Multiple aircraft are fighting the fire and a federal incident management team is set to take command of the fire first thing Friday, emergency officials said.

Visitors and staff at two national parks in the U.S. West have been evacuted because of wildfires. Officials at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado say the

MONTROSE, Colo. — Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in southwestern Colorado is being evacuated due to wildfires on both rims of the canyon, the park said on its website . The fires were caused by lightning, the park said. They said the park is currently closed and all visitors and staff are being evacuated.