As you say this will have an effect long term. It will take years before they start rebuilding these houses. Similar to what is now happening in Fort Myers. Two years after the hurricane hit. The potential Canadian tariff will have a much larger effect.
The question I have for you as a fellow lumber broker is will they change the building codes to make any future structures in this area more fire resistant?
I don’t believe they will change the codes. There will be however a big push to use steel studs. The Pinkos here in California will be so conflicted though, between the fire resistance of steel vs energy needed and CO2 produced in manufacture. And the tree huggers hated reality that there is no better product than lumber from an energy/CO2 standpoint.
juST SMALLER - LESS TO BURN.