This graphic shows the location of the Wild River Fire (circular area outlined in red at the center of the map) in Coos County. (U.S. FOREST SERVICE MAP)
Help has arrived from Pennsylvania and is fueled and ready. The crew and helicopter are staging at White Mountain Regional Airport to help battle the Wild River Fire currently burning in the Evans Notch area of the White Mountain National Forest. More than 50 personnel are assigned to the incident and are working in steep, rugged terrain to build and secure fire lines. (FACEBOOK PHOTO)
A firefighter is seen battling the Wild River Fire in Coos County on Monday. (COURTESY U.S. FOREST SERVICE)
This graphic shows the location of the Wild River Fire (circular area outlined in red at the center of the map) in Coos County. (U.S. FOREST SERVICE MAP)
Help has arrived from Pennsylvania and is fueled and ready. The crew and helicopter are staging at White Mountain Regional Airport to help battle the Wild River Fire currently burning in the Evans Notch area of the White Mountain National Forest. More than 50 personnel are assigned to the incident and are working in steep, rugged terrain to build and secure fire lines. (FACEBOOK PHOTO)
GORHAM — According to the U.S. Forest Service, firefighters are actively working to suppress the remote Wild River Fire. The fire is located approximately 7 miles southeast of Gorham in Coos County, in the Wild River drainage, an estimated one mile west of the New Hampshire-Maine border.
By Tuesday, the Wild River Fire had grown to approximately 378 acres and was estimated at only 11 percent containment.
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