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Wyoming's Moonshine Fire doubles at zero containment; CISA sets Sunday deadline on two exploited MikroTik flaws · EM Morning Brief

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  Cedric: Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief for Friday, September 11, 2026.
• 0:06
  Cedric: The national wildfire picture stays heavy.
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  Cedric: The National Interagency Fire Center holds the national preparedness level at 3, with 58 uncontained large fires burning and 13,193 personnel committed across 108 active incidents.
• 0:21
  Cedric: Initial attack is light, with 69 new fires reported, but the season total keeps climbing.
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  Cedric: Year to date, 53,940 fires have burned 8,410,639 acres, which is 154 percent of the ten-year average for acres.
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  Cedric: Committed resources include 229 crews, 661 engines and 76 helicopters, along with two 15-member incident management teams and 212 fireline personnel from Australia and New Zealand assigned to the Northwest and Great Basin.
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  Cedric: The most volatile incident on the board is Wyoming's Moonshine Fire, which nearly doubled in a day to 3,928 acres at zero containment.
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  Cedric: On the cyber and public health side, CISA adds two MikroTik RouterOS vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, CVE-2026-67277 and CVE-2026-86060, both carrying a federal remediation deadline of Sunday, September 13.
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  Cedric: CISA also publishes four industrial and medical device advisories, including one covering NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect and one covering AVEVA Pipeline Integrity Monitor.
• 1:33
  Cedric: CDC issues Health Alert Network advisory 533 on a nationwide increase in rabies exposures and errors in post-exposure prophylaxis administration, directing clinicians to complete a risk assessment before starting treatment.
• 1:48
  Cedric: FDA flags a most-serious-type correction for epidural kits containing recalled sodium chloride ampules, and a broccoli sprout recall tied to a multistate Salmonella outbreak with 22 cases.
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  Cedric: The Department of Homeland Security has no active National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin.
• 2:06
  Cedric: Weather and seismic activity are moderate.
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  Cedric: Tropical Storm Norbert is in the Eastern Pacific with 60 mile per hour sustained winds, tracking west over open water with no coastal watches or warnings and no threat to U.S.
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  Cedric: land.
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  Cedric: The Storm Prediction Center tops out at a Slight risk for severe storms over the upper Mississippi and mid Missouri valleys, and the Weather Prediction Center carries Slight risk excessive rainfall over the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic.
• 2:35
  Cedric: Extreme Heat Warnings run through this evening in southwest Arizona and southeast California, with afternoon highs of 102 to 111.
• 2:44
  Cedric: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 151 kilometers west-southwest of Adak, Alaska early this morning, and the National Tsunami Warning Center issued an information statement confirming no tsunami danger.
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  Cedric: Let's run through the states.
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  Cedric: Hawaii: Kauai carries the heaviest operational load in the country as Hurricane Lowell recovery continues.
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  Cedric: Kauai Island Utility Cooperative restored more than 12,000 additional customers in 24 hours, bringing the island to roughly 66 percent restored, up from 32 percent, and all three hospitals are energized.
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  Cedric: The north shore still has no restoration timeframe.
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  Cedric: County offices, state offices and schools are closed through today, traffic signals remain out island-wide, and three refuge areas stay open after two closed for lack of overnight evacuees.
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  Cedric: The county Department of Water asks customers to limit use to essential needs, and the state Department of Health has an island-wide brown water advisory in effect.
• 3:48
  Cedric: Lihue Airport is running on a single backup generator, cutting TSA screening to one line.
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  Cedric: Emergency management and police non-emergency phone lines are down, though 911 is working.
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  Cedric: Preliminary damage assessments total 231 properties, with 54 homes sustaining major damage and at least seven destroyed.
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  Cedric: Separately, FEMA opens Individual Assistance for Hawaii County residents affected by the May 22 Kona earthquake under DR-4936, with registration open until November 1.
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  Cedric: Kilauea holds at volcano alert level Watch, with episode 55 fountaining still forecast but not yet underway.
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  Cedric: California: A new fire is driving evacuations in Lake County.
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  Cedric: The Lucas Fire started Thursday morning near the Lake and Mendocino county line and has grown to 1,099 acres at 5 percent containment, with evacuation orders covering eight Lake County zones and warnings covering nine more.
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  Cedric: A temporary evacuation point and animal shelter are open at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Lakeport, and PG&E cut power along Elk Mountain Road Thursday evening.
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  Cedric: PG&E has also notified roughly 14,000 customers across 11 northern counties of a possible public safety power shutoff beginning Saturday afternoon, with westerly gusts of 35 to 50 miles per hour forecast across the Northern Sierra.
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  Cedric: Seven community resource centers will open.
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  Cedric: On the Central Coast, Monterey County lifted Plaskett Fire evacuations in 14 zones and downgraded two more to warnings as containment reached 79 percent.
• 5:27
  Cedric: The Timber Fire near Big Sur stands at 25,380 acres and 27 percent contained, and Highway 1 remains closed through the burn area.
• 5:37
  Cedric: Ohio: Flash flooding across southeastern Ohio drove water rescues and closures Thursday and is still affecting operations this morning.
• 5:45
  Cedric: Gallia County crews pulled multiple vehicles from high water and evacuated homes, and county emergency management reported the Holzer Medical Center complex surrounded by significant flooding from Chickamauga Creek.
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  Cedric: State Route 160, Bulaville Pike and State Route 554 took the worst of it, and Mill Creek Road is damaged.
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  Cedric: In Jackson County, dispatch reported dozens of road closures including sections of U.S.
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  Cedric: 35 and State Routes 279, 139 and 93, with multiple fire departments running water rescues and Jackson City Schools closed for the day.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service in Charleston extended a flood warning for north central Gallia and northern Jackson counties through 8:30 this morning, citing emergency management reports of lingering high water.
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  Cedric: Washington: Kittitas County reduced evacuation levels in three areas around the Three Queens and Goat fires, dropping cabins along Baker Lane to Level 1 and moving part of the Lake Kachess area from Level 3 to Level 2.
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  Cedric: Three Queens stands at 9,528 acres and 14 percent contained with 420 personnel, and the Goat Fire is 813 acres at 3 percent.
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  Cedric: In Spokane, a brush fire near U.S.
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  Cedric: 195 prompted Level 1 evacuations for a mobile home park before crews stopped forward progress.
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  Cedric: FEMA's administrator visited wildfire-damaged communities in eastern Washington Thursday, meeting with more than 20 tribal leaders and surveying Spokane Complex Fire damage.
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  Cedric: Oregon: Three fires on the Mt.
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  Cedric: Hood National Forest still have evacuations in effect.
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  Cedric: The Austin Fire southeast of Estacada is 12,831 acres at 36 percent containment with 886 personnel, and the Grasshopper Fire southwest of Dufur is 93,999 acres at 96 percent with 33 structures lost.
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  Cedric: In the northeast, the McCully Fire northwest of Baker City holds at 13,561 acres and 61 percent contained, with Baker and Grant county sheriffs maintaining Level 1, 2 and 3 evacuation orders and a Wallowa-Whitman National Forest closure in place.
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  Cedric: We have more to cover this morning, but first, a quick word from our sponsors.
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  Cedric: Now, back to this morning’s updates.
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  Cedric: Wyoming: The Moonshine Fire 17 miles southwest of Wheatland is the most active incident in the country this morning, sitting at 3,928 acres with zero containment and 254 personnel assigned across Albany and Platte counties.
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  Cedric: Fire behavior includes torching, rapid runs through available fuels and short-range spotting, with ridgetop winds of 20 to 40 miles per hour and relative humidity in the single digits to low teens.
• 8:42
  Cedric: NIFC lists residences as threatened, and a Red Flag Warning is in effect.
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  Cedric: West Virginia: Heavy rain triggered flash flooding in the mid-Ohio Valley Thursday morning.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service reported 4 to 7 inches of rain and multiple water rescues in Jackson County, and Mason County emergency management closed eight roads for high water.
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  Cedric: Mason County Schools closed for the day, and the county 911 center logged more than 30 calls after 4 a.m.
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  Cedric: for downed trees, road damage and water rescues, with no injuries reported.
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  Cedric: Flooding continued overnight into Gilmer County, where U.S.
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  Cedric: 33 near Glenville was impassable in multiple locations.
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  Cedric: Alaska: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 151 kilometers west-southwest of Adak at 3:47 a.m.
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  Cedric: Alaska time.
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  Cedric: The National Tsunami Warning Center issued an information statement within three minutes confirming no tsunami warning, advisory or watch, and no damage has been reported.
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  Cedric: On the Mukluk Fire near Tok, more than two dozen fire-killed trees fell onto power lines, and Alaska Power and Telephone de-energized the affected lines so crews could work safely.
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  Cedric: The fire stands at 7,339 acres and 45 percent contained.
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  Cedric: Great Sitkin remains at volcano alert level Watch.
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  Cedric: Nevada: NV Energy issued a public safety outage management watch covering 13 zones in northern Nevada and roughly 10,845 customers, including Incline Village, Glenbrook, Stateline and Winnemucca.
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  Cedric: If the utility de-energizes, outages would begin around 11 a.m.
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  Cedric: Saturday and run until about 11 a.m.
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  Cedric: Sunday.
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  Cedric: Kansas: State health officials issued boil water advisories for part of Sedgwick County Rural Water District 4 and for the city of Burns in Marion County, both following waterline breaks.
• 10:37
  Cedric: Arkansas: The state health department placed Altheimer Waterworks in Jefferson County under a system-wide boil order Thursday morning for maintenance-related work, with no lift posted.
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  Cedric: Michigan: Niles Charter Township issued a boil water order after confirming coliform bacteria in the township water system, and Kalamazoo issued a precautionary boil advisory for the West Douglas neighborhood after a main break.
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  Cedric: Illinois: Peoria Heights issued a boil order covering three blocks of Vincent Avenue after a water main break, and the order remains in place after service was restored.
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  Cedric: Nebraska: A BNSF train derailed near Mitchell northwest of Scottsbluff Thursday afternoon, blocking the main track with no injuries and no hazmat involvement, and the railroad estimates reopening late tonight.
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  Cedric: Iowa: Governor Reynolds issued the annual statewide harvest disaster proclamation, suspending permit and registration requirements for overweight agricultural loads up to 90,000 pounds on non-interstate highways through October 10.
• 11:45
  Cedric: New Mexico: Flash flooding closed roads along U.S.
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  Cedric: 70 near Mescalero in Otero County Thursday afternoon after 1.5 to 2 inches of rain, with emergency management reporting life-threatening flooding.
• 11:58
  Cedric: Texas: The Ross Fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties remains at 90,400 acres and 76 percent containment with 380 personnel assigned and a temporary flight restriction still over the fire area.
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  Cedric: South Dakota: Area and road closures remain in effect around the Lookout Fire north of Spearfish, which stands at 444 acres and 29 percent contained with 170 personnel.
• 12:26
  Cedric: Colorado: The state emergency operations center reports all community lifelines stable, with the Willow Fire near Leadville holding at 7,534 acres and 80 percent contained and no evacuations in effect.
• 12:40
  Cedric: All other states have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.
• 12:44
  Cedric: Let’s talk territories.
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  Cedric: Guam: A magnitude 5.1 earthquake 162 kilometers south-southwest of Merizo Village produced light shaking Thursday with no damage, no tsunami message and no official response.
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  Cedric: All other territories and the District of Columbia have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.
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  Cedric: That wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
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  Cedric: Stay Safe.