Crooks Fire: Over 9,000 acres scorched; community meeting scheduled
The Crooks Fire burning south of Prescott remained at 9,014 acres and 23% containment as of Thursday morning.
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The Crooks Fire burning south of Prescott remained at 9,014 acres and 23% containment as of Thursday morning.
A community meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at Embry Riddle University in the Hanger, 3700 Willow Creek Drive in Prescott.
Some residents were allowed to return in the Crooks Fire burn area. Residents can go to the checkpoint on Walker Road at south entrance to Lynx Lake.
At a community meeting Sunday night in Prescott, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office announced some Crooks Fire evacuees will be able to return home Monday, April 25, 2022, beginning at 3:00 p.m.
The fire was 22% contained as of Monday morning, fire officials said. The cause of the Crooks Fire is still under investigation.