EM Morning Brief
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Hawk Fire forces mass evacuations on Reno's edge; Nevada declares emergency; Washington's Little Giant becomes largest fire in Chelan County history
Aug 24, 202615 min
EMN Morning Brief: August 21, 2026 - Descript
Aug 21, 202616 min
Ohio flash flooding brings water rescues; wildfire preparedness holds at Level 5 with 75 uncontained large fires
Aug 20, 202616 min
West Virginia declares emergency in all 55 counties after flash flooding; Hawaii power restoration passes 86 percent as Lala tracks through Papahanaumokuakea
Aug 19, 202616 min
Hawaii recovery deepens after Hurricane Lala with one death and tens of thousands still dark; Indiana readies major disaster request after seven deaths
Aug 18, 202615 min
Tropical Storm Lala leaves 179,000 without power and closes Hawaii statewide; record rainfall drives more than 50 water rescues in Kanawha County, West Virginia
Aug 17, 202616 min
Hurricane Warning for Hawaii's Big Island; Indiana declares statewide disaster amid record flooding; CISA issues 14 ICS advisories including a CVSS 10 water sector flaw
Aug 14, 202633 min
Midwest storms turn deadly as Indiana and Ohio declare emergencies; Kilauea begins Episode 53
Aug 13, 202611 min
Reno-area fires close schools and force evacuations; CISA adds three exploited vulnerabilities
Aug 12, 202610 min
Nevada declares emergency as Reno area fires force 6,000 evacuations; Hawaii watches likely Central Pacific tropical cyclone
Aug 11, 202611 min
Fire activity holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 94 uncontained large fires; Severe storms flood the Chicago area
Aug 10, 20268 min
Spokane fires damage more than 900 structures; NC Ports run manual operations after cyberattack
Aug 7, 20269 min
Level 3 evacuations at Mt. Hood and expanded Utah evacuation orders
Aug 6, 20268 min
Preparedness Level 5 with 99 uncontained large fires; Federal emergency declared for Washington as Spokane fires
Aug 5, 20268 min
National Preparedness Level 5 with 102 uncontained large fires; Spokane-area fires destroy 660 structures; Idaho's Tartar fire tops 97,000 acres
Aug 4, 20268 min
Spokane, 600 Plus Structures Destroyed; Nation Holds at Preparedness Level 5 With 99 Large Fires; Extreme Heat Grips the Southwest
Aug 3, 20268 min
Oregon and Washington Log Worst Fire Season Since 2000; CISA Warns Water Utilities on PLC Attacks; Deadly Flooding Hits New Jersey and New York
Jul 31, 20269 min
National Preparedness Level 5; Northeast flash flooding; Idaho declares disaster on Big Grass Fire
Jul 30, 202610 min
Oregon fires top 1.1 million acres with 6,000 under Go Now orders; Wisconsin declares emergency after EF3 tornado; Northeast braces for another day of flash flooding
Jul 29, 202610 min
Episode Headline: Oregon's Fox Fire forces Huntington evacuation; EF-2 tornado strikes Appleton as Chicago storms cut power to 315,000
Jul 28, 20269 min
National Preparedness Level 5 with 90 large fires; extreme heat grips the central U.S. and Southwest deserts
Jul 27, 20269 min
West Virginia, two flood deaths in Upshur County; Pacific Northwest fires force Go Now evacuations at Preparedness Level 5; CISA flags Russian Zimbra phishing
Jul 24, 202613 min
Tropical Storm Bertha targets upper Texas coast after Louisiana landfall; West Virginia in search and rescue under statewide emergency; wildfires hold at Preparedness Level 5
Jul 23, 20268 min
Tropical Storm Bertha nears Louisiana landfall; wildfires hold at Preparedness Level 5 with 74 large fires; Northeast cleans up after flooding as extreme heat grips Texas
Jul 22, 20268 min
Tropical Storm Bertha targets the northern Gulf Coast; wildfires hold at Preparedness Level 5; flash flood and extreme heat threats stretch from Texas to New York
Jul 21, 20269 min
Tropical Storm Watch on the Gulf Coast as Depression Two Nears Strength; Beaver, Utah Under Flash Flood Emergency and Water Notice
Jul 20, 202612 min
Texas Hill Country flooding kills two with 230 rescues; Oregon lightning bust forces full-town evacuation at Preparedness Level 4; Code Purple smoke blankets the Northeast
Jul 17, 202612 min
Flash flood emergencies return to the Texas Hill Country as the state response tops 1,300 personnel; hazardous smoke blankets the Upper Midwest; NIFC update
Jul 16, 202610 min
Texas Hill Country flooding triggers 59-county disaster declaration; record heat shatters all-time marks across the West; Kilauea raised to WATCH ahead of episode 51
Jul 15, 20269 min
Boundary Waters fully closes as 46 large fires burn nationwide; extreme heat grips the Plains and the I-95 corridor; Texas activates flood resources as Kerr County is warned again
Jul 14, 202612 min
Firefighting pilot killed on Colorado's Gold Mountain Fire; record heat grips the Great Basin and northern Plains; Level 3 wildfire evacuations in Oregon, Washington, and California
Jul 13, 202611 min
Heat Wave Builds Across the West and Plains; Babylon Fire Tops 102,000 Acres; Guam Power Restoration Advances After Typhoon Bavi
Jul 10, 20268 min
Babylon Fire Tops 100,000 Acres in Utah; Colorado Declares Ferris Fire Disaster Emergency; Claremont Fire Forces Evacuations Near Boise
Jul 9, 202612 min
Babylon Fire Tops 100,000 Acres as Nation's Largest Wildfire; CNMI Declares All Clear After Super Typhoon Bavi; Aspen Acres Fire Destroys 266 Structures in Colorado
Jul 8, 202611 min
Super Typhoon Bavi Recovery Begins in the Marianas; Colorado's Aspen Acres Fire Destroys 263 Homes; Human Remains Found in Washington's Chelan Hills Fire
Jul 7, 20269 min
Colorado's Aspen Acres Fire tops national priority as damage assessment begins; Maryland storms cut power to nearly 39,000 as mid-Atlantic flood watches stretch into Monday.
Jul 6, 20267 min
Typhoon Bavi Threatens Guam and the Marianas; Record Heat Strains Eastern Grids Into July 4; Utah's Babylon Fire Explodes
Jul 3, 202614 min
Fires Grow Overnight at Preparedness Level 4; PJM Grid Emergency as Demand May Break the All Time Record; Tropical Storm 09W Threatens the Marianas at Possible Category 4 Strength
Jul 2, 202613 min
DOE declares power emergency as record heat hits the East; Utah's Cottonwood Fire nears 93,000 acres; Kentucky recovers from deadly flooding
Jul 1, 20267 min
NIFC raises national wildfire status to PL 4 after three firefighters die in Colorado-Utah burnover; dangerous heat wave builds across central and eastern U.S.
Jun 30, 20267 min
Cottonwood Fire becomes nation's largest at 92,000 acres as Utah holds emergency; dangerous heat builds across central and eastern U.S.
Jun 29, 20268 min
Utah's Cottonwood Fire tops 71,000 acres at zero containment; Extremely Critical fire weather hits Utah, Arizona, and Nevada; CISA adds two actively exploited vulnerabilities
Jun 26, 20266 min
Western fire siege holds the nation at Preparedness Level 3; Utah's Iron Fire keeps Eureka evacuated; New Mexico's McCauley Springs and Canyon Venado fires drive evacuations and road closures
Jun 25, 20266 min
Utah's Iron and Cottonwood fires force evacuations as NIFC holds the nation at Preparedness Level 3
Jun 24, 20268 min
Iron Fire forces full evacuation of Eureka, Utah; Pocket Fire keeps Oak Creek Canyon under orders; NIFC holds the nation at Preparedness Level 3 amid Western heat.
Jun 23, 20268 min
Iron Fire forces full evacuation of Eureka, Utah; Pocket Fire keeps Oak Creek Canyon under orders; NIFC holds the nation at Preparedness Level 3 amid Western heat.
Jun 22, 20267 min
Level 4 flood emergency across the Gulf Coast; Louisiana declares statewide emergency; Mississippi dam scare and Texas heat compound the threat.
Jun 19, 20266 min
Post-tropical Arthur drives life-threatening Gulf Coast flooding; Midwest tornado outbreak hits Iowa and Illinois; Magnitude 4.5 quake shakes Hawaii Island
Jun 18, 20268 min
Tropical Storm Arthur threatens Gulf Coast with life-threatening flooding; Nebraska's South Fork Fire reaches 64 percent containment; CISA adds new exploited vulnerability
Jun 17, 20264 min
NHC watches Gulf system Invest 90L for first named storm; life-threatening flooding hits Texas and Louisiana as Abbott activates state response
Jun 16, 20265 min