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Several wildfires are burning in the Four Corners region. Listen to KSUT and bookmark our website for the latest updates.

Stay updated on the Bear Dance Fire burning near Ignacio

Four Corners Public Radio | By Mark Duggan
Published June 3, 2022 at 4:26 PM MDT
Firefighting crews work on the Bear Dance Fire near Ignacio, Colorado on June 3, 2022.
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Southern Ute Drum
Firefighting crews work on the Bear Dance Fire near Ignacio, Colorado on June 3, 2022.

Editor's note: This is a developing story. Updated 9:30 A.M., Monday, June 6, 2022.

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More photos from the Bear Dance Fire:

Firefighting crews at work on the Bear Dance Fire.
Jeremy Wade Shockley
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Southern Ute Drum
Firefighting crews at work on the Bear Dance Fire.

Flames from the Bear Dance Fire in a photo taken June 3, 2022.
Jeremy Wade Shockley
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Southern Ute Drum
Flames from the Bear Dance Fire in a photo taken June 3, 2022.

A helicopter drops water on the Bear Dance Fire near Ignacio, Colorado on June 3, 2022.
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Southern Ute Drum
A helicopter drops water on the Bear Dance Fire near Ignacio, Colorado on June 3, 2022.
A helicopter flies above the Bear Dance Fire on June 3, 2022.
Jeremy Wade Shockley
A helicopter flies above the Bear Dance Fire on June 3, 2022.

Flames are visible at the Bear Dance Fire, which broke out just east of Ignacio, Colorado on June 3, 2022.
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Flames are visible at the Bear Dance Fire, which broke out just east of Ignacio, Colorado on June 3, 2022.
The Bear Dance Fire started on June 3, 2022 on Southern Ute lands just outside Ignacio, Colorado.
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The Bear Dance Fire started on June 3, 2022 on Southern Ute lands just outside Ignacio, Colorado.
The Bear Dance Fire burns in Ignacio, Colorado on June 3, 2022
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The Bear Dance Fire burns in Ignacio, Colorado on June 3, 2022
A photo taken from the KSUT studios in Ignacio on June 3, 2022, as the Bear Dance Fire burns about a mile away.
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KSUT
A photo taken from the KSUT studios in Ignacio on June 3, 2022, as the Bear Dance Fire burns about a mile away.
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