There have been 11,000 acres in New Jersey burned in forest fires this year, Greg McLaughlin, the state administrator for Forests & Natural Lands, said this week. The state has averaged about 4,000 acres per year since 2000, McLaughlin said.

The Jennings Creek Fire in New Jersey has burned nearly 4,300 acres. It's about half contained as firefighters have performed controlled burns, getting rid of dry vegetation that could otherwise fuel the blaze. Meanwhile, a record dry spell in the ...

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New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a forest fire burning in New York state.

A fire is burning along the New Jersey-New York border as an emergency drought warning emerges. CBS News' Tom Hanson has the latest.

Wildfires are burning across New Jersey after two of the driest months on record. State will issue drought warning. Here's were wildfires are burning.

Check here for updates throughout the day Thursday as the Jennings Creek Wildfire continues to burn in New Jersey and New York.

For hourly updates as wildfires continue to burn throughout the region, check out the New Jersey wildfire, smoke map.

Efforts to contain the Jennings Creek Wildfire continued Wednesday with a new set of challenges on its sixth day near the New Jersey-New York border.