>I wager that if we built forest like structures out of steel and concrete they'd be far more fire resistant than natural, wooden, forests even if the amount of

>I wager that if we built forest like structures out of steel and concrete they'd be far more fire resistant than natural, wooden, forests even if the amount of fuel at ground and canopy level was kept constant. Depends on the type of wood. There are some trees like Aspen that are natural fire barriers because they don't burn well. Unfortunately they're not worth much, so in places like BC that have a big logging industry they spray them with Round Up after the major forest fires. It's one of the real reasons that fires here have become so massive lately.