Wild River wildfire burns over 800 acres in White Mountain National Forest near Gorham, NH

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 2026-11-10
Sourcing: 12 reports12 reports across 7 outlets · independence not established
How far this got: localizednamed facility unresolvedThermal detections

Summary

A wildfire in the White Mountain National Forest about seven miles southeast of Gorham, New Hampshire, has burned roughly 800 to 1,000 acres since it was first reported on Sunday, November 2. Reports give differing acreage figures, and containment has risen from 11 percent to 29 percent as of Monday, with rainfall aiding crews. The U.S. Forest Service and investigators suspect human activity, though the cause is still under investigation. Experts say climate change and drought conditions have made the blaze more intense and the forest floor highly flammable. Several hiking trails and roads are closed, and no homes or structures are reported in jeopardy. Officials plan a public briefing at Shelburne Town Hall on Tuesday, November 10, from 6 to 7 p.m. Cathy O'Connor smelled the fire and heard about it the next day.

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What remains unresolved

named facility unresolved

Timeline

15 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.

2026-11-10member countour measurement11 → 12reports joined

4 more change(s) — the values are part of the event detail on paid plans. 10 change(s) before the history shown here.

Sources

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wcax.com
- White Mountain National Forest wildfire 29% contained after rain2026-11-10
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
capeandislands.org
- Abnormally dry conditions, warm temps intensified Wild River Fire in NH’s White Mountains2026-11-09
wbur.org
- Abnormally dry conditions, warm temps intensified wildfire in N.H.’s White Mountains2026-11-09

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

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