Soooo when is it NOT Fire Season??? Franklin fire in Malibu CA

I feel like that is the case for almost all of the infrastructure in the US, really.
Absolutely. And Americans would balk at a tax that would bring us up-to-date with our infrastructure. Most will just birch and complain rather than help pay for the necessary upgrades. Hell, most would just want to add it to our debt. All to say this country will not survive.