Comment by mjevans

More than just buildings.

ZONING and Building Code need to change.

You're correct that buildings must be more robust and literally capable of surviving an ongoing 4th of July event directly above the property.

However they must also be built such that there is less which is able to burn. Also so that that which does burn is less deadly when it burns.

There also need to be better firebreaks and less natural 'fuel load', which when there IS a good set of rain in the near future, needs to be burned in a rotating cycle to restore nature's fuel balance and discourage catastrophic uncontrolled correction events.