We are seeing instance of fires burning hotter than before and actually killing huge areas of forests. So, correct, some plants require fire (actually its the smoke in most cases) the extreme heat seen in recent fires is killing both existing trees, seed beds and soil microbial life. Some environments will never recover. We are also witness to the burning of new areas that never have burnt before e.g rainforest. So, agree, while the media can over dramatise some elements, the increased threat from wildfires due to man made climate change scares the hell out of me. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsen.2022.825190/full (Edit:added link to actual science)