Today’s brief covers the National Preparedness Level 2 wildfire picture led by the Seven Cabins Fire in New Mexico and active fires in California, Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming. CISA expanded the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog with three supply-chain entries affecting DAEMON Tools, TanStack, and Nx Console. Red Flag Warnings span Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and western North Dakota. CDC’s HAN advisory on Ebola in DRC and Uganda remains current. NWS Wilmington has Flood Watches across Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, and Kilauea’s Episode 48 forecast window runs through Friday. 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

• Wildfire posture: National Preparedness Level remains at 2; Seven Cabins Fire in New Mexico holds at 28,750 acres and 46 percent containment with reduced evacuation statuses. Multiple active fires in California, Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming require continued resource attention.

• CISA KEV expansion: Three new entries (DAEMON Tools Lite, TanStack Router, Nx Console) underscore supply-chain compromise via trusted installers and developer tooling; review patch status and credential harvesting indicators.

• Fire weather: Red Flag Warnings cover Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and western North Dakota with single-digit to low-teens humidity and gusts to 45 mph.

• Flood watch: NWS Wilmington holds Flood Watches for 39 counties across Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio through Thursday early morning; up to three inches of rainfall possible.

• Public health: CDC HAN Advisory on Ebola in DRC and Uganda remains the national-level guidance; U.S. risk assessed as low.

• Volcano: Kilauea remains at ADVISORY/YELLOW; Episode 48 summit fountaining forecast window runs Wednesday through Friday.

• Hazmat resolution: Garden Grove methyl methacrylate tank evacuations fully lifted Tuesday evening; no further public risk.

Sources

NIFC and InciWeb

• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report — May 27, 2026 0730 MDT

• NIFC National Fire News

• InciWeb — Seven Cabins Fire, New Mexico

• InciWeb — Santa Rosa Island Fire, California

CISA

• CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog — May 27, 2026

• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

CDC and Public Health

• CDC HAN Advisory — Ebola Disease Outbreak in DRC and Uganda (HAN 530)

• CDC HAN Health Update — 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection (HAN 529)

NWS and Weather

• NOAA Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Convective Outlook

• NWS Red Flag Warning Summary

• NWS National Hurricane Center Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook

USGS Volcanoes

• USGS Kilauea Volcano Updates

• USGS Mauna Loa Volcano Updates

Arizona

• Newsweek — Critical fire warnings issued, exercise extreme caution

California

• CAL FIRE — Sandy Fire incident page

• CAL FIRE — Incidents directory

• CBS Los Angeles — Sandy, Bain, Santa Rosa Island, Verona fires nearing full containment

• NBC Los Angeles — Map of Southern California fires

• City of Garden Grove — Hazardous Materials Incident page

• ABC7 Los Angeles — Garden Grove chemical tank live updates and evacuation lift

Colorado and Utah

• SPC Fire Weather Outlooks

Hawaii

• USGS Volcano Notice — HVO May 21, 2026

Idaho

• KMVT — Crews battle the Summit Creek and Black Ridge fires

• LocalNews8 / KIFI — Thousands of acres scorched as wildfires spread across southern Idaho

• KPVI — Fire crews fighting two wildfires near Oakley and Burley

Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio

• Wayne County Community Updates — Flood Watch issued May 27 by NWS Wilmington OH

• WHAS11 — NWS Louisville issues flood watch for Kentucky and Indiana counties

Louisiana and Mississippi

• NWS New Orleans / Baton Rouge forecast office

Nevada

• News3LV — NV Energy issues power outage watch for Mt. Charleston ahead of windy weather

New Mexico

• InciWeb — Seven Cabins Fire information

• KRQE — Crews start to make containment progress on 28,000-plus acre Seven Cabins Fire

North Dakota

• SPC Fire Weather Outlooks

Oregon

• State Library eClips — Zen Fire burning south of Clarno reaches 1,500 acres

• KTVZ — Zen Fire containment grows as crews make progress

• Central Oregon Daily — Zen Fire burning south of Clarno, Oregon

Texas

• NWS Fort Worth / Dallas forecast office

• TDEM news releases

Utah

• Newsweek — Critical fire warnings issued, exercise extreme caution

Wyoming

• Wyoming State Forestry Division — Current Fires

• WFCA — Wyoming fire map (Rochelle Fire tracking)