I have always said, if something burns, it was engineered to do so. I do not believe fire is the problem. I believe houses being above ground and made of wood is the problem. Arson and human error are likely related to these waves of fires. Those things are not going away. I believe we need to engineer the problem away.<p>Before you reply, consider that underground homes have the benefit of being a constant temperature all year around. This makes it much easier to have a carbon neutral home. My next home will be completely underground. I've seen some beautiful and luxurious homes that are underground and even have some natural sunlight.<p>Engineered correctly, you can sleep comfortably through a tornado, flood, hurricane, fire storm, fire tornadoes, zombie apocalypse, etc..