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New Jersey declares drought warning and urges residents to reduce water use

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New Jersey Forest Fire Service has responded to 537 blazes since early October , governor says.

Governor says the state could implement mandatory water restrictions if conditions worsen.

Some areas have not received measurable rainfall in 40 days , the first time that has happened since records began 150 years ago .

More than half of the continental U.S. is experiencing some level of drought, including 56% of Northeast .

New Jersey last declared a drought emergency in March 2002 and lifted it in January 2003 .

The Jennings Creek Wildfire , along the New York- New Jersey border, continued to burn Wednesday .

On Saturday , an 18-year-old New York Parks employee was killed by a falling tree while battling the fire in New York's Orange County .