Of course, the best advice one can have before building a dream home is to check and see if the area your building in is a fire prone area, or has had a history of wildfires. Fires cannot be prevented, only deffered. Allowing natural fires to burn helps prevent buildups of extensive debris that can fuel a firestorm during heavy winds. Even with todays technology and advancements in wildfire research, large firestorms like the ones that burnt in Yellowstone and Berkeley Hills, California are essentially unstoppable. There are some really interesting pictures of wildfires in this page, showing their strange habits and burn patterns.
Line of fire is a page with lots of information and an interactive wildfire simulation.
Firewise is a great place to learn about wildfire supression for homeowners. United States Fire Administration USFA Kids Homepage is a page devoted to fire safety for kids. Send me mail by clicking the sign.