Fire Capt. Aaron Johnson has had a busy summer with west Metro Fire Rescue.

"I'm just trying to get the resource coordination to where everyone is in the right place at the right time no matter the conditions," Johnson told CBS Colorado.

Fire Capt. Aaron Johnson with West Metro Fire Rescue CBS

Back in July, Johnson was named the department's new wildland coordinator just as temperatures rose into the high 90s, where they've stayed almost the entire summer.

"We're in the part of the state where [the National Weather Service] listed the threat as very high," Johnson said. "Obviously, we're in a hot, dry, windy day."

With blazes raging on the Western Slope of the state, including two fires on either side of the town of Meeker, those in the Denver metro area are taking notice and gett

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