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National Fire Preparedness Level: A Critical Overview · EM Morning Brief

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  Good
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  morning.
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  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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  April
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  1,
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  2026
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  severe
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  thunderstorm
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  activity
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  is
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  pushing
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  through
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  a
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  broad
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  corridor
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  from
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  the
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  mid
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  Mississippi
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  Valley,
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  across
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  the
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  Ohio
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  Valley
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  and
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  into
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  the
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  southern
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  Great
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  Lakes
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  today.
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  NOAA's
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  Storm
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  Prediction
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  center
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  carried
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  a
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  slight
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  risk
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  of
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  severe
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  thunderstorms
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  for
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  March
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  31st
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  with
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  damaging
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  wind
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  gusts
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  and
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  large
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  hail
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  as
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  the
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  primary
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  threats
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  and
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  a
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  low
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  end
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  tornado
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  potential
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  where
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  where
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  convective
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  clusters
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  take
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  on
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  a
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  more
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  cellular
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  structure.
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  Severe
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  thunderstorm
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  warnings
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  were
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  active
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  during
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  the
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  day
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  across
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  portions
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  of
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  Iowa,
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  Kansas
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  and
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  Illinois.
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  The
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  threat
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  complex
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  is
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  forecast
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  to
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  persist
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  through
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  the
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  week
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  and
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  into
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  the
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  weekend
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  as
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  an
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  amplified
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  upper
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  level
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  wave
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  traverses
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  the
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  country
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  with
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  a
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  second
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  significant
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  round
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  possible
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  for
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  the
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  southern
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  plains.
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  Governor
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  Greg
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  Abbott
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  on
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  3-31-20
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  directed
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  the
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  Texas
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  Division
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  of
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  Emergency
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  Management
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  to
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  pre
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  position
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  state
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  emergency
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  response
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  resources
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  ahead
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  of
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  multiple
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  rounds
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  of
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  severe
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  storms
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  targeting
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  north
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  west
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  and
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  Central
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  Texas.
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  Pre
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  staged
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  assets
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  include
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  Texas
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  A
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  and
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  M
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  Task
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  Force
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  rescue
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  teams,
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  the
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  State
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  Incident
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  Management
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  Team,
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  Texas
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  Department
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  of
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  Transportation
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  personnel
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  and
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  Parks
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  and
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  Wildlife
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  rescue
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  boats.
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  The
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  primary
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  hazards
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  are
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  large
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  hail,
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  damaging
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  wind
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  gusts,
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  flash
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  flooding
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  and
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  isolated
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  tornadoes
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  with
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  conditions
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  expected
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  to
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  remain
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  elevated
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  into
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  next
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  week.
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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's
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  March
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  31st
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  situation
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  report
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  shows
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  51
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  large
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  uncontained
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  fires
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  burning
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  nationwide
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  with
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  2,331
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  personnel
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  committed
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  to
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  incidents.
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  The
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  National
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  Fire
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  Preparedness
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  level
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  stands
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  at
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  PL2,
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  raised
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  on
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  March
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  20.
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  NIFC
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  has
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  two
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  active
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  fuels
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  and
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  fire
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  behavior
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  advisories,
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  one
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  for
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  the
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  Northern
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  and
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  central
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  Great
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  Plains
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  where
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  historically
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  dry
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  fuels
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  are
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  driving
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  extreme
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  rates
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  of
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  spread
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  not
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  typical
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  for
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  this
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  time
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  of
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  year,
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  and
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  a
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  second
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  for
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  the
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  central
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  and
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  southern
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  Great
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  Plains
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  where
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  above
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  normal
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  to
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  exceptional
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  grass
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  loads
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  are
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  widespread.
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  Western
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  North
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  Carolina
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  is
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  under
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  a
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  statewide
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  burn
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  ban
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  effective
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  March
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  28,
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  open
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  ended
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  as
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  crews
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  battle
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  multiple
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  active
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  wildfires
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  totaling
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  nearly
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  1,000
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  acres,
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  many
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  of
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  them
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  fueled
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  by
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  prolonged
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  drought
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  and
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  heavy
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  debris
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  left
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  by
• 2:18
  Hurricane
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  Helene.
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  The
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  Jumping
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  Branch
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  Fire
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  in
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  McDowell
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  county
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  is
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  the
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  largest
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  at
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  185
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  acres
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  and
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  20%
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  contained,
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  with
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  20
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  homes
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  under
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  voluntary
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  evacuation
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  and
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  one
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  storage
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  structure
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  destroyed.
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  On
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  the
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  cybersecurity
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  front,
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  CISA
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  added
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  CVE2026
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  3055A
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  critical
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  Citrix
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  Netscaler
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  out
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  of
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  bounds
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  memory
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  read
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  flaw
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  CIS
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  CVSS
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  9.3
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  affecting
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  Netscaler,
• 2:44
  ADC
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  and
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  Gateway
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  when
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  configured
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  as
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  a
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  SAML
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  identity
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  provider
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  to
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  its
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  known
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  Exploited
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  vulnerabilities
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  catalog
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  on
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  March
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  30th
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  31st.
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  Active
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  exploitation
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  in
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  the
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  wild
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  has
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  been
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  confirmed
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  with
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  researchers
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  tracking
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  reconnaissance
• 2:58
  activity
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  against
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  roughly
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  30,000
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  exposed
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  appliances
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  online.
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  Federal
• 3:03
  civilian
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  executive
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  branch
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  agencies
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  must
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  apply
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  citrix's
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  patch
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  by
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  April
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  2.
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  Separately,
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  CISA
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  published
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  two
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  ICS
• 3:10
  advisories
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  on
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  March
• 3:11
  31.
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  ICSA
• 3:13
  260901
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  covers
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  an
• 3:15
  authentication
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  bypass
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  design
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  flaw
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  in
• 3:17
  the
• 3:17
  Enritsu
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  Remote
• 3:18
  Spectrum
• 3:18
  monitor
• 3:19
  that
• 3:19
  allows
• 3:19
  unauthorized
• 3:20
  access
• 3:20
  to
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  operational
• 3:21
  settings
• 3:21
  and
• 3:22
  sensitive
• 3:22
  signal
• 3:23
  data.
• 3:23
  ICSA
• 3:24
  2609002
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  addresses
• 3:27
  PX4
• 3:28
  autopilot's
• 3:28
  Mavlink
• 3:29
  interface,
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  which
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  does
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  not
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  require
• 3:30
  cryptographic
• 3:31
  authentication
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  by
• 3:32
  default,
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  enabling
• 3:33
  unauthenticated
• 3:34
  arbitrary
• 3:35
  command
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  execution.
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  Let's
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  run
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  through
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  the
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  States
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  USGS
• 3:40
  Hawaiian
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  Volcano
• 3:41
  Observatory
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  issued
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  its
• 3:43
  March
• 3:43
  31
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  update
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  keeping
• 3:45
  Kilauea's
• 3:46
  alert
• 3:46
  level
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  at
• 3:47
  watch
• 3:47
  with
• 3:47
  an
• 3:47
  aviation
• 3:48
  color
• 3:48
  code
• 3:49
  of
• 3:49
  orange.
• 3:50
  The
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  summit
• 3:51
  eruption
• 3:51
  is
• 3:51
  in
• 3:51
  an
• 3:51
  eruptive
• 3:52
  pause
• 3:52
  between
• 3:53
  fountain
• 3:53
  episodes
• 3:54
  with
• 3:54
  SO2
• 3:55
  emissions
• 3:55
  in
• 3:55
  the
• 3:55
  1,000
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  to
• 3:56
  5,000
• 3:57
  tons
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  per
• 3:57
  day
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  range
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  and
• 3:58
  visible
• 3:59
  glow
• 3:59
  from
• 3:59
  the
• 3:59
  vents.
• 4:01
  HVO
• 4:01
  models
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  project
• 4:02
  episode
• 4:02
  44
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  fountaining
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  to
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  begin
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  between
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  April
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  6
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  and
• 4:05
  April
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  14.
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  All
• 4:07
  activity
• 4:07
  remains
• 4:08
  confined
• 4:08
  to
• 4:08
  Halemaumau
• 4:09
  Crater
• 4:09
  within
• 4:10
  Hawaii
• 4:10
  Volcanoes
• 4:11
  National
• 4:11
  Park.
• 4:13
  Illinois
• 4:14
  Severe
• 4:14
  thunderstorm
• 4:15
  warnings
• 4:15
  were
• 4:15
  issued
• 4:16
  March
• 4:16
  31
• 4:17
  for
• 4:17
  northeastern
• 4:18
  DeWitt
• 4:18
  county
• 4:19
  and
• 4:19
  other
• 4:19
  locations
• 4:20
  with
• 4:20
  damaging
• 4:21
  wind
• 4:21
  gusts
• 4:21
  the
• 4:22
  primary
• 4:22
  threat
• 4:22
  as
• 4:23
  part
• 4:23
  of
• 4:23
  the
• 4:23
  broader
• 4:24
  Midwest
• 4:24
  convective
• 4:25
  episode.
• 4:27
  Iowa
• 4:27
  A
• 4:27
  severe
• 4:28
  thunderstorm
• 4:28
  warning
• 4:29
  was
• 4:29
  issued
• 4:29
  March
• 4:30
  31
• 4:30
  for
• 4:31
  areas
• 4:31
  around
• 4:31
  Fredonia
• 4:32
  and
• 4:32
  Columbus
• 4:33
  Junction
• 4:33
  Moving
• 4:33
  east
• 4:34
  at
• 4:34
  35
• 4:35
  mph
• 4:35
  with
• 4:35
  ping
• 4:36
  pong
• 4:36
  ball
• 4:36
  size
• 4:37
  hail
• 4:37
  reported.
• 4:38
  Kansas
• 4:39
  Severe
• 4:40
  thunderstorm
• 4:40
  warnings
• 4:41
  were
• 4:41
  issued
• 4:41
  March
• 4:42
  31
• 4:42
  for
• 4:43
  southeastern
• 4:43
  Kansas
• 4:44
  near
• 4:44
  Walnut
• 4:44
  and
• 4:44
  Erie
• 4:45
  with
• 4:45
  60
• 4:46
  mph
• 4:46
  wind
• 4:47
  gusts
• 4:47
  and
• 4:47
  quarter
• 4:47
  size
• 4:48
  hail
• 4:48
  reported.
• 4:50
  North
• 4:50
  Carolina
• 4:50
  the
• 4:51
  NC
• 4:51
  Forest
• 4:52
  Service's
• 4:52
  statewide
• 4:53
  burn
• 4:53
  ban
• 4:53
  issued
• 4:54
  March
• 4:54
  28
• 4:55
  and
• 4:55
  open
• 4:55
  ended
• 4:56
  remains
• 4:56
  in
• 4:56
  effect
• 4:57
  across
• 4:57
  all
• 4:57
  100
• 4:58
  counties
• 4:58
  amid
• 4:59
  extreme
• 4:59
  drought
• 4:59
  and
• 5:00
  elevated
• 5:00
  fire
• 5:01
  weather.
• 5:02
  Multiple
• 5:03
  wildfires
• 5:04
  are
• 5:04
  active
• 5:04
  across
• 5:04
  western
• 5:05
  North
• 5:05
  Carolina
• 5:06
  totaling
• 5:07
  approximately
• 5:07
  1000
• 5:08
  acres
• 5:08
  with
• 5:08
  difficult
• 5:09
  access
• 5:09
  complicated
• 5:10
  by
• 5:10
  Post
• 5:10
  Helene
• 5:11
  debris.
• 5:13
  The
• 5:13
  Jumping
• 5:14
  branch
• 5:14
  Fire
• 5:14
  in
• 5:14
  McDowell
• 5:15
  County,
• 5:15
  Buck
• 5:15
  Creek
• 5:16
  area
• 5:16
  northwest
• 5:17
  of
• 5:17
  Marion
• 5:17
  is
• 5:18
  the
• 5:18
  largest
• 5:18
  active
• 5:19
  incident
• 5:19
  185
• 5:20
  acres,
• 5:21
  20%
• 5:22
  contained
• 5:22
  as
• 5:23
  of
• 5:23
  March
• 5:23
  31,
• 5:24
  with
• 5:24
  20
• 5:25
  homes
• 5:25
  under
• 5:25
  voluntary
• 5:26
  evacuation
• 5:27
  and
• 5:27
  one
• 5:27
  storage
• 5:28
  structure
• 5:28
  damaged
• 5:29
  along
• 5:29
  NC
• 5:30
  80.
• 5:31
  A
• 5:31
  Marion
• 5:31
  woman,
• 5:32
  Hilary
• 5:32
  Brooke
• 5:32
  Inman,
• 5:33
  38,
• 5:34
  was
• 5:34
  charged
• 5:34
  on
• 5:34
  March
• 5:35
  31
• 5:35
  with
• 5:35
  improperly
• 5:36
  discarding
• 5:36
  smoking
• 5:37
  material
• 5:37
  that
• 5:38
  caused
• 5:38
  the
• 5:38
  fire.
• 5:39
  Oklahoma
• 5:40
  High
• 5:41
  fire
• 5:41
  danger
• 5:41
  and
• 5:41
  red
• 5:42
  flag
• 5:42
  warnings
• 5:42
  remain
• 5:43
  in
• 5:43
  place
• 5:43
  across
• 5:43
  western
• 5:44
  Oklahoma
• 5:45
  where
• 5:45
  multiple
• 5:46
  large
• 5:46
  fires
• 5:47
  continue
• 5:47
  to
• 5:47
  burn.
• 5:48
  The
• 5:48
  Jumping
• 5:48
  Juniper
• 5:49
  fire
• 5:49
  in
• 5:49
  Dewey
• 5:50
  county
• 5:50
  near
• 5:50
  Camargo
• 5:51
  and
• 5:51
  the
• 5:52
  Dibble
• 5:52
  Creek
• 5:52
  fire
• 5:53
  in
• 5:53
  McLean
• 5:53
  county,
• 5:54
  for
• 5:54
  which
• 5:54
  FEMA
• 5:54
  issued
• 5:55
  fire
• 5:55
  management
• 5:56
  assistance
• 5:56
  declarations
• 5:57
  on
• 5:57
  March
• 5:57
  22
• 5:58
  remain
• 5:59
  part
• 5:59
  of
• 5:59
  the
• 5:59
  broader
• 6:00
  complex
• 6:00
  of
• 6:01
  fires
• 6:01
  driving
• 6:01
  the
• 6:02
  PL2
• 6:02
  preparedness
• 6:03
  level
• 6:03
  nationwide.
• 6:06
  South
• 6:06
  Carolina
• 6:07
  Dorchester
• 6:07
  County
• 6:07
  Water
• 6:08
  and
• 6:08
  Sewer
• 6:08
  issued
• 6:09
  a
• 6:09
  planned
• 6:09
  boil
• 6:10
  water
• 6:10
  advisory
• 6:11
  beginning
• 6:11
  March
• 6:11
  31
• 6:12
  at
• 6:12
  10pm
• 6:13
  for
• 6:14
  customers
• 6:14
  near
• 6:14
  I95
• 6:15
  and
• 6:16
  Highway
• 6:17
  178
• 6:18
  associated
• 6:18
  with
• 6:18
  a
• 6:19
  scheduled
• 6:19
  contractor
• 6:20
  water
• 6:20
  service
• 6:20
  outage
• 6:21
  of
• 6:21
  approximately
• 6:22
  eight
• 6:22
  hours.
• 6:24
  Texas
• 6:24
  Governor
• 6:25
  Abbott
• 6:25
  on
• 6:25
  March
• 6:25
  31st
• 6:26
  directed
• 6:26
  TDM
• 6:27
  to
• 6:27
  activate
• 6:28
  and
• 6:28
  pre
• 6:28
  position
• 6:29
  state
• 6:29
  emergency
• 6:30
  response
• 6:30
  resources
• 6:31
  ahead
• 6:31
  of
• 6:31
  multiple
• 6:32
  rounds
• 6:32
  of
• 6:32
  severe
• 6:33
  storms
• 6:33
  targeting
• 6:34
  north
• 6:34
  west
• 6:35
  and
• 6:35
  Central
• 6:35
  Texas.
• 6:37
  The
• 6:37
  threat
• 6:37
  includes
• 6:38
  large
• 6:38
  hail,
• 6:38
  damaging
• 6:39
  wind
• 6:39
  gusts,
• 6:40
  flash
• 6:40
  flooding
• 6:41
  potential
• 6:41
  and
• 6:42
  possible
• 6:42
  tornadoes,
• 6:43
  with
• 6:43
  conditions
• 6:44
  expected
• 6:44
  to
• 6:45
  evolve
• 6:45
  through
• 6:45
  at
• 6:45
  least
• 6:46
  next
• 6:46
  week.
• 6:47
  Pre
• 6:47
  staged
• 6:48
  assets
• 6:48
  include
• 6:48
  Texas
• 6:49
  A
• 6:49
  and
• 6:49
  M
• 6:49
  Task
• 6:50
  Force,
• 6:50
  rescue
• 6:50
  teams,
• 6:51
  the
• 6:51
  State
• 6:52
  incident
• 6:52
  management
• 6:52
  team,
• 6:53
  TxDOT
• 6:54
  personnel,
• 6:54
  and
• 6:54
  parks
• 6:55
  and
• 6:55
  wildlife
• 6:55
  rescue
• 6:56
  boats.
• 6:56
  Texans
• 6:57
  are
• 6:57
  urged
• 6:57
  to
• 6:57
  monitor
• 6:57
  local
• 6:58
  NWS
• 6:58
  forecasts
• 6:59
  closely.
• 7:00
  All
• 7:00
  other
• 7:01
  states
• 7:01
  have
• 7:01
  no
• 7:02
  significant
• 7:02
  updates
• 7:03
  in
• 7:03
  the
• 7:03
  last
• 7:03
  24
• 7:04
  hours.
• 7:05
  That's
• 7:05
  your
• 7:06
  EM
• 7:06
  morning
• 7:06
  brief
• 7:06
  for
• 7:07
  Wednesday,
• 7:07
  April
• 7:08
  1,
• 7:08
  2026.
• 7:09
  Stay
• 7:10
  safe.