EditorialSusan Doran and her partner, Pete Neer, who are ignoring an evacuation order as the Dixie Fire rages nearby, on their ranch in Taylorsville, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. (Jungho Kim/The New York Times)
EditorialMembers of the Texas Canyon Hot Shots light a prescribed burn, or controlled fire, while battling the Dixie Fire neer Taylorsville, Calif., on Thursday, July 29, 2021. (Nic Coury/The New York Times)