Friday, May 1, 2026: federal agencies face today’s CISA Emergency Directive 25-03 reporting deadline for Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall device inventories, while CISA’s KEV catalog adds a critical cPanel and WHM authentication flaw under active exploitation. The NWS carries a Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall over Central and Southeast Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley, with Flood Watches in effect for Houston and the Austin-San Antonio corridor. New Mexico’s Hummingbird Fire holds at 4,364 acres with a Level 3 GO evacuation in Willow Creek, three South Dakota fires continue under recent Red Flag conditions, and Colorado’s governor warns of a significantly elevated wildfire risk for summer. USGS keeps Kīlauea at ADVISORY with episode 46 forecast for May 5-9, and Great Sitkin remains at WATCH/ORANGE in Alaska. 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

• CISA ED 25-03 reporting deadline today: Federal agencies must submit Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall inventories and mitigation actions to CISA by 11:59 PM ET tonight.

• CISA KEV update: CVE-2026-41940 (cPanel and WHM, missing authentication for critical function) was added on April 30, with active exploitation noted.

• CISA ICS advisories: Six new advisories published April 30 (ICSA-26-120-01 through 06), including ABB AWIN Gateways.

• Texas flooding threat: NWS Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall today into Saturday; Flood Watches for Greater Houston and the Austin-San Antonio corridor; rainfall 2-4 inches with isolated higher amounts.

• New Mexico Hummingbird Fire: 4,364 acres, 0% containment, Level 3 GO evacuation for Willow Creek; 244 personnel assigned.

• South Dakota fires: Taber Rec (~4,000 acres, 20%), Bauman (~1,000 acres, 0%), and Murphy (423 acres, 10%) actively managed; rain expected this weekend.

• Colorado wildfire outlook: Governor Polis on April 30 warned of significantly increased wildfire risk for summer; record pace Red Flag Warning days statewide.

• Georgia southern wildfires: Pineland Road Fire ~32,373 acres, 38% contained; Highway 82 Fire ~22,600 acres, 33% contained.

• Hawaii Kīlauea: Eruption paused; ADVISORY/YELLOW; episode 46 forecast May 5-9.

• Alaska volcanoes: Great Sitkin WATCH/ORANGE for slow lava effusion; Shishaldin ADVISORY/YELLOW for persistent unrest.

• Florida JEA outage: Jacksonville utility reported a wide outage Thursday affecting nearly all roughly 355,000 customers; restoration underway.

• Michigan flooding response: Executive Order 2026-10 (April 28) and prior orders remain in effect; SEOC activation continues.

• Washington tax deadline: IRS deadline today for individuals and businesses in 17 storm-affected counties to file federal returns and make payments.

• FDA hepatitis A advisory: Restaurants, retailers, and consumers should not serve, sell, or eat La Serranita brand frozen concha negra shellfish from Ecuador over confirmed HAV contamination.

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Sources

CISA

• Emergency Directive 25-03 (Cisco devices) - reporting deadline guidance

• CISA adds one Known Exploited Vulnerability to catalog (April 30, 2026)

• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

• CISA ICS Advisories index (April 30 release set)

NIFC and InciWeb

• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report (April 30, 2026)

• NIFC National Fire News

• InciWeb Incident Information System

NWS and Weather Prediction Center

• NWS Houston/Galveston forecast office

• NWS Watch, Warning, Advisory display

• NHC active tropical cyclones

USGS

• USGS HVO Kīlauea volcano updates

• USGS HVO volcano notice (April 30, 2026)

• USGS AVO volcano notice (April 30, 2026)

• USGS Latest Earthquakes map

FEMA and IRS

• FEMA Disasters and Other Declarations

• IRS tax relief for Washington storm survivors - May 1, 2026 deadline

FDA

• FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals & Safety Alerts

Colorado

• Colorado faces “significantly increased risk” of wildfire this summer, governor warns - The Colorado Sun

• Colorado doubles Red Flag Warning days so far in 2026 - 9News

Florida

• JEA Outage Center

• Florida statewide outage map - PowerOutage.us

Georgia

• Georgia April 2026 Wildfires - GEMA/HS

Hawaii

• USGS HVO Kīlauea volcano updates

Michigan

• Executive Order 2026-10 - State of Emergency for Holly and Tuscola County

• Michigan 2026 Statewide Flooding Dashboard

New Mexico

• Gila National Forest Hummingbird Fire update April 30, 2026 - NM Fire Info

• Gila National Forest Hummingbird Fire update - USDA Forest Service

South Dakota

• SD Wildland Fire Landing Page - SD DPS

Texas

• NWS Houston/Galveston Flood Watch and forecast

• NWS Austin/San Antonio - watch/warning summary

Washington

• IRS tax relief - Washington counties, May 1, 2026 deadline

Alaska

• USGS AVO volcano updates