Firefighters say every season in Colorado is fire season, but right now, conditions are perfect for fires to spark. South Metro Fire Rescue has had to be vigilant about fighting this week's small vegetation fires to prevent a bigger disaster.

"What we're finding is just real hot, dry weather conditions, and this vegetation is just so dry," said Brian Willie, Communications Specialist for South Metro Fire Rescue. "Yesterday we had a vegetation fire that was just under an acre. And then again, this morning, we had a very small vegetation fire that was about 25 by 25 square feet."

South Metro Fire Rescue

Both were extinguished quickly thanks to the hard work of firefighters, but given the current conditions, they say fires could go from small to large very quickly

"As hot as it's been and

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