Episode 184
CISA adds two flaws to KEV; NIFC holds at PL 2 with Seven Cabins steady at 57 percent contained
Today’s brief tracks the Seven Cabins fire holding at 57 percent contained on the Lincoln National Forest with structures still threatened, CISA’s June 2 addition of a Linux Kernel and Android Framework vulnerability to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, the end of Kilauea summit Episode 48 with reticulite and Pele’s hair reported in Volcano village, severe thunderstorm watches across the Dakotas, and a precautionary boil water notice in Lee County, Florida, with brief updates from New York, North Carolina, Georgia, and the Caribbean. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. Produced by Sitch Radio, an EOC Voices podcast.
Key Takeaways
• National fire posture: NIFC holds at PL 2 with 6 uncontained large fires and 2.46 million acres burned year to date, above the 10 year average; Southwest GACC is at PL 3.
• Seven Cabins (NM): 30,420 acres, 57 percent contained, active flanking and short range spotting, numerous structures threatened, closures in effect.
• Cyber: CISA adds CVE-2022-0492 (Linux Kernel) and CVE-2025-48595 (Android Framework) to the KEV Catalog; federal civilian agencies face BOD 22-01 remediation deadlines.
• Volcanic activity: Kilauea summit Episode 48 ended June 1 after about 9 hours of fountaining with ashfall in communities NE of the summit; Great Sitkin lava effusion continues.
• Severe weather: SPC severe thunderstorm watches in effect across central South Dakota and much of North Dakota into Tuesday evening; large hail and damaging wind are the primary threats.
• Water systems: Precautionary boil water notices in Lee County FL, Waterloo NY, and Chadbourn NC, all tied to planned work or main breaks.
Caribbean: Saharan dust event and moderate rip current risk across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands today; no tropical advisories active
Sources
NIFC and InciWeb
• NIFC IMSR archive landing page
CISA
• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog landing page
USGS Volcano
• 00:33:02+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">USGS HVO Kilauea volcano update, June 2, 2026: Episode 48 ended, ashfall in communities NE of summit
• Kilauea volcano updates page
• Alaska Volcano Observatory Great Sitkin status page
NWS Storm Prediction Center
• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook, June 2, 2026
• SPC active severe thunderstorm and tornado watches
National Hurricane Center
• National Hurricane Center Atlantic basin
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
• 00:33:02+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">USGS Volcano Notice for Kilauea, June 2, 2026: Episode 48 ended, tephra and Pele’s hair reported in Volcano village and surrounding communities
Nebraska
New Mexico
• NM Fire Info: Seven Cabins fire containment increases, June 2, 2026
• NIFC IMSR Southwest Area details and predictive services discussion for eastern New Mexico
New York
• Fingerlakes1: Boil water notice issued for parts of Waterloo, New York
North Carolina
• WECT: Town of Chadbourn issues boil water advisory for waterline work, effective 8 p.m. Tuesday
North Dakota and South Dakota
• SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 269 (South Dakota) and 270 (North Dakota), in effect until 10 p.m. CDT
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Florida (fire summaries)
Texas
• Stormersite daily reports, June 2, 2026 (hail and wind in Texas)
• PowerOutage.us Texas state page
Travel Advisories
• State Department Travel Advisories landing page
Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker A: ,: Speaker A:The National Interagency Fire center holds the country at National Preparedness Level 2.
Speaker A:The Tuesday IMSR counts 6 uncontained large fires, 14 incidents under suppression nationwide and 2,463,760 acres burned year to date, well above the 10 year average.
Speaker A:The Southwest geographic area is at PL 3.
Speaker A:The Seven Cabins Fire on the Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico holds at 30,420 acres and 57% contained with active flanking single tree torching and short range spotting threatening numerous structures.
Speaker A:Critical fire weather continues across the four Corners with gusty winds and single digit relative humidity and isolated dry thunderstorms are possible in eastern Nevada, southern Utah, northwest Arizona and Southwest Colorado.
Speaker A:CISA added two vulnerabilities to its known exploited vulnerabilities catalog on June 2nd a Linux kernel improper authentication flaw and an Android framework integer overflow.
Speaker A:Federal civilian agencies are subject to binding Operational Directive 221 Remediation deadlines Severe weather risk shifts to the Northern Plains today with the Storm Prediction center carrying severe thunderstorm watches across central South Dakota and much of North Dakota into Tuesday evening.
Speaker A:Large hail and damaging wind are the primary threats.
Speaker A:Flash flood concerns in east central Georgia from this past weekend's heavy rain have eased and the Atlantic Basin remains quiet at the start of hurricane season with no active systems.
Speaker A:Lets run through the States.
Speaker A:The Alaska Volcano Observatory reports slow lava effusion continues at Great Sitkin Volcano in the Aleutians with minor seismicity over the past day and slightly elevated surface temperatures.
Speaker A:In satellite imagery.
Speaker A: e eruption that began in July: Speaker A:Florida Two large fires remain on the southern area Lochlussa west in private timber south of Hawthorne at 956 acres and 85% contained and the Shell Fire on the National Forests in Florida west of deland at 2,822 acres and 70% contained.
Speaker A:Both display minimal fire behavior.
Speaker A: screw Road, affecting roughly: Speaker A:A precautionary boil water notice takes effect when service is restored and remains in place until clearance sampling is complete.
Speaker A:Severe wind gusts were reported from southern Georgia into northern and eastern Florida on Tuesday.
Speaker A:Georgia the flash flood warning that covered Burke county over the weekend has been allowed to expire.
Speaker A:Burke Jenkins and Scriven counties received 2 to 4 inches of rain Sunday morning, with additional rain through the afternoon.
Speaker A:No new flood warnings are active for that area this morning.
Speaker A:Hawaii the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory confirms Kilauea summit episode 48 ended at 1:37pm HST on June 1 after roughly nine hours of lava fountaining within Halemaumo with Peak fountain heights near 650ft.
Speaker A:Sparse reticulite up to 1 inch fell at Wekahuna Overlook and on Highway 11 west of Namakanapaio Campground.
Speaker A:Fine ash and pele's hair were reported in Mauna Loa Estates, Ohia Estates, Volcano Village and Royal Hawaiian Estates.
Speaker A:Reinflation indicates episode 49 is likely.
Speaker A:The volcano alert level remains advisory and the aviation color code remains yellow.
Speaker A:The Summit Creek fire on the sawtooth National Forest 11 miles southeast of Oakley holds at 1,743 acres and 54% with moderate fire behavior including group torching and short range spotting.
Speaker A:Residences are threatened and area closures remain in effect.
Speaker A:Estimated containment is June 7th.
Speaker A:The Jericho Creek fire on the Helena, Lewis and Clark National Forest 15 miles southwest of Helena holds at 2,068 acres and 82% contained with minimal fire behavior.
Speaker A: % containment at: Speaker A:Storm spotters reported a tornado on Tuesday afternoon in Sioux county nine miles northeast of Mitchell.
Speaker A:At 5:33pm CT, the Storm Prediction center logged it among two tornado reports for the day.
Speaker A:No damage reports are available at Filing.
Speaker A:New Mexico the Seven Cabins Fire on the Lincoln National Forest 13 miles northeast of Capitan holds at 30,420 acres and 57% contained with active flanking single tree torching and short range spotting.
Speaker A:Numerous structures remain threatened and area road and trail closures stay in effect.
Speaker A:A complex incident management team transition is underway.
Speaker A:The Brantley II fire on the Carlsbad BLM unit has reached full containment at 712 acres.
Speaker A:Widespread wet thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall are forecast across the eastern half of the state and the southern High Plains today with a backdoor cold front pushing moisture westward.
Speaker A:New York the Village of Waterloo issued a boil water notice Tuesday after a water main break dropped pressure on West Elizabeth street and Centre Street.
Speaker A:The notice covers dozens of properties from 4 to 56 West Elizabeth and 17 to 38 center and remains in effect pending clearance sampling.
Speaker A:North Carolina the town of Chadburn issued a boil water advisory effective 8pm Tuesday in connection with waterline work, with service expected to be restored by 4am Wednesday.
Speaker A:Affected customers are advised to boil water for drinking ice brushing teeth, dishwashing and food preparation.
Speaker A:North Dakota the Storm Prediction center issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 270 covering 23 counties across north central, South Central and south Southeast and Southwest North Dakota, in effect until 10pm CDT 9pm MDT.
Speaker A:Large hail and damaging wind are the primary threats.
Speaker A: Oregon the: Speaker A:South Dakota Severe Thunderstorm Watch 269 covers Jones, Stanley, Courson and Dewey counties in central and north central South Dakota, in effect until 10pm CDT.
Speaker A:The National Weather Service has not issued tornado warnings for the state, but watches remain in place for hail and damaging winds.
Speaker A:Hail and damaging wind reports peppered Texas on Tuesday, contributing to the day's 24 hail and 30 wind reports.
Speaker A:Nationally, routine power outages were widely scattered, with encore reporting the largest concentration.
Speaker A:No grid emergency declarations are in place.
Speaker A:Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands the National Weather Service in San Juan reports high concentrations of Saharan dust across the islands today with hazy skies, reduced visibility and air quality concerns for sensitive groups.
Speaker A:A moderate rip current risk is in effect along the northern, eastern and southeastern beaches of Puerto Rico and the usvi.
Speaker A:No tropical advisories are active.
Speaker A:All other states, territories and the District of Columbia have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.
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