MEEKER, Colo. -- A single-engine air tanker has crashed in northwest Colorado while fighting a wildfire that broke out at mid-morning.

The plane went down at about 3 p.m. Wednesday, while fighting the Flat Bush Fire about 20 miles northwest of Meeker and about 170 miles northwest of Denver.

Bureau of Land Management spokesman David Boyd said the pilot was conscious and able to move after the crash. He has been flown to an area hospital.

The pilot's name hasn't been released.

The Flat Bush Fire was reported at 10:25 a.m. on Bureau of Land Management land. It likely started Tuesday night from lightning. Two engine crews and two air tankers were working the fire. The several-acre fire was increasing in activity at the time of the crash, but was not immediately threatening any structures.

There are more than 30 lightning-started fires burning in northwest Colorado. The largest -- The Mayberry Fire -- has consumed more than 27,000 acres.

The fire, 32 miles northwest of Craig, is 50 percent contained. A heavy air tanker and two single engine air tankers supported the 77 firefighters working the fire. Full containment was expected on Thursday, and the fire was not expected to grow. One home and 30 natural gas wells in the area have not been damaged by the fire.

The Prong Fire jumped containment lines Tuesday night and grew several hundred acres to 5,150 acres. It is 23 miles northwest of Craig, Colo.

The 950-acre Lone Fire started Sunday and is burning 15 miles north of Elk Springs, Colo., on BLM and private land. It is 75 percent contained. Two homes are in the area but were not immediately threatened. Full containment is expected Thursday. Eleven firefighters are working the fire.

The 350-acre Jordan Fire started Tuesday in the Windy Gulch Wilderness Study Area seven miles northwest of Meeker. Structure protection engines are in place as a precaution for homes along Strawberry Creek to the east of the fire. Twenty-one firefighters are working the fire, supported by three single-engine air tankers and a helicopter.

Fire crews and resources from Moffat County, the towns of Maybell and Meeker, State Forest Service, the BLM, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service are working together to manage the fires.