Pilot Fighting Wind-Driven Western Colorado Fire: ‘Like Riding A Bull’

MEEKER, Colo. (CBS4) – A long line of wildland firefighting crews passed through downtown Meeker on Monday as the troubling 1,000 acre Hunter Fire continues to grow nearby.
Hunter Fire (credit: Albert Linch/BLM)
The fire is burning in the Piceance Basin about 20 miles southwest of the northwestern Colorado town, and has grown significantly in the past three days. It’s one of several fires burning in western Colorado right now.Heavy, thick smoke from the fire has settled into the vall