Most areas in North America and particularly the west coast that experience a yearly round of wildfires have had their worst year this time around. California's 40,000 or so hectares of wildfires. 17th most destructive on record with 17 dead, with another 240 reported missing. Awful stuff.
This past Summer the wildfires in British Columbia and Washington were some of the worst we've seen as well. Just the largest wildfire in British Columbia consumed over 521,000 hectares, and we had a province-wide state of emergency. I'm isolated from the mainland but there were a few fires even on Vancouver Island, and air quality was awful for a while with a good week where the air was a thick fog of gray smoke. Thankfully there were no deaths but over 500 structures were destroyed.
As for technology, I don't think a reliable simulation of a wildfire could be run in a way that provides useful information about it's spread beyond what an experienced firefighter would already be aware of. One possible usage could be autonomously or remotely piloted drone aircraft performing water drops from the air, as many of the injuries or even deaths in some cases during wildfire season are due to those aircraft crashing or experiencing difficulties and having to land pretty much inside a wildfire.
If I recall correctly, evacuation orders here are issued through cell towers, and give notifications on smartphones and many other devices for affected residents. Typically residents are already well aware of the wildfires nearby, at least with our typical topography, so would usually be keeping an ear to the ground regarding evacuation orders being issued.
Can a automobile be made fireproof?
Nice try Mr. Mobster!