General Discussion

You definitely have your head on straight on the issue. I thought I would send you some
links that would help against all the misinformation going around on every subject under
the sun these days.

This link is food for thought on what you believe and is a judgment call for you
to decide https://truthout.org/articles/the-myth-of-the-managed-wildfire-how-us-forest-service-policies-perpetuate-deadly-wildfires/

This is the Malheur National Forest in Oregon, it has a wealth of information on things they
are doing and testing to find the best ways to battle forest fires and fires in general.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/malheur/fire/?cid=fseprd668220

I think I watched Tv program about Malheur where they actually had a test facility big enough
to build two houses with little front yards. One built out of exactly what you mentioned; older
more flammable building materials versus newer fire-resistant materials. They had a whole
bank of really huge fans and burned wood to embers, turned the fans and cranked then to get
the desired wind speed and let nature take of the rest. I am very certain you know the end result.

This one is on Science.org. It is also at Malheur, but you only get so many free views.

https://www.science.org/content/article/huge-forest-experiment-aims-reduce-wildfires-can-it-unite-loggers-and-environmentalists

The last one is the Western Fire Chiefs Association. It has good resources, but it also has an inter-
active map for all the states in the association. You pick the state, and it will show the status of
the fire as well as showing any aircraft they have in the air. I think it might be very helpful for you
given the current situation.
https://wfca.com/wildfire-articles/the-science-of-wildfires-an-in-depth-guide/

I hope this helps. Please stay safe.