> Construction solely in reinforced concrete might be undesirable for other reasons, including environmental impact, but does tend to isolate household fires so they burn themselves out long before the structure is threatened
So what? Then change building codes to
- mandate fire suppression systems like sprinklers in wooden houses
- require a licensed electrician to review the condition of the electrical wiring every ten to twenty years and to bring it up to code at least every twenty years
- ban space heaters and force landlords to provide state of the art heating systems instead
These are the most common causes of house fires not related to cooking [1], so forcing landlords to actually do their job and not be slumlords should cut down on a very high amount of fires.
So what? Then change building codes to
- mandate fire suppression systems like sprinklers in wooden houses
- require a licensed electrician to review the condition of the electrical wiring every ten to twenty years and to bring it up to code at least every twenty years
- ban space heaters and force landlords to provide state of the art heating systems instead
These are the most common causes of house fires not related to cooking [1], so forcing landlords to actually do their job and not be slumlords should cut down on a very high amount of fires.
[1] https://www.statefarm.com/simple-insights/residence/protect-...