Range fires should happen, not forest fires.
Fire does NOT replenish the soil. It burns the material that would be necessary to build up the soil so it retains water.
Ever hear of mulch?
New vegetation moves right back in replenishing the organic matter needed to hold and maintain moisture levels and reintroduce needed minerals. With an abundance of sun that takes place usually within a year. Fire does break down some nutrients making them more available and temporarily remove others. Some plant life requires fire to propagate properly. Our forest have been burning for hundreds of thousands of years but for some reason the forests keep coming back. Fire is all part of the cycle. My father fought fires in the North West for many years back in the 40’s and 50’s. I was raised in the Umatilla National Forest in Oregon in the 50’s. I’ve seen first hand how burns recover and how fast they recover. I’ve seen the benefit of burns on native wildlife. An overgrown forest provides little for native wildlife.