The nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 37 uncontained large fires as Utah’s Babylon Fire crosses 100,000 acres and Colorado’s governor declares a disaster emergency for the fast growing Ferris Fire. The new Claremont Fire triggers Level 3 evacuations in the Boise foothills, FEMA announces more than $584 million in resilience and recovery funding, and CISA flags three actively exploited vulnerabilities. Boil water advisories land in Massachusetts, North Carolina, and South Carolina, flood watches cover the Mid-Atlantic and Middle Tennessee, and typhoon recovery continues on Guam and Saipan. 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

• National fire posture: The nation remains at Preparedness Level 4 with 37 uncontained large fires, and critical fire weather returns to the Intermountain West today with gusts to 50 mph and single digit to low twenties humidity.

• Babylon Fire, Utah: The nation’s largest wildfire crosses 100,000 acres at 11 percent containment, and San Juan County moves several zones near Monticello to SET status.

• Ferris Fire, Colorado: Governor Polis declares a disaster emergency after the fire grows nearly 6,000 acres in a day; evacuations expand in Dolores and Montezuma counties.

• Claremont Fire, Idaho: A new fire one mile northeast of Boise brings a Level 3 go evacuation for the Rocky Canyon area and a Red Cross shelter in Boise.

• FEMA funding: More than $584 million is announced for resilience and recovery projects across more than 30 states, territories, and Tribal Nations.

• Cyber: CISA adds three actively exploited vulnerabilities to the KEV catalog; organizations running SP Page Builder, Langflow, or the affected Joomla component should patch now.

• Water systems: New boil water advisories in Norwell, Massachusetts (E. coli), Peachland, North Carolina, West Columbia and Red Hill, South Carolina; the Norristown, Pennsylvania advisory is lifted.

• Pacific territories: Guam has 83 percent of substations energized in Super Typhoon Bavi recovery, and the Port of Saipan reopens to full commercial traffic.

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Sources

NIFC and National Fire

• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, July 8, 2026: PL 4, 37 uncontained large fires, national fire statistics

FEMA

• FEMA delivers more than $584 million for community led resilience and recovery

CISA

• CISA adds three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to catalog, July 7, 2026

NOAA, NWS, and NHC

• National Hurricane Center: Tropical Weather Outlook, no development expected

• Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Outlook: slight risk, central Maryland to Delmarva

• CBS News: dangerous prolonged heat wave across large swaths of the U.S.

Arizona

• Arizona Emergency Information Network: Pocket Fire defenses close, near 50 percent containment

• Arizona’s Family: Pocket Fire scorches over 27,000 acres near Sedona

California

• Cal Fire: Bear Fire incident page, San Luis Obispo County

• Cal Fire: 3-1 Pit Fire incident page, Lassen-Modoc Unit

Colorado

• CPR News: Ferris Fire Four Corners live updates, July 8

• CPR News: Aspen Acres Fire southern Colorado updates, July 8

• Gunnison County Emergency Management: Gold Mountain Fire evacuation zones

• Lake County, Colorado: Willow Fire official incident page

Florida

• Florida Division of Emergency Management: Morning Situation Report, July 8, 2026

• WTXL Tallahassee: heat advisory issued July 8, 2026

Georgia

• WALB: heat builds across south Georgia with triple digit heat indices

Hawaii

• Big Island Now: portion of Hina Lani Street in Kona reopens after brush fire closure

Idaho

• BLM: emergency fire closure in the Boise Foothills

• Idaho News 6 KIVI: Claremont Fire live updates, Boise Foothills evacuations

Massachusetts

• Boston Globe: Norwell issues boil water order after E. coli detection

Nevada

• KOLO: Dutch Flat Fire reaches 70 percent containment

New Mexico

• NM Fire Info: Sacaton Fire update for July 8, 2026

• KRWG: the Gila forest’s Sacaton Fire endangers 56 homes

New York

• U.S. News and AP: evacuation orders and street closures remain at buckled NYC high-rise

North Carolina

• WBTV: water main break prompts boil water advisory in Anson County

• WRAL: thousands lose power in storms across Holly Springs, Wake, Durham

Oregon

• East Oregonian: North Cayuse Fire transitions to management team oversight

• Central Oregon Fire Info: Coyner incident update, evacuations dropped

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania American Water: boil water advisory lifted for Norristown and Plymouth Township

• Local21 News: flood watch starts at noon as heavy storms threaten flash flooding

South Carolina

• City of West Columbia: boil water advisory issued July 8, 2026

• WMBF: boil water advisory issued for Red Hill area

South Dakota

• Dakota News Now: heavy rainfall leads to flooding, more storms late Wednesday

Tennessee

• WSMV: flood watch in effect through Sunday as heavy rain threatens saturated midstate

Utah

• Moab Times-Independent: Babylon Fire grows as firefighters bolster defenses near Monticello

• InciWeb: Cottonwood Fire incident information

Washington

• KHQ: Chelan Hills Fire 50 percent contained amid red flag warning conditions

• KATU: fast moving Ryegrass Coulee wildfire prompts go now evacuation orders for Vantage

West Virginia

• WCHS: crews battle massive warehouse fire in Parkersburg

• NewsNation: state of emergency declared for West Virginia warehouse fire

Guam

• Marianas Variety: Super Typhoon Bavi situational report, July 8, 2026

• Guam Homeland Security JIC: recovery release, flight updates and burn permits

Northern Mariana Islands

• Marianas Variety: Coast Guard reopens Port of Saipan, clears channel hazards

• Marianas Variety: Saipan utility service update, Wednesday, July 8, 2026