[michaelt]

> Why allow them to book if the place is literally on fire?

Speculation on my part, but presumably a natural disaster has several rings of declining danger around it.

"Literally on fire" at the centre, "mandatory evacuation/no electricity" around that, "strongly advised to evacuate by firefighters" around that, "advised to evacuate by a politician covering their ass" around that, "Safe for now but monitor the situation" around that, "heavy traffic and poor air quality" around that.

All of these rings could be called "the wildfire-effected area" but some are more wildfire-effected than others.