EditorialBetty Reid Soskin in Wildcat Canyon Regional Park near her home, in Richmond, Calif. on Sept. Aug. 17, 2021. (Chanell Stone/The New York Times)
EditorialAuthorities have posted notices concerning the extreme fire danger and a firework ban at an East Bay Regional Park Authority trail head near Oakland, Calif., on Friday, July 2, 2021.(Jim Wilson/The New York Times)