Wild River Fire
Active
Coos County, New Hampshire · Discovered November 1, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 10 hours ago · Perimeter mapped 10 hours ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Wild River Fire
The Wild River Fire fire has burned 821 acres in Coos County, New Hampshire. Crews have reached 53% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 2 mph toward the NE, with gusts to 3 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 20). 88 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Latest official update
November 4, 2026The Wild River Fire is located on the Androscoggin Ranger District in Coos County, New Hampshire, approximately 7 miles southeast of Gorham and about 1 mile west of the New Hampshire-Maine border. The fire is burning north of the Wild River and east of the Wild River Wilderness.Fire behavior remains primarily confined to hardwood leaf litter. While scattered pine stands occur within the fire perimeter, the fire has not become established in those areas.Suppression efforts are being conducted in extremely steep, rugged terrain. Firefighter safety remains the highest priority. Before…
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
Wild River Fire size over time
7 official size readingsPeaked at 982 acres, then officials revised the mapped size to 821 acres.
Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Containment rose to 53%
25 hours ago · November 10, 2026Containment rose to 29%
2 days ago · November 8, 2026Containment rose to 20%
5 days ago · November 5, 2026New perimeter mapped at 856 acres (national perimeter feed)
5 days ago · November 5, 2026Grew 697 acres in 43 hours to 982 acres
6 days ago · November 4, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Wild River
6 days ago · November 4, 2026New perimeter mapped (national perimeter feed)
7 days ago · November 3, 2026New perimeter mapped (national perimeter feed)
7 days ago · November 3, 2026New perimeter mapped (national perimeter feed)
7 days ago · November 3, 2026New perimeter mapped (national perimeter feed)
8 days ago · November 2, 2026New perimeter mapped (national perimeter feed)
8 days ago · November 2, 2026Grew 265 acres in 10 hours to 285 acres
8 days ago · November 2, 2026New perimeter mapped (national perimeter feed)
8 days ago · November 2, 2026New perimeter mapped (national perimeter feed)
8 days ago · November 2, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 20 acres
8 days ago · November 2, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 11/10/2026, 12:57:28 AM | 821 acres | 53% |
| 11/8/2026, 10:52:05 PM | 821 acres | 29% |
| 11/5/2026, 9:25:18 PM | 856 acres | 20% |
| 11/4/2026, 5:37:34 PM | 982 acres | 11% |
| 11/2/2026, 11:56:55 PM | 288 acres | 11% |
| 11/2/2026, 10:41:55 PM | 285 acres | - |
| 11/2/2026, 1:01:53 PM | 20 acres | - |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.