flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog with a November 10 federal deadline, and issued advisories for EPICS Base and the Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS suite. Sponsors EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-brief NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registration?utm_source=emmorningpod&discount_code=EM100 Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources Four Corners Flooding · NPR: New Mexico flood damage estimate · Searchlight NM: Socorro County flood death · NWS Albuquerque: Rio Puerco flood warning · Navajo Times: San Juan County evacuee guidance · FEMA: New Mexico emergency declaration Coastal Flooding · NWS: active coastal flood alerts · OC Register: Newport Beach record tide · Governor of California: Highway 1 order · WSVN: South Florida king tide closures · News4JAX: northeast Florida warning extended Cyber · CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · CISA: EPICS Base advisory · CISA: Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS advisory · nm.news: UNM clinics resume appointments · BleepingComputer: UNM Health systems restored · WOSU: Ohio Auditor web server offline FEMA · FEMA: nearly $13 million for four states · FEMA: more than $5 million in Northwest · FEMA: $5.4 million in Pacific region · FEMA: Indiana in person support continues Alaska · NWS: Alaska winter and coastal alerts · KOTZ: Kivalina storm shelter return Arizona · KNAU: Rock Point flooding and rescues · Navajo-Hopi Observer: Moenkopi sandbag delivery Colorado · CDOT: US 160 Wolf Creek Pass reopened · NWS Pueblo: Purgatoire River flood warning Hawaii · Hawaii News Now: Honolulu opens shelters · NWS Honolulu: Flood Watch all islands Idaho · KMVT: Twin Falls area 911 restored Michigan and Washington Fires · NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report · NWS: Washington Cascades winter advisory Nebraska · NEMA: Pillen requests disaster declaration New York · Chautauqua County: Fredonia boil water order Texas · KFOX: El Paso County disaster declaration Puerto Rico · Metro PR: more than 150,000 without power · NotiCel: generation shortfall across four plants

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  • S1 · E287
    October 27 · 9 min

    Federal emergency declaration approved; Catastrophic flood warning; Patients diverted after cybersecurity issue

    The Four Corners flood response moves into a federal phase, with an emergency declaration for New Mexico authorizing Army Corps debris removal, USGS flood monitoring, EPA drinking water testing and FEMA mass care, while the National Weather Service warns of catastrophic flooding along the San Juan River and the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority reports sewage released from flood damaged wastewater facilities. New Mexico's only Level 1 trauma center diverted patients and canceled statewide clinic appointments after a cybersecurity issue, University Hospitals in Cleveland is still restoring systems, and Columbia, South Carolina remains degraded a week into a ransomware investigation. Coastal Flood Warnings cover the Florida Keys through northeast Florida and the San Diego and Orange County coasts, a statewide Flood Watch runs for Hawaii, and the Virgin Islands utility warns of a continuing generation shortfall. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways New Mexico federal declaration. Direct federal assistance is now available in four counties and five tribal nations, but reimbursement for debris removal and emergency protective measures was denied, so local jurisdictions should document costs for the coming major disaster declaration request. San Juan River water contact. Wastewater facilities and holding ponds on the Navajo Nation have released sewage into the river. Treat all floodwater downstream of Montezuma Creek and Shiprock as contaminated and brief field crews on PPE and decontamination. Healthcare surge from cyber disruption. With New Mexico's only Level 1 trauma center diverting, regional EMS and hospital coordination centers should expect extended transport times and plan for patient distribution. Hospital downtime is a lifeline problem. University Hospitals shows the pattern: portal and pre-authorization outages persisting past a week. Exercise paper downtime procedures and insurance workarounds, not just network restoration. CISA remediation deadline. Two PHP vulnerabilities carry a federal remediation due date of October 29. Agencies running affected PHP builds have a short window. Coastal flooding is tide driven. Florida and Southern California impacts recur at each high tide rather than continuously. Time road closures, barricades and pump staging to the tide tables, not the clock. Hawaii flash flood risk. All main islands are in a Flood Watch through late Wednesday night, with the greatest threat on Oahu and Maui County and landslide potential in steep terrain. Virgin Islands generation shortfall. Three to five megawatts short for at least two weeks means rotational outages continue. Critical facilities on St. Thomas and St. John should verify generator fuel and run time. Sponsors EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-brief NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registration?utm_source=emmorningpod&discount_code=EM100 Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources Federal FEMA: New Mexico emergency declaration approved CISA: Two PHP vulnerabilities added CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Wildfire NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report (Oct 26) Alaska NWS: Bering Sea Storm Warning NWS: Bering Strait High Wind Warning AVO: Great Sitkin and Shishaldin status California NWS San Diego: Coastal Flood Warning Colorado NWS: Rio Grande at Alamosa NWS: Purgatoire River flood warning NWS: San Luis Valley flood warning Colorado Governor: Southwest flooding update Denver Gazette: Southwest Colorado flood recovery Florida NWS Key West: Keys coastal flood warning NWS Miami: Southeast Florida coastal warning NWS Jacksonville: Northeast beaches warning NWS: St. Johns River basin warning WSVN: King tide street flooding Hawaii NWS Honolulu: Statewide Flood Watch Star Advertiser: Hawaii flood watch issued Michigan WNDU: Dowagiac boil water advisory New Mexico NWS: Rio Puerco moderate flooding NWS: Rio Chama minor flooding Source New Mexico: Federal disaster aid announced Los Alamos Reporter: Declaration partially granted Albuquerque Journal: UNM Hospital cyber disruption KNAU: Shiprock sewage release reported Ohio Becker's: University Hospitals reschedules procedures Cleveland 19: MyChart still unavailable South Carolina HERE Columbia: City services still offline WIS: Columbia ransomware attack confirmed Texas NWS Midland: Rio Grande flood warning Utah NWS Grand Junction: San Juan River emergency NWS: Kane and San Juan flooding San Juan Record: Bluff evacuation lifted Deseret News: Four Corners evacuations continue Wyoming NWS Cheyenne: High Wind Watch issued Territories St. John Source: WAPA generation shortfall update Pasquines: St. Thomas power restored

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  • S1 · E286
    October 26 · 8 min

    Four Corners flooding; Ammonia threat and fire; Coastal flood warnings

    Historic Four Corners flooding keeps evacuation orders in place in New Mexico, Utah, and southwest Colorado, with the San Juan River cresting at Shiprock at its highest level since 1935, roughly 2,000 people affected, and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham requesting a federal emergency declaration worth at least $ 13.8 million. On the Oregon coast, a fire and ammonia threat at a Pacific Seafood plant closed Newport’s Bayfront and triggered a one-mile evacuation notice that has since been scaled back. Coastal Flood Warnings from northeast Florida into South Carolina bring moderate to locally major tidal flooding on the Monday morning high tide, and federal civilian agencies reach a CISA remediation deadline today. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways · Four Corners flooding: Evacuation orders stand in New Mexico, Utah and southwest Colorado, with about 2,000 people affected, several hundred rescued and the San Juan River at Shiprock reaching its highest crest since 1935. · New Mexico federal request: The state’s emergency declaration request covers four counties and five tribal governments and would release at least 13.8 million dollars for debris removal and emergency protective measures. · Navajo Nation and Utah evacuations: About 150 people left Montezuma Creek and Aneth under a Navajo Nation Department of Emergency Management order, with shelters open in Montezuma Creek and Blanding. · Colorado disaster emergency: Twelve southwest counties are covered, about 100 residents are evacuated, and U.S. 160 northeast of Pagosa Springs remains closed. · Newport, Oregon hazmat fire: A one mile evacuation notice driven by two ammonia tanks has been scaled back, the Bayfront stays closed, and a major regional employer has lost a plant. · Southeast coastal flooding: Tidal flooding of 2 to 3.5 feet above normally dry ground in northeast Florida and southeast Georgia, and 1 to 2 feet at Charleston, will make numerous roads impassable through the Monday morning commute. · El Paso flooding: The city’s Emergency Operations Center is at Level 3 after 16 households were displaced and crews ran a water rescue, with more flash flood warnings overnight. · CISA remediation deadline: Federal civilian agencies must remediate Collabora Online CODE Server and Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator flaws today under Binding Operational Directive 26-04. · FEMA deadline closed: Indiana’s individual assistance registration window for the August storms and flooding closed overnight across 24 counties. · Volcano and wildfire status: Great Sitkin stays at Watch, Kilauea’s next fountaining episode is forecast between October 30 and November 5, and the Sisi Fire in Washington is the least contained large fire nationally at 34 percent. Sponsors EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-brief NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registration?utm_source=emmorningpod&discount_code=EM100 Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources Four Corners Flooding · KOB 4: New Mexico federal declaration request · ABC News: Shiprock crest since 1935 · Courthouse News: Four Corners rescues continue Colorado · Colorado Governor: Conejos County added (Oct 23) Utah and Navajo Nation · Deseret News: Montezuma Creek, Aneth evacuations New Mexico · City of Santa Fe: tornado damage alert · Santa Fe New Mexican: ten homes damaged Oregon · KLCC: Newport Bayfront fire update Southeast Coastal Flooding · NWS Jacksonville: coastal flood warning extended · NWS Charleston: Charleston tidal flooding warning · WTOC: Fort Pulaski tide forecast · NWS Melbourne: St. Johns River warning Texas · KVIA: El Paso neighborhood evacuations · NWS El Paso: central county flash flooding Cyber · CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Wildfire · NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report Volcanoes · USGS: current volcano activity updates Indiana · Indiana DHS: August 2026 disaster assistance · FEMA: less than one week remains

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  • S1 · E285
    October 23 · 8 min

    Blizzard and coastal flood warnings across western Alaska; mandatory evacuations in Colorado; CISA publishes an advisory batch

    A strong Bering Sea storm reaches western Alaska this morning with blizzard warnings in six zones, gusts to 65 miles an hour and a coastal flood warning on the Yukon Delta coast, where Hooper Bay could see water 7 feet above normal high tide. A second day of Southwest rain keeps flood warnings across four states, with mandatory evacuations along four rivers in Archuleta County, Colorado, and power and water outages across the Navajo Nation. Navajo County, Arizona declared an emergency after a suspected tornado struck Heber and Overgaard. In Toledo, the tank behind a four-day hazmat response has stopped releasing and the evacuation zone is down to a quarter mile. CISA published a batch of Siemens industrial control system advisories affecting SIMATIC S7 controllers, WinCC and RUGGEDCOM devices. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways · Western Alaska storm: Blizzard warnings in six zones, gusts to 65 miles an hour and a Yukon Delta coastal flood warning through Sunday evening. Hooper Bay water could reach 7 feet above normal high tide, a level that closes the airstrip and isolates parts of town. Alaska DHS and EM has increased standby staffing through the weekend. · Southwestern Colorado evacuations: Mandatory evacuations along the San Juan, Rio Blanco, Navajo and Piedra rivers in Archuleta County, a pre-evacuation order in North Vallecito, flooded structures and sandbagging in the San Luis Valley, and US 550 closed over Red Mountain Pass. · Navajo Nation lifelines: Power outages in seven districts and water outages in six, with road damage slowing restoration and two San Juan School District schools moved to at-home learning. · Arizona tornado response: Navajo County declared an emergency Thursday morning after a suspected tornado hit Heber and Overgaard. A reception center is open at the Heber Complex, with Red Cross shelters in Heber, Phoenix and Chinle. · Toledo hazmat wind-down: The tank has stopped releasing glycidyl methacrylate, the evacuation zone is down to a quarter mile covering 64 households, 57 people have been treated at area hospitals, and the site transfers to the U.S. EPA for cleanup on receipt of a site safety plan. · Outer Banks access: N.C. 12 is closed between the Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe with about 800 feet of pavement undermined. A 24-hour emergency ferry is the vehicle route to Hatteras Island, with bulk fuel and propane restricted to two sailings a day. · Healthcare IT recovery: Parkview Health has MyChart and provider search back online. Billing and video visits are still down with no timeline, which matters for continuity planning at partner EMS and public health agencies. · Siemens OT advisories: CISA advisories ICSA-26-295-09 through 18 cover SIMATIC S7-1500 controllers, the S7 web server, WinCC, RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW and Industrial Edge. Fixes are pending for some products, so apply the recommended mitigations and verify asset inventories. Sponsors EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-brief NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registration?utm_source=emmorningpod&discount_code=EM100 Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources National Weather Service · NWS Fairbanks: Western Alaska blizzard warnings · NWS Anchorage: Kuskokwim high wind warning · NWS Flagstaff: Little Colorado River flooding · NWS Grand Junction: Archuleta County flood warning · NWS Pueblo: San Luis Valley flood warning · NWS Albuquerque: San Juan River flood warnings · NWS Salt Lake City: southern Utah flood warning · NWS Cheyenne: Carbon County high wind warning CISA · CISA: Siemens ICS advisory batch (Oct 22) · CISA: SIMATIC S7 web server advisory Alaska · KYUK: Hooper Bay coastal flood forecast Arizona · ABC15: Heber and Overgaard storm damage · Navajo Times: Navajo Nation utility outages Colorado · Pagosa Springs: San Juan River evacuation warning · Colorado Public Radio: Archuleta County evacuations Indiana · Becker’s: Parkview restores MyChart access North Carolina · NCDOT: Emergency ferry service activated Ohio · City of Toledo: North Toledo hazmat evacuation · FOX: Toledo hospital treatment totals

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  • S1 · E284
    October 22 · 12 min

    Hazmat evacuation holds at half a mile; Blizzard and coastal flood warnings; CISA urges immediate patching

    A hazardous materials release at a North Toledo tank terminal keeps a half-mile evacuation zone in effect after Toledo Fire and Rescue lifted a three-mile shelter-in-place order Wednesday evening, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency overseeing perimeter air monitoring. A powerful Bering Sea low has blizzard, high wind and coastal flood warnings up across western Alaska, with water levels at Hooper Bay forecast 5 to 7.5 feet above the normal high tide line. CISA urges immediate patching of two critical PHP vulnerabilities that allow unauthenticated remote code execution. Also in today’s episode: emergency ferry service activates for Hatteras Island while North Carolina Highway 12 stays closed, flash flooding hits northern Arizona and the Four Corners, Parkview Health restores part of its patient portal, and Guam reaches 99 percent power restoration after Super Typhoon Champi. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways · North Toledo hazmat release. The evacuation zone around the MC Tank Terminal is down to a half mile radius and the three mile shelter in place order is lifted, but the release is not over. Shoreland Elementary School remains the shelter, EPA air monitoring continues at the perimeter, and surrounding roads stay closed while the interstate is open. · Western Alaska storm. Blizzard, winter storm, high wind and coastal flood warnings cover the Seward Peninsula, Norton Sound, the Yukon Delta Coast and the western Brooks Range. Peak impacts land Friday into Saturday, which puts the prepositioning window on today for remote communities with no road access. · CISA PHP alert. The php2shell vulnerabilities affect all PHP installations serving web requests, which reaches public safety portals, county websites and permitting systems. CISA’s guidance is to inventory, patch internet facing systems first, and take unpatchable systems offline. · Hatteras Island access. With North Carolina Highway 12 closed, the emergency ferry is the only vehicle route to Hatteras Island and moves roughly 250 vehicles a day. Fuel and propane deliveries are restricted to two sailings, which makes commodity resupply the constraint to watch. · Southwest flash flooding. Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada are all under flood warnings or watches, with life threatening flash flooding reported in Canyon de Chelly and road closures in place across southern Utah and southern Nevada. · Hospital IT continuity. Parkview Health’s partial restoration across 16 hospitals shows the long tail of a network outage: scheduling and messaging return before billing and telehealth, so downtime procedures stay in place for days. · Wildfire. National Preparedness Level 1 holds with nine uncontained large fires. The Sisi Fire in Washington and the Ridge Fire in Michigan are the two threatening structures, and the Bras Fire in Montana is the country’s only new large incident. · Guam recovery. Power is at 99 percent of system load and the water distribution system is fully pressurized, with conservation measures lifted and the Dededo boil water notice rescinded, which moves the island from restoration into cleanup and repair. Sponsors EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-brief NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registration?utm_source=emmorningpod&discount_code=EM100 Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources Ohio · City of Toledo: North Toledo hazmat evacuation · 13abc: Toledo evacuation zone reduced Alaska · NWS Fairbanks: western Alaska storm warnings · NWS Anchorage: Aleutians high wind warning · Alaska’s News Source: Norton Sound water levels · AVO: Great Sitkin and Shishaldin update Cyber · CISA: Critical PHP vulnerabilities require patching North Carolina · Dare County: Hatteras Island emergency ferry · NHC: Subtropical Storm Josephine advisory Arizona and the Southwest · NWS Flagstaff: Canyon de Chelly flash flooding · NWS Salt Lake City: southern Utah flood warning · NWS Albuquerque: New Mexico flood watches · NWS Grand Junction: Colorado flood watches · NWS Las Vegas: southern Nevada storms Wildfire · NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report · NIFC: National Preparedness Level 1 Indiana · Parkview Health: MyChart restoration notice Hawaii · HVO: Kilauea episode 56 forecast Texas and Michigan · NWS Fort Worth: Dallas Ozone Action Day · NWS Houston: Ozone Action Day issued · NWS Marquette: Upper Peninsula fog advisories Washington and Montana · NWS Spokane: Okanogan wind advisories · NWS Great Falls: Hi-Line high wind watch Territories Post Guam: GPA and GWA final updates

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  • S1 · E283
    October 21 · 11 min

    Chemical release forces evacuation shelter in place; CISA adds six exploited vulnerabilities

    An active hazardous materials release in north Toledo has a one-mile evacuation zone and a three-mile shelter-in-place order in effect, with two school districts closed and a temporary shelter open. A slow-moving nor’easter keeps NC 12 closed between the Marc Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe, leaving Hatteras Island without road access and Ocracoke isolated by suspended ferries, while coastal flood warnings and advisories run north through Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. Arizona’s statewide flood threat peaks today, a Nebraska critical access hospital is diverting critical patients after a network intrusion, Columbia, South Carolina is restoring city applications after a network outage, and CISA added six actively exploited vulnerabilities to its catalog. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways · Toledo chemical release. A one mile evacuation around 1050 Progress Avenue and a three mile shelter in place order are both active with the release ongoing and the chemical unconfirmed, so mutual aid partners should plan for air monitoring, reception center support and a long duration incident. · Dispatch load management. Toledo Fire asked the public to stop calling 911 about the leak and routed questions to Engage Toledo, a reminder to stand up a public information line early when a plume is visible across a metro area. · NC 12 as a single point of failure. With NC 12 closed and no reopening estimate, Hatteras Island has no road access and Ocracoke has no ferry service, so multi day stranding and air or marine resupply planning are live considerations. · Mid-Atlantic tidal flooding. Inundation of one to two feet above ground is expected at Virginia Beach and up to a foot in Delaware and coastal New Jersey, which means repeat road closures through Thursday morning rather than a single high tide event. · Arizona flash flood posture. Flood watch coverage across northern and central Arizona with rates to two inches an hour puts burn scars, washes and low water crossings at the center of today’s swiftwater and road closure risk. · Healthcare continuity. The Falls City hospital’s inability to move diagnostic images is what moved critical patients off site, a reminder that imaging transfer is a diversion trigger even when the emergency room stays open. · Municipal cyber resilience. Columbia kept public safety, 911 and water systems running while permitting and service request applications went down, which is the segmentation outcome local agencies should be testing for. · Fuel cost relief as a declaration tool. West Virginia’s 60 day emergency uses dyed diesel enforcement relief across all 55 counties, a supply and cost intervention rather than a hazard response. · Least contained large fire. The Sisi Fire at 34 percent containment and threatening structures is the national list’s leading edge of risk heading into late season. · Marianas port recovery. Tinian and Rota ports stay closed after Champi while Saipan has reopened, so cargo sequencing and VHF communications gaps remain the operational constraints. Sponsors B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-brief NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registration?utm_source=emmorningpod&discount_code=EM100 Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources Ohio · City of Toledo: North Toledo hazmat evacuation · 13abc: Toledo shelter in place expanded · Cleveland 19: Barberton acid spill cleanup North Carolina · Island Free Press: NC 12 remains closed Tuesday · Public Radio East: Outer Banks cut off Mid-Atlantic coastal flooding · NWS Wakefield: Virginia Beach flood warning · NWS Mount Holly: New Jersey flood advisory · NWS Mount Holly: Delaware flood advisory · NWS Baltimore: Anne Arundel flood advisory · ABC News: October nor’easter wind and surf Arizona and the Southwest · NWS Flagstaff: northern Arizona flood watch · Weather.com: Southwest flood risk forecast Wildfire · NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report · Cal Fire: active California incidents · Radio Results Network: Ridge Fire update Alaska · AVO: Great Sitkin and Shishaldin notice Cyber · CISA: Six vulnerabilities added to KEV · DysruptionHub: Falls City hospital intrusion · DysruptionHub: Columbia city systems outage West Virginia · WV Governor: diesel relief state of emergency Illinois · Daily Herald: Midway runway 22L closure Territories Port Technology: Tinian and Rota ports closed Share The Emergency Management Network

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  • S1 · E282
    October 20 · 10 min

    Nor'easter closes NC 12 and floods Hatteras; Arizona under multi-day flash flood watch; Alaska hit by Interior snow and a Panhandle atmospheric river

    A slow moving nor’easter has Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island under a Coastal Flood Warning through Wednesday evening, with 2 to 4 feet of inundation forecast and NC 12 closed from the Marc Basnight Bridge to Rodanthe after roughly 800 feet of dune eroded at Pea Island. Arizona faces a multi day flash flood threat as tropical moisture surges north, Alaska works an Interior winter storm and a Panhandle atmospheric river at the same time, Florida tracks rising water on the St. Johns while awaiting a federal decision on Hurricane Isaias, and Guam reports its power grid able to meet demand three days into Champi recovery. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways Outer Banks coastal flooding. A Coastal Flood Warning for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands runs through 8 p.m. Wednesday with 2 to 4 feet of inundation above ground level, so expect repeated road closures, vehicle flooding and threats to waterfront structures around each high tide. NC 12 lifeline. With NC 12 closed between the Marc Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe, Hatteras Island’s only road link is severed for now, which constrains resupply, medical transport and any resident movement until NCDOT can rebuild the dune. Arizona flash flood posture. Flood Watches covering most of the state from tonight through Thursday evening, with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour, argue for pre-positioning swiftwater resources, staffing low water crossings and watching burn scars. Alaska dual hazard. Interior Winter Storm Warnings with up to 36 inches in the Eastern Alaska Range will complicate highway travel and resupply, while the Panhandle atmospheric river threatens river flooding at Juneau and Gustavus and wind driven outages at Skagway. Florida water and recovery. Moderate flooding on the St. Johns near Astor is forecast to worsen into next week, and the state’s pending Major Disaster Declaration request would open Individual Assistance in eight counties. Kentucky 911 routing. Estill County’s 911 calls may misroute, so mutual aid partners and the public should expect alternate contact paths and confirm dispatch reachability. Federal deadlines. SBA physical damage loan applications for the New Hampshire June flooding close December 7, with economic injury applications open until July 7, 2027. Guam lifelines. Generation now meets island demand and all critical substations are energized, but limited public health services and a newly opened green waste site define this phase of Champi recovery. Travel advisory changes. Kenya at Level 3 and the reaffirmed wrongful detention risk in China matter for agencies with deployed staff, exchange programs or international travel in motion. Sponsors B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-brief NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registration?utm_source=emmorningpod&discount_code=EM100 Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources National Hurricane Center ● NHC: Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook ● NHC: Post Tropical Cyclone Trudy advisories North Carolina ● NWS Newport: Hatteras Coastal Flood Warning ● WTKR: NC 12 closed, dune erosion Arizona ● NWS Flagstaff: northern Arizona Flood Watch ● NWS Phoenix: metro Phoenix Flood Watch ● NWS Tucson: southeast Arizona Flood Watch ● Weather.com: Trudy moisture, Southwest flooding Alaska ● NWS Fairbanks: Interior Winter Storm Warnings ● NWS Juneau: Panhandle Flood Watch, Skagway winds ● AVO: Great Sitkin orange watch California ● Cal Fire: Cooley Fire incident page Florida ● NWS Melbourne: St Johns River Flood Warning ● Florida Governor: Isaias sheltering and grants Georgia ● NWS Jacksonville: Satilla River Flood Warning ● NWS Peachtree City: high fire danger statement Kentucky ● WKYT: Eastern Kentucky phone and 911 outages Maryland and Virginia ● NWS Wakefield: coastal flood and surf advisories New Hampshire ● SBA: New Hampshire disaster loan deadlines Pennsylvania ● NWS Pittsburgh: Mon Valley code orange alert Territories ● Guam JIC: Recovery Release No. 4 ● CUC: Rota emergency power interruption U.S. Department of State ● State Dept: Kenya Level 3 travel advisory ● State Dept: China travel advisory update

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  • S1 · E281
    October 19 · 7 min

    Hatteras Island visitor evacuation holds as nor’easter stalls; CISA remediation deadline arrives for BeyondTrust and Fortinet flaws

    Guam enters its first full day of organized recovery from Super Typhoon Champi, with 90 percent of transmission restored, all 30 substations energized and about 70 percent of distribution feeders carrying load, while schools stay closed and the port holds waterside operations under Condition ZULU. On the Atlantic coast, a stalled nor’easter keeps a mandatory visitor evacuation and a state of emergency in force on Hatteras Island, with 2 to 4 feet of coastal inundation forecast through Tuesday. Today also brings the federal remediation deadline for two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog entries that carry a forensic triage requirement. Plus Interior Alaska winter storm warnings and a southeast Alaska atmospheric river, a lowered Kilauea alert level, containment progress on California’s Jade Fire, and river flooding in Florida and Georgia. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways • Guam lifelines. Power restoration has reached about 70 percent of distribution feeders with all substations energized, but peak demand at 52 percent of normal signals how much load is still off. Generators for water wells and wastewater facilities are a named restoration priority. • Guam access and operations. Schools remain closed to students, government agencies are open with reduced services, and dark traffic signals require all-way stop discipline with police and National Guard support at major intersections. • Guam port. Cargo release has resumed at the gatehouse, but waterside operations are suspended under Port Heavy Weather Condition ZULU pending Coast Guard Captain of the Port clearance, which constrains resupply timing. • Outer Banks evacuation. The mandatory visitor evacuation and state of emergency on Hatteras Island are driven by the risk of an extended N.C. Highway 12 closure, not by a single tide cycle. Re-entry depends on roadway condition, and planners should expect a multi-day hold. • Coastal flooding timeline. Two to four feet of inundation above ground level is forecast for Hatteras and Ocracoke through Tuesday evening, with soundside flooding already underway in Hatteras Village. • Cyber remediation deadline. Today is the BOD 26-04 due date for the BeyondTrust Remote Support and Fortinet catalog entries, both flagged for forensic triage. Agencies and partner jurisdictions running these products should confirm patch status and triage evidence collection. • Alaska winter and water. Interior snow totals of up to 36 inches in the Eastern Alaska Range will degrade highway travel and resource movement, while an atmospheric river brings a flood and high wind threat to Juneau, Yakutat, Glacier Bay and Skagway. • Volcano posture. Kilauea has stepped down to Advisory with the eruption paused, while Great Sitkin stays at Watch with continuing lava effusion, a reminder that aviation color codes drive flight operations in the Aleutians. • Fire exposure at low preparedness. The national system is at Preparedness Level 1, yet the Henderson, Norte, Sisi, Ridge and Black River fires all carry structure or infrastructure exposure, so local initial attack capacity still matters. • Water system notice pending. Monroe County, Georgia will place affected customers under a boil water advisory once service is restored after a 16-inch main repair, a routine but actionable public information task. Sponsors B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-brief NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registration?utm_source=emmorningpod&discount_code=EM100 Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources National • NIFC: Situation report, Preparedness Level 1 • NIFC: National fire news summary • CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog • CISA: Alerts and advisories index Alaska • NWS Fairbanks: Interior winter storm warnings • NWS Juneau: Flood Watch, atmospheric river • AVO: Great Sitkin lava continues California • Cal Fire: Jade Fire incident page • KRCR: Jade Fire evacuations and air attack Florida • NWS Melbourne: St. Johns River flooding Georgia • Monroe County: Pea Ridge water main • NWS Jacksonville: Satilla River flood warning Hawaii • HVO: Kilauea lowered to Advisory • USGS: Volcano updates, elevated status North Carolina • Dare County: Bulletin 3, evacuation remains • NWS Newport: Coastal Flood Warning, Outer Banks • Island Free Press: overwash and N.C. 12 Territories • GHS OCD: JIC Recovery Release No. 1 • GHS OCD: Guam flood advisory update • NWS Tiyan: High Surf Advisory, Guam and Rota • FEMA: Guam emergency declaration approved • Isla Public: GPA feeders 70 percent energized

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  • S1 · E280
    October 16 · 10 min

    Typhoon Warning, Malibu and Camp Pendleton fires, Edison power shutoffs; Canadian River flooding

    Guam and Rota are under a Typhoon Warning as Tropical Storm Champi tracks toward the Marianas, with Guam in Condition of Readiness 2, the Joint Information Center partially activated and the Judicial Branch closed. In California, the Bryson Fire in Malibu and the Henderson Fire on Camp Pendleton prompted evacuations and a brief Interstate 5 closure while Southern California Edison de-energized more than 62,000 customers. Oklahoma faces moderate river flooding on the Canadian and North Fork Red rivers, a broad Red Flag Warning stretches from Texas through Mississippi, and CISA added an Atlassian vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog with a federal remediation deadline this weekend. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast. Key Takeaways • Tropical Storm Champi: A Typhoon Warning covers Guam and Rota with typhoon force winds possible Sunday morning. Guam is in Condition of Readiness 2, courts are closed and fuel permit rules are temporarily waived, so response partners should expect compressed preparation timelines through Saturday. • Marianas flooding and surf: A Flood Watch runs through Sunday afternoon across Guam and the Northern Marianas, with 6 to 12 inches of rain forecast, surf to 26 feet on Guam reefs and coastal inundation to 5 feet, which puts low lying critical infrastructure and shoreline roads at risk. • Southern California fire weather: Evacuation orders and warnings are active for the Bryson Fire in Malibu, and forecasters warn of extreme fire behavior with any new start through Saturday across Los Angeles and Ventura counties. • Power shutoffs: Southern California Edison has 62,251 customers de-energized and 210,220 under consideration, a lifeline impact that affects medical baseline customers, traffic control and communications sites. • Camp Pendleton and Interstate 5: The Henderson Fire reached 1,404 acres and closed Interstate 5 between Harbor Drive and Basilone Road before reopening, a reminder that a single corridor closure can sever regional mutual aid routes. • Oklahoma river flooding: Moderate flooding is forecast on the Canadian River at Norman, Purcell, Mustang and Bridgeport, with warnings extending into Monday evening and the North Fork Red River raised from minor to moderate severity. • Multistate Red Flag event: Critically dry fuels, gusts to 35 mph and low humidity put Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, southeast Oklahoma and east Texas under Red Flag Warnings, with outdoor burning discouraged. • Cyber remediation deadline: CISA added CVE-2026-21589 in multiple Atlassian products to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog with a remediation deadline of October 18, so agencies and critical infrastructure operators should confirm patch status this weekend. • Volcanic activity: Great Sitkin in Alaska and Kilauea in Hawaii both remain at Watch with an Orange aviation color code, with Kilauea’s summit highly pressurized and vent activity able to shift location. • Potable water: Boil water actions are in effect in the Copper Ridge subdivision served by New Braunfels Utilities in Texas and on several streets in West Columbia, South Carolina, both following water main breaks. Sponsors B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-brief NATURAL DISASTERS EXPO HOUSTON - https://disasterexpotexas.com/registration?utm_source=emmorningpod&discount_code=EM100 Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7r Sources Guam and Northern Marianas • NWS Guam: Typhoon Warning for Guam, Rota • GHS OCD: Guam placed in COR 2 • GHS OCD: Judiciary closure, fuel waiver • GHS OCD: Champi Public Advisory No. 3 • GHS OCD: Governor declares Condition of Readiness 3 California • Cal Fire: Bryson Fire Malibu evacuations • Cal Fire: Henderson Fire Camp Pendleton • Cal Fire: Current emergency incidents list • SCE: Public Safety Power Shutoff status • NWS Los Angeles: Red Flag Warning extended CISA • CISA: One KEV entry added (Oct 15) • CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Alaska • AVO: Great Sitkin daily update (Oct 15) • USGS: Magnitude 5.6 near Lake Minchumina • NWS Juneau: Southeast Alaska wind, flooding • NWS Fairbanks: Winter Weather Advisories posted Hawaii • HVO: Kilauea daily update (Oct 15) Oklahoma • NWS Norman: Canadian River flood warnings Texas • NWS Midland: Rio Grande flood warning • NWS Austin San Antonio: Pecos River flooding • NWS Brownsville: Rio Grande Valley Red Flag • New Braunfels Utilities: Copper Ridge boil notice Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas • NWS Jackson: Red Flag Warning Mississippi • NWS Shreveport: Four state Red Flag Warning • NWS Lake Charles: Central Louisiana Red Flag • NWS Little Rock: Southeast Arkansas Red Flag Florida and Georgia • NWS Melbourne: St. Johns River flooding • NWS Tampa Bay: Myakka River warning • NWS Jacksonville: Satilla River flood warning South Carolina • West Columbia: Boil water advisory issued

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