Wild River wildfire burns near Gorham, New Hampshire, in White Mountain National Forest

Titles and summaries are AI-extracted from news reporting; every source is linked below. Event id 7661048b-fb58-4773-951e-ad02d5fb03c1.

Where: Gorhamresolved to locality44.388, -71.173
When: Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-11-05 · last update 2026-11-09
Sourcing: 9 reports9 reports across 5 outlets · independence not established
How far this got: localizednamed facility unresolvedThermal detections

Summary

The Wild River Fire has burned roughly 850 to 1,000 acres of remote terrain in the White Mountain National Forest, about seven miles southeast of Gorham, New Hampshire, near the Maine border. Figures for its size differ between reports, and the most recent U.S. Forest Service count is 856 acres. Containment has risen from 11 percent to 20 percent. Drought and lack of rain have fueled its spread, and crews are using helicopters, drones and firefighters to battle hot spots on steep, rocky ground. Several trails and roads are closed, and no homes or structures are reported threatened. Officials suspect human causes, though the cause remains under investigation. A resident, Cathy O'Connor, smelled the fire and heard about it the next day. Residents' concerns were addressed at a meeting in Shelburne.

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What remains unresolved

named facility unresolved

Timeline

12 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

2026-11-09member countour measurement8 → 9reports joined

2 more change(s) — the values are part of the event detail on paid plans. 9 change(s) before the history shown here.

Sources

Grouped by outlet. Syndication is not collapsed, so several outlets can carry one wire story — the count is breadth of carriage, not independent confirmation.

wcax.com
- White Mountain National Forest wildfire now 20% contained2026-11-07
wgme.com
- Crews make progress battling wildfire in the White Mountains2026-11-07
fox23maine.com
- U.S. Forest Service meets with New Hampshire residents to keep them informed on wildfire2026-11-06
wmur.com
- Wild River fire now 20% contained as crews continue to identify hot spots, officials say2026-11-08
ecoportal.net
- Near Gorham, New Hampshire, a wildfire has burned 856 acres of remote mountain terrain in four days, and officials say it is the largest blaze recorded in the surrounding national forest2026-11-09

9 reports in all; the full list with the facts taken from each is part of the event detail on Pro.

Related events

0 related event(s) and 2 place(s) or facilities — the same facility, place, actor or campaign. Part of the event detail on Pro.

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