This desire to live in wildfire prone forests bemuses me. Yes, trees are pretty, but... well, fires. Australia's bushfires often destroy houses built in very s

This desire to live in wildfire prone forests bemuses me. Yes, trees are pretty, but... well, fires. Australia's bushfires often destroy houses built in very similar areas, lovely and leafy, surrounded by trees that have evolved to burn. I'm not sure if it's a holdover from the mindset that we can fully and effectively manage nature, or just because we prefer to live in hope, and the trees are pretty. But damn, either way, how much effort and risk is taken on to protect people living in areas prone to fire out of choice? In NZ, we've begun some "managed retreat", which is naturally contentious when it's your house. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matat%C4%81 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matat%C4%81