Episode 161
CISA federal Cisco firewall reporting deadline today; Texas flood watches for Houston and San Antonio
Friday, May 1, 2026: federal agencies face today’s CISA Emergency Directive 25-03 reporting deadline for Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall device inventories, while CISA’s KEV catalog adds a critical cPanel and WHM authentication flaw under active exploitation. The NWS carries a Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall over Central and Southeast Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley, with Flood Watches in effect for Houston and the Austin-San Antonio corridor. New Mexico’s Hummingbird Fire holds at 4,364 acres with a Level 3 GO evacuation in Willow Creek, three South Dakota fires continue under recent Red Flag conditions, and Colorado’s governor warns of a significantly elevated wildfire risk for summer. USGS keeps Kīlauea at ADVISORY with episode 46 forecast for May 5-9, and Great Sitkin remains at WATCH/ORANGE in Alaska. 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
• CISA ED 25-03 reporting deadline today: Federal agencies must submit Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall inventories and mitigation actions to CISA by 11:59 PM ET tonight.
• CISA KEV update: CVE-2026-41940 (cPanel and WHM, missing authentication for critical function) was added on April 30, with active exploitation noted.
• CISA ICS advisories: Six new advisories published April 30 (ICSA-26-120-01 through 06), including ABB AWIN Gateways.
• Texas flooding threat: NWS Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall today into Saturday; Flood Watches for Greater Houston and the Austin-San Antonio corridor; rainfall 2-4 inches with isolated higher amounts.
• New Mexico Hummingbird Fire: 4,364 acres, 0% containment, Level 3 GO evacuation for Willow Creek; 244 personnel assigned.
• South Dakota fires: Taber Rec (~4,000 acres, 20%), Bauman (~1,000 acres, 0%), and Murphy (423 acres, 10%) actively managed; rain expected this weekend.
• Colorado wildfire outlook: Governor Polis on April 30 warned of significantly increased wildfire risk for summer; record pace Red Flag Warning days statewide.
• Georgia southern wildfires: Pineland Road Fire ~32,373 acres, 38% contained; Highway 82 Fire ~22,600 acres, 33% contained.
• Hawaii Kīlauea: Eruption paused; ADVISORY/YELLOW; episode 46 forecast May 5-9.
• Alaska volcanoes: Great Sitkin WATCH/ORANGE for slow lava effusion; Shishaldin ADVISORY/YELLOW for persistent unrest.
• Florida JEA outage: Jacksonville utility reported a wide outage Thursday affecting nearly all roughly 355,000 customers; restoration underway.
• Michigan flooding response: Executive Order 2026-10 (April 28) and prior orders remain in effect; SEOC activation continues.
• Washington tax deadline: IRS deadline today for individuals and businesses in 17 storm-affected counties to file federal returns and make payments.
• FDA hepatitis A advisory: Restaurants, retailers, and consumers should not serve, sell, or eat La Serranita brand frozen concha negra shellfish from Ecuador over confirmed HAV contamination.
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Sources
CISA
• Emergency Directive 25-03 (Cisco devices) - reporting deadline guidance
• CISA adds one Known Exploited Vulnerability to catalog (April 30, 2026)
• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
• CISA ICS Advisories index (April 30 release set)
NIFC and InciWeb
• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report (April 30, 2026)
• InciWeb Incident Information System
NWS and Weather Prediction Center
• NWS Houston/Galveston forecast office
• NWS Watch, Warning, Advisory display
• NHC active tropical cyclones
USGS
• USGS HVO Kīlauea volcano updates
• 15:16:47+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">USGS HVO volcano notice (April 30, 2026)
• 18:41:48+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">USGS AVO volcano notice (April 30, 2026)
FEMA and IRS
• FEMA Disasters and Other Declarations
• IRS tax relief for Washington storm survivors - May 1, 2026 deadline
FDA
• FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals & Safety Alerts
Colorado
• Colorado doubles Red Flag Warning days so far in 2026 - 9News
Florida
• Florida statewide outage map - PowerOutage.us
Georgia
• Georgia April 2026 Wildfires - GEMA/HS
Hawaii
• USGS HVO Kīlauea volcano updates
Michigan
• Executive Order 2026-10 - State of Emergency for Holly and Tuscola County
• Michigan 2026 Statewide Flooding Dashboard
New Mexico
• Gila National Forest Hummingbird Fire update April 30, 2026 - NM Fire Info
• Gila National Forest Hummingbird Fire update - USDA Forest Service
South Dakota
• SD Wildland Fire Landing Page - SD DPS
Texas
• NWS Houston/Galveston Flood Watch and forecast
• NWS Austin/San Antonio - watch/warning summary
Washington
• IRS tax relief - Washington counties, May 1, 2026 deadline
Alaska
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker A: ,: Speaker A:Cybersecurity is the day's lead.
Speaker A: Federal agencies face an: Speaker A: CISA also added CVE: Speaker A:Fire activity is elevated across the west and Northern Plains.
Speaker A:The National Interagency Fire Center's Incident Management Situation Report dated Thursday, April 30 official update published roughly 22 hours ago places the country at National Preparedness Level 2 with year to date acres burned above the 10 year average.
Speaker A:The Hummingbird fire on the Gila National Forest in New Mexico is at 4,364 acres at 0% containment with a level 3 go evacuation in effect for the Willow Creek subdivision and 244 personnel assigned.
Speaker A:South Dakota is managing the Tabor wrecked Bowman and Murphy fires under recent red flag conditions with rain expected to assist suppression beginning this weekend.
Speaker A:Colorado's governor on Thursday warned of a significantly increased wildfire risk for the Front Range in western Colorado heading into summer.
Speaker A:On the weather side, the National Weather Service Weather Prediction center carries a slight risk for excessive rainfall across central and southeast Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley into Saturday morning, with flood watches in effect for Greater Houston, the Austin, San Antonio corridor and surrounding counties through Friday evening and rainfall amounts widely 2 to 4 inches with isolated higher totals.
Speaker A:The National Hurricane center remains in the off season and will resume routine Atlantic tropical weather outlooks on May 15.
Speaker A:The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory keeps Kilauea at advisory and aviation color code yellow with the summit eruption paused and episode 46 forecast for May 5 through 9.
Speaker A:While the Alaska Volcano Observatory keeps Great Sitkin at watch and orange for slow lava dome growth and Shishaldin at advisory and yellow for persistent unrest, the FDA continues to advise against eating La Serenita brand frozen Concha Negra shellfish from Ecuador over confirmed hepatitis A virus contamination.
Speaker A:Let's run through the states.
Speaker A:Alaska the Alaska Volcano Observatory keeps Great Sitkin at volcano alert level.
Speaker A:Watch an aviation color code orange with slow lava effusion continuing inside the Summit Crater and and seismic data recording rockfalls from the dome over the past day.
Speaker A:Shishaldin remains at advisory in yellow with elevated seismic and infrasound activity.
Speaker A:Colorado governor Jared Paulus on Thursday told Coloradans the state faces a significantly increased risk of wildfire along the Front Range and in western Colorado this summer, particularly in June and July.
Speaker A: ning days statewide so far in: Speaker A:Florida JEA and Jacksonville reported a wide outage Thursday affecting nearly all of its roughly 355,000 customers.
Speaker A:Crews moved into restoration as the day progressed.
Speaker A:Residents are advised to monitor JEA outage maps and prepare for repeat localized impacts as utility work continues.
Speaker A:Georgia Two large wildfires continue to burn in southern Georgia.
Speaker A:The Pineland Road fire in Clinch county is at roughly 32,373 acres with about 38% containment and the Highway 82 fire in Brantley county is at roughly 22,600 acres with about 33% containment.
Speaker A:The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency continues to coordinate state response with more than 120 homes confirmed destroyed across the southern Georgia fire complex.
Speaker A:Hawaii the Summit eruption at Kilauea is paused with the volcano at alert level.
Speaker A:Advisory and aviation color code yellow.
Speaker A:The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory forecasts episode 46 of the Halemaumau eruption to begin between Tuesday, May 5 and Saturday, May 9.
Speaker A:Vog and elevated SO2 remain a localized hazard downwind during eruption episodes.
Speaker A: ve, including Executive Order: Speaker A:The State Emergency Operations center activation continues and county emergency managers are continuing damage assessment and infrastructure recovery work after the April flooding.
Speaker A:New Mexico the Hummingbird fire on the Gila national forest is at 4,364 acres at 0% cont located 15 miles east of Glenwood.
Speaker A:A level 3 go evacuation remains in effect for the Willow Creek subdivision.
Speaker A:Crews have 244 personnel assigned, are continuing indirect line construction on the Western perimeter and are mopping up along containment lines near the subdivision.
Speaker A:Forecasted weather brings southwest winds of 11 mph with gusts to 22 mph and humidity near 18%.
Speaker A:South Dakota Three active wildland fires are being managed across the state.
Speaker A:The Tabor Wreck fire in Bonhomme county is at about 4,000 acres at 20% containment with evacuations in place.
Speaker A:The Boman fire in Jackson county ignited by lightning April 22 is at about thousand acres at zero percent containment.
Speaker A:The Murphy Fire in Pennington county is at 423 acres at 10% containment.
Speaker A:Recent red flag warnings have driven extreme behavior, but rainfall expected this weekend should aid suppression.
Speaker A:Texas A multi day flooding threat is unfolding across central and southeast Texas.
Speaker A:The NWS Weather Prediction center carries a slight risk for excessive rainfall today into Saturday morning.
Speaker A:Flood watches are in effect for Greater Houston and along and north of I10 through late Friday night and for the Austin San Antonio metro corridor through Friday evening with widespread rainfall of 2 to 4 inches and isolated higher amounts.
Speaker A:Flash flood warnings have been issued for portions of Bexar, Comal and Guadalupe counties as cells produce localized high rain rates.
Speaker A: ,: Speaker A:The relief covers Benton, Chellon, Clallam, Grays, Harbor, Jefferson, King, Kittidas, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Samish, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Wakayakam, Wuakam and Yakima counties.
Speaker A:All other states and territories have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.
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