Controlled burns cost money, no doubt. But just an example, California's fire suppression complex is very well funded. California has a fleet of 747s and other huge aircraft, just for example.
My guess is there's no funding where there's no people and where there are people, there's funding but the people's arrangement prevents controlled burns.
My guess is there's no funding where there's no people and where there are people, there's funding but the people's arrangement prevents controlled burns.