Firefighting pilot survives Aug. 27 crash near Meeker

MEEKER — A pilot whose single-engine firefighting plane crashed Aug. 27 about 20 miles from here walked away with only minor injuries.
Rio Blanco County Undersheriff Mike Joos still can’t believe it.
“We were amazed (he wasn’t seriously injured or killed),” Joos said. “The pilot climbed out of the window of the plane and walked over to the trucks that were there.”
There were three trucks — one pickup and two fire trucks — on…