[Ninjaneered]

There were 3 cabins in the area that didn't burn down, the one wrapped in foil, a house built from concrete (a friend of mine, you can see his in the background of the second image on that site), and another that wasn't particularly special. Interesting that all 3 survived, perhaps the topology, fire direction, or other factor made that pocket more survivable.

My buddies house (concrete construction) should be the default in fire prone areas, the fact that we keep building wooden structures in fire zones doesn't seem logical.

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Concrete does poorly in earthquakes compared to wood. I dont know which disaster is a bigger threat, but with wildfires you generally have enough time to evacuate.

[Ninjaneered]

I think properly reinforced concrete is an acceptable building structure for earthquake zones.

My real point is that buildings should be designed for the area they are in. So zones that have earthquake, flood, hurricane, fire, etc. risk should be designed against the risk they face. You do see that to some extent, but it's glaringly lacking a lot of places.