FEMA major disaster declared for CNMI; CISA flags ConnectWise and Windows zero-days; Southern wildfires push the South to PL 4

FEMA major disaster declared for CNMI; CISA flags ConnectWise and Windows zero-days; Southern wildfires push the South to PL 4

April 30, 2026 · 12 min · Season 1 · Episode 160

About this episode

The episode discusses recent emergency management updates including a major disaster declaration for CNMI and ongoing wildfire activity in the South.

Today’s brief covers the published Presidential major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands following Super Typhoon Sinlaku, the FEMA Alaska recovery update on Typhoon Halong, and CISA’s addition of two actively exploited vulnerabilities (ConnectWise ScreenConnect and Microsoft Windows Shell) to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Wildfire activity in southern Georgia and northern Florida continues to drive Southern Area resourcing at PL 4, and critical fire weather is in place across eastern New Mexico, far western Texas, and the southern High Plains. Tornado damage assessments continue in Tennessee and Illinois, Michigan expanded its flooding state of emergency to 41 counties, and a M4.4 earthquake near Alamo, Nevada produced felt reports into Las Vegas. 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 • CNMI major disaster declared: FEMA-4910-DR for Super Typhoon Sinlaku was published in the Federal Register yesterday; covers incident period April 11 to April 18, 2026. • CISA KEV update: Two actively exploited…

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