[gkop]

> if structures near fire-prone areas were designed and maintained to withstand fire, we might not need to fight some wildfires at all.

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/built-to-burn/

I think you might be getting downvoted for "fireproof" which sounds absolute, and is probably not realistic. But you're right that regulations should evolve to require responsible home design and maintenance in fire-prone areas!

[Syonyk]

++ for an article that mentions Jack Cohen.

If you want to understand wildfires, read everything he's written. He's basically the single handed Mythbusters of wildfire understanding, and has done things like "instrumented crown fires of test stands" to better understand radiant heat flux from actual fires.