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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 · EM Morning Brief

• 0:30
  Good
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  morning,
• 0:30
  I'm
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  Cedric
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  and
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  this
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  is
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  your
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  EM
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  Morning
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  Brief
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  for
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  Thursday,
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  June
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  25,
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  2026
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  and
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  today's
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  episode
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  is
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  sponsored
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  by
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  the
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  NIMS
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  store.
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  The
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  Western
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  Fire
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  Siege
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  remains
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  the
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  dominant
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  national
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  story.
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  The
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  National
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  Interagency
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  Fire
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  center
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  holds
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  the
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  country
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  at
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  preparedness
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  level
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  three
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  with
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  the
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  National
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  Fire
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  News
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  reporting
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  81
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  new
• 0:50
  fires,
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  three
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  of
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  them
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  new
• 0:52
  large
• 0:52
  fires
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  and
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  32
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  large
• 0:54
  fires
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  uncontained
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  nationwide
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  supported
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  by
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  more
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  than
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  6,200
• 0:58
  personnel.
• 1:00
  Year
• 1:00
  to
• 1:00
  date,
• 1:01
  34,427
• 1:03
  fires
• 1:03
  have
• 1:03
  burned
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  roughly
• 1:04
  2.8
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  million
• 1:05
  acres,
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  running
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  ahead
• 1:06
  of
• 1:06
  the
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  10
• 1:07
  year
• 1:07
  average
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  for
• 1:08
  both
• 1:08
  fires
• 1:08
  and
• 1:08
  acres.
• 1:10
  Hot,
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  dry
• 1:11
  and
• 1:11
  unstable
• 1:11
  conditions
• 1:12
  are
• 1:12
  driving
• 1:13
  the
• 1:14
  relative
• 1:14
  humidity
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  in
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  the
• 1:15
  10
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  to
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  15%
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  range
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  across
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  much
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  of
• 1:18
  the
• 1:18
  Intermountain
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  west,
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  single
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  digits
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  across
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  the
• 1:20
  Southern
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  Great
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  Basin
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  and
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  Southwest
• 1:23
  and
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  dry
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  thunderstorms
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  capable
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  of
• 1:24
  sparking
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  new
• 1:25
  starts.
• 1:27
  Red
• 1:27
  flag
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  and
• 1:28
  critical
• 1:28
  fire
• 1:29
  weather
• 1:29
  concerns
• 1:30
  extend
• 1:30
  across
• 1:30
  the
• 1:31
  Intermountain
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  west,
• 1:32
  the
• 1:32
  Four
• 1:32
  Corners
• 1:32
  and
• 1:33
  interior
• 1:33
  Alaska
• 1:34
  while
• 1:34
  dangerous
• 1:35
  heat
• 1:35
  builds
• 1:35
  across
• 1:36
  the
• 1:36
  southern
• 1:36
  U.S.
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  and
• 1:37
  the
• 1:37
  west
• 1:38
  into
• 1:38
  the
• 1:38
  weekend.
• 1:40
  On
• 1:40
  the
• 1:40
  severe
• 1:41
  weather
• 1:41
  side,
• 1:41
  the
• 1:42
  National
• 1:42
  Weather
• 1:42
  Service
• 1:43
  is
• 1:43
  carrying
• 1:43
  a
• 1:43
  severe
• 1:44
  thunderstorm
• 1:45
  and
• 1:45
  flooding
• 1:45
  threat
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  across
• 1:46
  the
• 1:46
  central
• 1:46
  US
• 1:47
  through
• 1:47
  Thursday
• 1:48
  from
• 1:48
  the
• 1:49
  Central
• 1:49
  High
• 1:49
  Plains
• 1:50
  into
• 1:50
  the
• 1:50
  mid
• 1:50
  Mississippi
• 1:51
  Valley
• 1:52
  with
• 1:52
  damaging
• 1:52
  winds,
• 1:53
  a
• 1:53
  couple
• 1:53
  of
• 1:54
  tornadoes,
• 1:54
  large
• 1:55
  hail
• 1:55
  and
• 1:56
  heavy
• 1:56
  rain
• 1:56
  possible.
• 1:58
  A
• 1:58
  separate
• 1:58
  severe
• 1:59
  risk
• 1:59
  runs
• 1:59
  across
• 2:00
  the
• 2:00
  Mid
• 2:00
  Atlantic
• 2:01
  into
• 2:01
  the
• 2:01
  Mid
• 2:01
  South.
• 2:02
  In
• 2:03
  the
• 2:03
  tropics,
• 2:04
  the
• 2:04
  National
• 2:04
  Hurricane
• 2:05
  center
• 2:05
  shows
• 2:06
  no
• 2:06
  systems
• 2:06
  threatening
• 2:07
  the
• 2:07
  US
• 2:08
  Coastline
• 2:08
  at
• 2:08
  this
• 2:08
  time
• 2:09
  in
• 2:09
  a
• 2:09
  season
• 2:09
  NOAA
• 2:10
  has
• 2:10
  forecast
• 2:10
  as
• 2:11
  below
• 2:11
  normal.
• 2:12
  On
• 2:12
  the
• 2:13
  cyber
• 2:13
  side,
• 2:13
  the
• 2:13
  Cybersecurity
• 2:14
  and
• 2:14
  Infrastructure
• 2:15
  Security
• 2:15
  Agency
• 2:16
  added
• 2:16
  four
• 2:16
  vulnerabilities
• 2:17
  to
• 2:17
  its
• 2:18
  known
• 2:18
  exploited
• 2:18
  vulnerabilities
• 2:19
  CATAL
• 2:20
  official
• 2:21
  update
• 2:21
  published
• 2:22
  48
• 2:22
  hours
• 2:22
  ago
• 2:23
  on
• 2:23
  June
• 2:23
  23rd.
• 2:24
  The
• 2:25
  additions
• 2:25
  cover
• 2:25
  Elantronic's
• 2:26
  EDS
• 2:27
  5000
• 2:27
  code
• 2:27
  injection
• 2:28
  flaw
• 2:28
  and
• 2:29
  three
• 2:29
  Ubiquiti
• 2:29
  Unifi
• 2:30
  OS
• 2:30
  flaws
• 2:31
  involving
• 2:31
  improper
• 2:32
  access
• 2:32
  control
• 2:33
  path
• 2:33
  traversal
• 2:34
  and
• 2:34
  improper
• 2:35
  input
• 2:35
  validation.
• 2:37
  Federal
• 2:37
  civilian
• 2:38
  agencies
• 2:38
  face
• 2:39
  binding
• 2:39
  remediation
• 2:40
  deadlines
• 2:41
  and
• 2:41
  CISA
• 2:42
  urges
• 2:42
  all
• 2:42
  organizations
• 2:43
  to
• 2:43
  prioritize
• 2:44
  patching.
• 2:45
  The
• 2:45
  Department
• 2:46
  of
• 2:46
  Homeland
• 2:46
  Security
• 2:47
  shows
• 2:47
  no
• 2:47
  active
• 2:47
  National
• 2:48
  Terrorism
• 2:49
  Advisory
• 2:49
  System
• 2:49
  Advisory
• 2:51
  lets
• 2:51
  run
• 2:51
  through
• 2:52
  the
• 2:52
  states
• 2:53
  Alaska
• 2:54
  Critical
• 2:54
  fire
• 2:54
  danger
• 2:55
  grips
• 2:55
  the
• 2:55
  state
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  after
• 2:56
  three
• 2:56
  days
• 2:56
  of
• 2:57
  lightning
• 2:57
  with
• 2:58
  more
• 2:58
  than
• 2:58
  10,000
• 2:59
  strikes
• 3:00
  recorded
• 3:00
  over
• 3:00
  a
• 3:00
  48
• 3:01
  hour
• 3:01
  span
• 3:02
  igniting
• 3:03
  multiple
• 3:03
  interior
• 3:04
  fires.
• 3:05
  The
• 3:05
  city
• 3:05
  of
• 3:06
  Anderson,
• 3:06
  near
• 3:07
  Clear
• 3:07
  Space
• 3:07
  Force
• 3:08
  station
• 3:08
  and
• 3:08
  about
• 3:08
  80
• 3:09
  miles
• 3:09
  south
• 3:09
  of
• 3:10
  Fairbanks
• 3:10
  remains
• 3:11
  affected
• 3:11
  by
• 3:12
  a
• 3:12
  wildland
• 3:12
  fire
• 3:13
  that
• 3:13
  grew
• 3:13
  to
• 3:13
  roughly
• 3:14
  540
• 3:15
  acres
• 3:15
  with
• 3:16
  residents
• 3:16
  directed
• 3:17
  earlier
• 3:17
  in
• 3:17
  the
• 3:17
  week
• 3:18
  to
• 3:18
  the
• 3:18
  Tri
• 3:18
  Valley
• 3:19
  School
• 3:19
  in
• 3:19
  Healy.
• 3:20
  Warm
• 3:20
  temperatures,
• 3:21
  low
• 3:22
  humidity
• 3:22
  and
• 3:23
  continued
• 3:23
  thunderstorm
• 3:24
  activity
• 3:24
  keep
• 3:25
  fire
• 3:25
  potential
• 3:25
  elevated.
• 3:27
  Arizona
• 3:28
  the
• 3:28
  pocket
• 3:28
  fire
• 3:29
  continues
• 3:29
  to
• 3:29
  burn
• 3:30
  north
• 3:30
  of
• 3:30
  Sedona
• 3:31
  and
• 3:31
  Oak
• 3:31
  Creek
• 3:32
  Canyon's
• 3:32
  evacuation
• 3:33
  status
• 3:33
  was
• 3:33
  reduced
• 3:34
  from
• 3:34
  go
• 3:34
  to
• 3:35
  set,
• 3:35
  with
• 3:36
  only
• 3:36
  residents
• 3:36
  who
• 3:37
  can
• 3:37
  show
• 3:37
  proof
• 3:37
  of
• 3:38
  identity
• 3:38
  and
• 3:38
  residence
• 3:39
  permitted
• 3:39
  entry.
• 3:40
  Officials
• 3:41
  caution
• 3:41
  that
• 3:42
  conditions
• 3:42
  could
• 3:42
  change
• 3:42
  quickly
• 3:43
  under
• 3:43
  hot,
• 3:43
  dry
• 3:44
  weather.
• 3:46
  California
• 3:47
  governor
• 3:47
  Newsom
• 3:48
  directed
• 3:48
  CAL
• 3:48
  OES
• 3:49
  to
• 3:49
  preposition
• 3:50
  firefighting
• 3:50
  resources
• 3:51
  ahead
• 3:51
  of
• 3:51
  Red
• 3:51
  Flag
• 3:52
  fire
• 3:52
  weather,
• 3:52
  approving
• 3:53
  26
• 3:54
  fire
• 3:54
  engines,
• 3:54
  nine
• 3:55
  water
• 3:55
  tenders,
• 3:56
  one
• 3:56
  helicopter
• 3:56
  and
• 3:57
  more
• 3:57
  than
• 3:57
  100
• 3:57
  personnel
• 3:58
  for
• 3:58
  Calusa,
• 3:59
  Glenn,
• 4:00
  Lake,
• 4:00
  Napa,
• 4:01
  Tahama
• 4:01
  and
• 4:01
  Yolo
• 4:02
  counties
• 4:02
  as
• 4:03
  elevated
• 4:03
  wildfire
• 4:04
  risk
• 4:04
  pairs
• 4:04
  with
• 4:05
  extreme
• 4:05
  heat.
• 4:07
  Separately,
• 4:07
  the
• 4:07
  City
• 4:08
  of
• 4:08
  Garden
• 4:08
  Grove
• 4:08
  reissued
• 4:09
  precautionary
• 4:10
  evacuations
• 4:11
  around
• 4:11
  a
• 4:11
  hazardous
• 4:12
  materials
• 4:12
  incident
• 4:13
  where
• 4:13
  damage
• 4:13
  to
• 4:13
  a
• 4:13
  tank
• 4:14
  valve
• 4:14
  complicated
• 4:15
  mitigation
• 4:15
  operations.
• 4:17
  Florida
• 4:18
  Precautionary
• 4:19
  boil
• 4:19
  water
• 4:19
  notices
• 4:20
  are
• 4:20
  in
• 4:20
  effect
• 4:20
  following
• 4:21
  water
• 4:21
  main
• 4:21
  breaks.
• 4:23
  Volusia
• 4:23
  county
• 4:24
  issued
• 4:24
  a
• 4:24
  48
• 4:25
  hour
• 4:25
  notice
• 4:25
  for
• 4:25
  a
• 4:26
  portion
• 4:26
  of
• 4:26
  Deltona
• 4:27
  after
• 4:27
  a
• 4:27
  private
• 4:27
  contractor
• 4:28
  struck
• 4:28
  a
• 4:29
  main
• 4:29
  along
• 4:29
  Howland
• 4:30
  Boulevard
• 4:30
  and
• 4:31
  a
• 4:31
  separate
• 4:31
  line
• 4:31
  break
• 4:31
  in
• 4:32
  Bradenton.
• 4:32
  Manatee
• 4:33
  county
• 4:33
  affected
• 4:34
  addresses
• 4:34
  on
• 4:35
  26th
• 4:35
  Street
• 4:36
  west
• 4:36
  and
• 4:36
  Cortez
• 4:37
  Road
• 4:37
  West.
• 4:39
  Customers
• 4:39
  in
• 4:39
  the
• 4:39
  affected
• 4:40
  areas
• 4:40
  should
• 4:41
  boil
• 4:41
  water
• 4:41
  used
• 4:42
  for
• 4:42
  drinking
• 4:42
  and
• 4:42
  cooking
• 4:43
  and
• 4:43
  until
• 4:43
  cleared.
• 4:45
  NEW
• 4:45
  Mexico
• 4:46
  Multiple
• 4:47
  wildfires
• 4:47
  are
• 4:47
  driving
• 4:48
  operations.
• 4:49
  The
• 4:49
  McAuley
• 4:50
  Springs
• 4:50
  fire
• 4:50
  in
• 4:51
  the
• 4:51
  Jemez
• 4:51
  Ranger
• 4:52
  District
• 4:52
  of
• 4:52
  the
• 4:52
  Santa
• 4:53
  Fe
• 4:53
  National
• 4:53
  Forest
• 4:54
  grew
• 4:54
  from
• 4:54
  about
• 4:55
  30
• 4:55
  acres
• 4:56
  to
• 4:56
  roughly
• 4:56
  150
• 4:57
  acres
• 4:57
  on
• 4:58
  June
• 4:58
  24,
• 4:59
  with
• 4:59
  high
• 4:59
  spread
• 5:00
  potential
• 5:00
  and
• 5:00
  zero
• 5:01
  containment,
• 5:02
  prompting
• 5:02
  evacuations
• 5:03
  for
• 5:03
  Jemez
• 5:04
  Falls
• 5:04
  Campground
• 5:05
  and
• 5:05
  the
• 5:05
  communities
• 5:05
  of
• 5:06
  Sierra,
• 5:06
  Los
• 5:06
  Pinos
• 5:07
  and
• 5:07
  Vallecitos.
• 5:08
  An
• 5:08
  electric
• 5:09
  shutoff,
• 5:10
  a
• 5:10
  closure
• 5:10
  of
• 5:10
  New
• 5:10
  Mexico
• 5:11
  Highway
• 5:11
  4
• 5:12
  and
• 5:12
  the
• 5:12
  evacuation
• 5:13
  of
• 5:13
  YMCA
• 5:14
  Camp
• 5:14
  Shaver
• 5:15
  to
• 5:15
  the
• 5:15
  east.
• 5:16
  The
• 5:16
  Canyon
• 5:16
  Venado
• 5:17
  Fire
• 5:17
  near
• 5:18
  Klein's
• 5:18
  Corners
• 5:18
  in
• 5:19
  Torrance
• 5:19
  county
• 5:19
  reached
• 5:20
  an
• 5:20
  estimated
• 5:20
  852
• 5:21
  acres
• 5:22
  at
• 5:22
  zero
• 5:22
  containment,
• 5:23
  exhibiting
• 5:24
  extreme
• 5:24
  behavior
• 5:25
  including
• 5:25
  running,
• 5:26
  crowning
• 5:27
  and
• 5:27
  spotting.
• 5:28
  Eastbound
• 5:29
  Interstate
• 5:29
  40
• 5:30
  closed
• 5:30
  Tuesday,
• 5:30
  has
• 5:31
  since
• 5:31
  reopened
• 5:32
  and
• 5:32
  no
• 5:32
  mandatory
• 5:33
  evacuations
• 5:33
  are
• 5:34
  in
• 5:34
  place
• 5:34
  there.
• 5:35
  Utah
• 5:36
  the
• 5:36
  human
• 5:36
  caused
• 5:37
  Iron
• 5:37
  Fire
• 5:37
  northwest
• 5:38
  of
• 5:38
  eureka
• 5:38
  grew
• 5:39
  to
• 5:39
  37,172
• 5:41
  acres
• 5:41
  at
• 5:41
  17%
• 5:42
  containment
• 5:43
  as
• 5:43
  of
• 5:43
  June
• 5:44
  24.
• 5:45
  Mandatory
• 5:46
  evacuations
• 5:46
  remain
• 5:47
  in
• 5:47
  place
• 5:47
  for
• 5:47
  the
• 5:48
  city
• 5:48
  of
• 5:48
  Eureka,
• 5:49
  Chimney
• 5:49
  Rock
• 5:49
  Pass
• 5:49
  and
• 5:50
  surrounding
• 5:50
  areas,
• 5:50
  with
• 5:51
  residents
• 5:51
  expected
• 5:52
  to
• 5:52
  be
• 5:52
  allowed
• 5:52
  to
• 5:52
  return
• 5:53
  Thursday.
• 5:54
  More
• 5:54
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