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.

Firefighters are slowly making progress in their battle against a wildfire at the border of New Jersey and New York.

Drought conditions in the New York area are still fueling the Jennings Creek Fire along the New York-New Jersey state line. CBS News correspondent Tom Hanson has the latest from Hewitt, New Jersey.

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has stated that the Jennings Creek Forest fire, which has already burned 5,000 acres across both New York and New Jersey, has been contained by 50%. Efforts to suppress the fire were initially unsuccessful due to the dry air and conditions,