The nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 36 large fires burning across the West. Utah’s Babylon Fire passes 100,000 acres with zero containment as San Juan County zones move to SET status, Colorado’s Aspen Acres Fire destroys 266 structures with more than 11,000 people evacuated, and Washington’s Chelan Hills Fire reaches 20 percent containment. In the Pacific, the CNMI declares the all clear after Super Typhoon Bavi as power restoration begins and nearly 500 people remain in shelters, while Guam brings water wells back online with federal support. CISA adds three exploited vulnerabilities to its catalog, extreme heat holds over the Desert Southwest, and a flash flood threat covers the Upper Midwest. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. Produced by Sitch Radio, an EOC Voices podcast.

Key Takeaways

• Babylon Fire (Utah): The largest active wildfire in the country passes 100,000 acres at zero percent containment; San Juan County zones CY-1, CY-2, Peter’s Hill-West, Airport, Energy, and SJC-1 are in SET status with more than 1,200 personnel assigned.

• Aspen Acres Fire (Colorado): 93,634 acres at 15 percent containment; 266 structures destroyed across Pueblo and Custer counties; more than 11,000 people evacuated; Disaster Assistance Center open at the Pueblo Academy of Arts through July 14.

• Gold Mountain Fire (Colorado): Growth past 31,000 acres near Ouray; Level 3 evacuation orders remain in place with no new evacuations ordered Tuesday.

• Super Typhoon Bavi recovery: CNMI all clear effective noon July 7 with nearly 500 people still sheltered; power restoration underway on Saipan and Tinian; Guam has 67 of 99 water wells back online on generator power.

• Chelan Hills Fire (Washington): Containment lines reported around the fire at 20 percent; Level 3 evacuations remain in Douglas County and US 97 is closed between mileposts 232 and 235.

• National fire posture: Preparedness Level 4; 36 large fires and 177 new starts; lightning and outflow gusts up to 50 mph expected to drive new ignitions across the Intermountain West.

• CISA KEV update: Three vulnerabilities added July 7 affecting JoomShaper SP Page Builder, Langflow, and Joomlack Page Builder; prioritize remediation.

• Weather hazards: Extreme Heat Warning through Thursday around Phoenix with highs of 110 to 117; level 2 of 4 flash flood threat through Wednesday in the Upper Midwest.

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Sources

NIFC and National Wildfire

• NIFC National Fire News: July 7 national summary, Preparedness Level 4, state fire listings

• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: Tuesday July 7, 2026

CISA

• CISA: Adds three known exploited vulnerabilities to catalog, July 7, 2026

Weather and Tropical

• NWS Phoenix: Extreme Heat Warning and heat safety information

• NHC: Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook, Central Pacific development chances

• Fox Weather: Days of heavy rain fuel flash flood threat in the Upper Midwest

FEMA and Typhoon Bavi

• FEMA: Emergency declaration approved for Guam, Typhoon Bavi

• FEMA: Emergency declaration approved for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Typhoon Bavi

Arizona

• InciWeb: Pocket Fire incident information

California

• The Press Democrat: Evacuation order issued for wildfire near Covelo in Mendocino County

Colorado

• InciWeb: Aspen Acres Fire incident information

• CPR News: Aspen Acres fire, more than 260 structures damaged or lost as fire grows past 90,000 acres

• InciWeb: Gold Mountain Fire incident information

• CPR News: Gold Mountain fire continues to grow outside Ouray, no new evacuations ordered

• InciWeb: Ferris Fire incident information

• InciWeb: Willow Fire incident information

Idaho

• East Idaho News: Evacuation order lifted in Madison County, Maze Fire grows to 1,300 acres

Nevada

• InciWeb: Dutch Flat Fire incident information

• InciWeb: Grapevine Fire incident information

New Mexico

• InciWeb: Sacaton Fire incident information

• NM Fire Info: New Mexico fire updates including Sacaton Fire

Utah

• InciWeb: Babylon Fire incident information

• The Salt Lake Tribune: Babylon Fire surpasses 100,000 acres, remains 0% contained

• InciWeb: Cottonwood Fire incident information

• ABC4: Containment steadily increases on Wild Goose Fire as size remains stable

Washington

• InciWeb: Chelan Hills Fire incident information

• The Spokesman-Review: Firefighters have containment lines around Chelan Hills fire

Hawaii

• Maui Now: Red Cross volunteers stage in Hawaii, on their way to Guam and CNMI after Typhoon Bavi

Guam

• KHON2: Super Typhoon Bavi relief efforts underway in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands

• Military.com: Coast Guard works to reopen Guam and CNMI ports after Super Typhoon Bavi

Northern Mariana Islands

• Marianas Variety: Saipan spared worst of Bavi’s impact as CUC moves to restore power

• Marianas Variety: All Clear declared for Saipan, Tinian, Rota and the Northern Islands

• RNZ: No injuries reported as Super Typhoon Bavi leaves CNMI, recovery begins