Nationwide EAS Test on Nov 17 and Federal Cyber Deadlines

EM Morning Brief · Sep 17, 2026 · 12m · transcript

I report that the Southern Area is carrying the country's fire load this morning, with nine new large incidents in that region and 61 uncontained large fires nationwide. We note that three incidents—the Bunker Fire in southern Arkansas and the Hydra and Dry River fires in Texas—are driving evacuations and threatening structures with extreme fire behavior. The nation remains at preparedness level three, with 11 complex incident management teams committed and about 11,500 personnel assigned. I also report widespread flooding concerns from a slow moving storm across the Ohio Valley, with…