I would think survivable shelters should not be too hard to build if you also place oxygen tanks with breathing masks there as well. After all some properties already have swimming pools, which together with breathing masks should do the trick.
shelters might do well in brushfires. Not sure how they do when huge trees are on fire.
Long term solution: don't build there. Even evacuations don't work: nah, my house is too far...I'll leave in a bit...let me just get a few more things etc etc.
I imagine underground shelters would be workable. Heat tends to rise, and ground seems like a good insulator. You would still probably need to get rid of most air circulation with the outside, and come up with some plan for safely exiting.
Indeed. I get that those forest developments are beautiful. But living in mediterranean-type climate areas is foolish. The more effectively you suppress fire, the worse it will be, when it happens.
