Fire in Wild River Drainage grows to 1,000 acres

Firefighters facing challenging terrain and drought conditions

By: Staff Report

Outlets: Berlin Sun

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 487

Last Updated: 4 days ago

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GORHAM — Firefighters worked to bring a wildfire in the White Mountain National Forest under control on Wednesday, as the fire, which was first reported on Sunday, had grown to about 1,000 acres.

The Wild River fire is located on the Androscoggin Ranger District in Coos County, about 7 miles southeast of Gorham in the Wild River drainage, an estimated 1 mile west of the New Hampshire-Maine border. As of Monday morning the fire was reportedly …

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