Regarding wind driven fires, we had one in northeast Tennessee a few years back in a particularly dry summer. Some youngsters, despite a ban on fires, had a small campfire, and some 60+ mph winds took the embers many miles, resulting in a huge, fast fire in Gatlinburg, TN.
An interesting video from the Gatlinburg fire, where the narrator narrowly escapes coming down from the mountains, from Chalet Village. I have stayed in cabins in Chalet village in the past. Good part starts around 4:20 in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI2sgyoiL1o
I remember reading about that fire, thanks.
Late warning - my link has some language. But maybe that’s expected.