Steel or stucco siding is a real good choice for fire protection. I’ve seen plastic siding adjacent to a fire and it just melts before burning. Removing fuel as well from buildings makes great sense. Forethought and consideration of risk is probably the most effective tool we have to minimise fire related losses. If we can keep insurance losses low it benefits all of us.
Concrete siding (Hardie board) and metal roof.
Russ