EM Morning Brief

Brian Colburn
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Start your weekday informed, aware, and ahead. EM Morning Brief, an EOC Voices Podcast, is your concise, AI-powered daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news—delivered Monday through Friday. Hosted by Cedric, an AI voice created with Descript, this briefing uses advanced tools to gather and distill the most critical updates from reliable sources across the U.S. You’ll hear: National Headlines: FEMA updates, wildfire activity, severe weather alerts, and other federal-level developments. State-by-State Snapshots: Timely briefs from all 50 states—what’s happening, who’s affected, and what actions are being taken. Built for emergency management professionals, first responders, policymakers, and engaged citizens, EM Morning Brief provides fast, consistent situational awareness—without the fluff. 💡 Powered by AI. Built for clarity. Focused on readiness. Stay informed. Stay ready. Every weekday morning with EM Morning Brief.

  1. 21h ago

    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. SponsorsEM 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 SourcesArizona● 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

  2. 3d ago

    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. SponsorsEM 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 SourcesNorthern 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

  3. 4d ago

    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. SponsorsEM 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 SourcesTyphoon 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:...

  4. 5d ago

    Four Corners flood damage estimated to 300 million dollars; 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. SponsorsEM 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 SourcesFour 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 · a...

  5. 6d ago

    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 TakeawaysNew 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. SponsorsEM 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 SourcesFederalFEMA: New Mexico emergency declaration approvedCISA: Two PHP vulnerabilities addedCISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog WildfireNIFC: Incident Management Situation Report (Oct 26) AlaskaNWS: Bering Sea Storm WarningNWS: Bering Strait High Wind WarningAVO: Great Sitkin and Shishaldin status CaliforniaNWS San Diego: Coastal Flood Warning ColoradoNWS: Rio Grande at AlamosaNWS: Purgatoire River flood warningNWS: San Luis Valley flood warningColorado Governor: Southwest flooding updateDenver Gazette: Southwest Colorado flood recovery FloridaNWS Key West: Keys coastal flood warningNWS Miami: Southeast Florida coastal warningNWS Jacksonville: Northeast beaches warningNWS: St. Johns River basin warningWSVN: King tide street flooding HawaiiNWS Honolulu: Statewide Flood WatchStar Advertiser: Hawaii flood watch issued MichiganWNDU: Dowagiac boil water advisory New MexicoNWS: Rio Puerco moderate floodingNWS: Rio Chama minor floodingSource New Mexico: Federal disaster aid announceda...

  6. Oct 26

    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. SponsorsEM 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 SourcesFour 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

  7. Oct 23

    Blizzard and coastal flood warnings across western Alaska; mandatory evacuations in Colorado; CISA publishes a 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. SponsorsEM 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 SourcesNational 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

  8. Oct 22

    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. SponsorsEM 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 SourcesOhio· 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 TerritoriesPost Guam: GPA and GWA final updates

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