I would be more concerned about Climate Change. No amount of money will help.
Proper management of the forest means selecting a time to do these burns. If we don't select a time, mother nature will select one for us.
Yes, global temperature rise is real, and could potentially have had some effect on the fire. Completely disrupting the natural cycle of the forest is a much bigger deal.
> One of the primary obstacles to increasing the pace and scale of beneficial fire use in California is the difficulty for practitioners to obtain adequate liability coverage, although the rates and losses from escapes are very low.
https://www.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/natural-resource-manageme...
Some of them might change their mind now that they’re owners of some acres of charcoal.
You cannot not choose a time - it’ll get chosen for you. Schedule should be known, cost included in taxes, risks known when property was acquired, liabilities limited in state or federal regulation. Weather doesn’t care about lawyers.