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Deep drought fueling White Mountains forest fire that has reached historic scale

States Newsroom · November 6, 2026

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On Thursday night, while crews from across the country battled a wildfire in the dense woods of the White Mountain National Forest, residents of nearby communities and officials with the U.S. Forest Service crowded into the Shelburne Town Hall. The blaze, which according to officials grew to a peak of nearly 1,000…

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