Except this is not what happens at all. Older, larger trees tend to have thicker bark, which lets them survive the fires, while clearing out the understory and ground level.
Forest fires reset competition at the ground level while mostly maintaining the status quo for large, established trees.
This is exactly the sort of dynamic that would happen in many economic "resets" and is a huge part of the reason why the ultra wealthy aren't as concerned by such resets as many people assume
Forest fires reset competition at the ground level while mostly maintaining the status quo for large, established trees.