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ELI5:Why are houses in parts of the US seem to be often built from wood when there are always natural disasters (hurricanes, forest fires..etc)? Shouldn't they logically build them from concrete/bricks?
gpt
Let us look at natural disasters. 

Hurricanes damage most things via flooding. Brick and concrete homes are just as vulnerable to flooding damage. 

Tornadoes are violent enough that they destroy brick and concrete homes just as easily as they destroy wooden homes. They do make concrete above ground bunkers that are tornado resistant. Those have 4' thick walls that are reinforced with steel and have no windows. 

Earthquakes wood does better than concrete or brick because it is flexible. Concrete and brick will crack and break where wood houses bend. 

Wild Fires: You do have a point there, wood houses are more vulnerable to fire. but a wild fire will gut a concrete or brick house and damage it enough that even if the walls stand they still have to knock it down and rebuild it. 

So it all comes down to price and risk of building the house. Building a wood house is 1/4 - 1/10 the cost of a brick, stone, or concrete house depending on your specific method. People are willing to take the very small risk that their house will be destroyed in a natural disaster for the ability to actually build a house of a size that is decent for human habitation.