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Kauai holds prolonged outages and islandwide closures; CISA sets a three-day patch clock on four exploited flaws · EM Morning Brief

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  Cedric: Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief for Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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  Cedric: Kauai remains the highest-impact operation in the country.
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  Cedric: The Kauai Emergency Management Agency's Wednesday update tells members to expect prolonged power outages, keeps all county, state, and Department of Education offices and schools closed through Friday, September 11, and holds five refuge areas open across the island.
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  Cedric: Traffic signals are out islandwide, and drivers are told to treat every dark intersection as a four-way stop.
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  Cedric: The Kauai Department of Water has an islandwide conservation notice in effect because outages are affecting pumps and wells, and the state Department of Health's islandwide brown water advisory remains up.
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  Cedric: The Kauai Police Department reported a phone service disruption Wednesday, with 911 still functioning and the public routed to alternate lines for non-emergencies.
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  Cedric: Heat is the second national driver.
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  Cedric: Extreme Heat Warnings cover coastal and inland Southern California, the Inland Empire, the Coachella and Imperial valleys, metropolitan Phoenix, Yuma, and the Las Vegas Valley, issued overnight by the National Weather Service offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, and
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  Cedric: Las Vegas.
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  Cedric: Most run through 8:00 p.m.
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  Cedric: today, with desert zones extended through Friday evening.
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  Cedric: Heat Advisories reach the San Joaquin Valley, the San Francisco Bay Area, the northern Sierra foothills, and eastward into Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
• 1:34
  Cedric: On the fire side, the National Interagency Fire Center dropped the national preparedness level to three Wednesday morning on improving fire weather and better resource availability.
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  Cedric: Fifty-nine uncontained large fires remain across eight geographic areas with roughly 14,400 personnel assigned, and the year-to-date total stands at 53,802 fires and more than 8.4 million acres, or 155 percent of the ten-year average.
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  Cedric: On the federal side, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency added four vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Tuesday, covering Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, Citrix NetScaler, Fortinet FortiOS and related products, and the Chromium V8 engine.
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  Cedric: Three of the four carry forensic triage requirements under Binding Operational Directive 26-04 and a remediation deadline of Saturday, September 12.
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  Cedric: That is a three-day clock for federal civilian agencies and a strong signal for state and local network defenders running the same edge devices.
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  Cedric: There are no current National Terrorism Advisory System advisories, no new federal major disaster declarations since September 5, and the National Hurricane Center expects no Atlantic tropical cyclone formation over the next seven days.
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  Cedric: Let's run through the states.
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  Cedric: Alaska: The National Weather Service in Fairbanks has High Wind Warnings in effect until 4:00 p.m.
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  Cedric: Friday for the Bering Strait Coast, Shishmaref, Diomede, St.
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  Cedric: Lawrence Island, and the Western Arctic Coast, with southwest winds of 30 to 45 miles per hour and gusts to 60 and 65.
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  Cedric: Forecasters flag power outages, wind-driven debris, and difficult travel, with winds peaking near St.
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  Cedric: Lawrence Island this morning and through the Bering Strait into Friday morning.
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  Cedric: High Surf Advisories run through Friday night along the Yukon Delta, Seward Peninsula, Norton Sound, and Arctic coasts, with water levels three to five feet above the normal high tide line at Nome and Golovin.
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  Cedric: Three hydrologic outlooks were issued Wednesday afternoon for the Kuskokwim Delta and the Kobuk and Noatak valleys.
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  Cedric: Arizona: Extreme Heat Warnings took effect early this morning across the Phoenix metropolitan zones, the Gila River Valley, Gila Bend, and the Sonoran Desert National Monument through this evening, and through Friday evening for Yuma, the Parker and Palo Verde
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  Cedric: valleys, and central La Paz County.
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  Cedric: The warning area also covers Lake Havasu, Fort Mohave, and the Arizona sides of Lake Mead and Lake Mohave.
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  Cedric: California: On the Los Padres National Forest, the Plaskett Fire southwest of Big Sur is at 29,862 acres and 61 percent containment, with evacuations, area, road, and trail closures in effect and numerous structures and communication infrastructure threatened.
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  Cedric: The Timber Fire southeast of Big Sur holds at 25,380 acres and 27 percent containment with active fire behavior, uphill runs, and closures in place.
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  Cedric: The two incidents carry about 3,459 personnel between them.
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  Cedric: Extreme Heat Warnings stretch from the Malibu coast and downtown Los Angeles through the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys, the Inland Empire, Orange and San Diego counties, and the Imperial and Coachella valleys, with a Beach Hazards Statement along
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  Cedric: the Santa Barbara and Ventura coast.
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  Cedric: Colorado: The Aspen Acres Fire southwest of Pueblo remains the state's largest incident at 102,004 acres and 82 percent containment, with 915 structures lost.
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  Cedric: The Willow Fire west of Leadville is at 7,534 acres and 80 percent containment.
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  Cedric: Florida: Miami International Airport is operating under a ground delay program this morning with an average delay of 52 minutes, which the Federal Aviation Administration attributes to a disabled aircraft on the runway.
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  Cedric: The FAA lists a further Miami ground stop or delay program as probable this afternoon.
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  Cedric: Flood Warnings remain in effect for Hillsborough, Manatee, and DeSoto counties.
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  Cedric: Hawaii: Beyond the islandwide lifeline picture on Kauai, several operational changes took effect Wednesday.
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  Cedric: The Kauai Bus begins reduced, fare-free daily service today after suspending operations, refuse collection remains suspended because of road closures, and the county Solid Waste Division is waiving tipping fees for storm-generated debris at the Kekaha Landfill and the refuse
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  Cedric: transfer stations.
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  Cedric: The county also advised the public of an estimated 20,000-gallon wastewater spill at the Waimea Wastewater Treatment Plant on September 8.
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  Cedric: Kaumualii Highway is down to alternating one-lane traffic west of the Kauai Humane Society, while Kuhio Highway and Maluhia Road have reopened.
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  Cedric: Separately, the United States Geological Survey holds Kilauea at alert level Watch and aviation color code Orange, with precursory overflows that began September 7 continuing and a forecast window of September 9 to 10 for the start of episode 55
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  Cedric: fountaining.
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  Cedric: A Flood Advisory was issued late Wednesday for Hawaii County.
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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: Idaho: The Crooked Fire east of Idaho City is at 10,084 acres and 68 percent containment with structures threatened and area, road, and trail closures in effect.
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  Cedric: A Red Flag Warning covers the Upper Snake River Valley and the Idaho Falls Bureau of Land Management district through 8:00 p.m.
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  Cedric: Mountain.
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  Cedric: Kansas: A Flash Flood Warning covered Finney County into early this morning, with a Flood Warning for Allen County and Flood Advisories for Ford, Gray, and Bourbon counties.
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  Cedric: Montana: Fourteen uncontained large fires remain in the Northern Rockies, led by the Sand Creek Fire east of Wisdom at 35,509 acres and 36 percent containment, where structures and communication infrastructure are threatened.
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  Cedric: Red Flag Warnings cover the Sioux and Gallatin ranger districts and several central and eastern counties today.
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  Cedric: Nevada: An Extreme Heat Warning covers the Las Vegas Valley, northeast Clark County, western Clark and southern Nye counties, and the Nevada sides of Lake Mead and Lake Mohave through this evening.
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  Cedric: A Fire Weather Watch is posted elsewhere in the state, and the McConnell Fire east of Orovada is at 33,243 acres and 83 percent containment.
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  Cedric: New Mexico: The Frijoles Fire east of Cundiyo is at 15,547 acres and 79 percent containment, and command returned from an incident management team to the local unit on Tuesday.
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  Cedric: The Whiskey Fire northwest of Mountainair is at 400 acres and 42 percent containment with communication infrastructure threatened.
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  Cedric: North Dakota: A Red Flag Warning covers 14 western and southwestern counties, including McKenzie, Dunn, Morton, Stark, and Bowman, until 9:00 p.m.
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  Cedric: Central.
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  Cedric: Ohio: Flash flooding is the active emergency across the southern half of the state.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service offices in Charleston and Wilmington issued Flash Flood Warnings between 4:16 and 5:39 a.m.
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  Cedric: Eastern covering Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton, Lawrence, Adams, Pike, and Scioto counties, running to roughly 8:30 a.m.
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  Cedric: Separate Flood Warnings are in effect for Washington, Morgan, Perry, and Pike counties, several issued overnight, with a Flood Advisory for Scioto County and adjacent Ohio River counties in Kentucky.
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  Cedric: Expect water rescue demand, secondary road closures, and low-water crossing failures through the morning commute.
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  Cedric: Oregon: The Austin Fire southeast of Estacada grew 112 acres to 12,722 acres at 22 percent containment, with evacuations and closures in effect.
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  Cedric: The Grasshopper Fire southwest of Dufur is at 93,990 acres and 93 percent containment, also with evacuations in place and 33 structures lost.
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  Cedric: The Big Grass Fire in the Vale District stands at 578,637 acres and 94 percent containment with numerous structures still threatened, and the Rowe Creek Complex south of Fossil is at 373,927 acres and 99 percent containment as command transfers
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  Cedric: today.
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  Cedric: South Dakota: The Lookout Fire, a new large incident one mile north of Spearfish, is at 444 acres with zero containment and moderate fire behavior.
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  Cedric: Evacuations and road closures are in effect, numerous residences are threatened, and 157 personnel with five crews and nine engines are assigned.
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  Cedric: Containment is estimated for September 12.
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  Cedric: The Needles Fire on the Pine Ridge Agency holds at 6,017 acres and 60 percent containment.
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  Cedric: Texas: The Ross Fire near Palo Pinto is the largest active incident in the Southern Area at 90,400 acres and 57 percent containment, with 157 structures lost, numerous residences still threatened, and a Florida state incident management team assigned.
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  Cedric: Two new large fires were reported Wednesday: the Kurk Fire northeast of Cherokee at 1,500 acres and 5 percent containment with running, spotting, and torching, and the Half Section Fire southeast of Eldorado at 695 acres and 80 percent containment.
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  Cedric: A Flood Warning remains in effect for Hardin and Jefferson counties.
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  Cedric: Washington: Nine incident management teams are committed across the Northwest, and Washington carries the largest share.
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  Cedric: The Little Giant Fire northwest of Leavenworth is at 171,526 acres and 81 percent containment with 40 structures lost and critical infrastructure threatened.
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  Cedric: The Three Queens Fire east of Snoqualmie Pass is at 9,501 acres and 13 percent containment with evacuations and closures in effect, and command transfers to a new team today.
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  Cedric: The Goat Fire north of Ronald also has evacuations in place.
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  Cedric: The Sinlahekin Fire near Tonasket, at 166,084 acres and 67 percent containment with 30 structures lost, returns to local unit command today.
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  Cedric: West Virginia: Jackson and Mason counties are inside the Flash Flood Warning issued at 5:39 a.m.
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  Cedric: Eastern by the Charleston forecast office alongside adjacent Ohio counties.
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  Cedric: Wyoming: The Moonshine Fire, 17 miles southwest of Wheatland on Bureau of Land Management High Desert District land, is a new large incident at 500 acres with zero containment, active fire behavior with running and torching, and residences threatened.
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  Cedric: Red Flag Warnings cover a wide band of the state today, including the Laramie Range, Carbon County, the Upper Green River Basin, Natrona County, and the Absaroka and Owl Creek mountains, running until 8:00 or 9:00 p.m.
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  Cedric: All other states have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.
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  Cedric: Puerto Rico: A Flood Advisory was issued at 6:23 a.m.
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  Cedric: Atlantic time for the municipalities of Cayey and Guayama, the only active Weather Service alert for the island this morning.
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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.