The board this morning

Two hurricanes and a coastal storm line define the shift — Nolo on Hawaii, Polo off California, Storm Warnings on the Atlantic

By The FirstResponders Desk

Good morning. The lead for anyone working a coastal or island district is water. NBC News reports Hurricane Nolo taking aim at Hawaii, and CBS News and NPR report it bearing on the Big Island, with CBS News reporting that authorities are warning residents to find a safe place to shelter and that life-threatening flooding is possible in some areas. NPR reports Nolo is expected to slow as it nears the Big Island and to become a major hurricane this weekend, dropping torrential rain on ground already flooded by big storms this summer. Plan for prolonged, repeat flooding demand rather than a single peak.

On the mainland Pacific side, the Los Angeles Times reports the Long Beach peninsula — already damaged by waves from Hurricane Marie earlier in September — now faces a threat from Hurricane Polo. The Washington Post reports Polo is the 18th named storm of the season. Crews in that area should expect to work an already-weakened shoreline.

On the Atlantic, treat these marine warnings as the confirmed status you can act on. NWS Mount Holly NJ has issued Storm Warnings for the coastal and offshore waters from Sandy Hook NJ down to Fenwick Island DE, out to 60 NM in places. NWS Boston/Norton MA has issued Storm Warnings for Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay. Expect marine and small-craft calls and stage water-rescue capability accordingly.

For fire: a set of satellite fire detections was reported across eight states — 25 over Pennsylvania, 43 over Ohio, 41 over North Dakota, 62 over Tennessee, 69 over South Carolina, 82 over Arkansas, 55 over Alabama and 150 over Mississippi — but none of these is confirmed by any agency, so treat every count as unconfirmed until your own dispatch or a fire agency verifies it.

For law enforcement: The Oregonian reports that police have identified the victim of a Gresham homicide and that a suspect was killed in a Southeast Portland shooting; we are not naming the deceased. NJ.com reports a fatal police-involved shooting in a New Jersey township is under state investigation, and that officials say there is no ongoing threat to the public. ABC News reports that police in Mississippi believe a woman found hanging in a tree was dead before her body was placed there, in what they describe as a staged scene tied to a drug dispute; again, no name here.

In other reported activity: The Guardian reports two people were arrested in New York City after reports of people emerging from manholes; Fox News reports police in Madison, Wisconsin are investigating alleged hazing after roughly 30 partially clothed young men were found in a sweltering fraternity-house basement; and the New York Post reports police detained and cited an artist for trespassing at the Hollywood sign. Government Executive reports the administration has rescinded a shutdown-era mass-layoff policy as part of a union settlement — relevant to any responder employed on the federal side.

What to watch: whether Nolo reaches major-hurricane strength over the Big Island this weekend, Polo's track toward the Long Beach peninsula, and whether any of the eight states' satellite fire detections are confirmed by an agency.