It is such a pity that man has messed things up so much.
I think pine and eucalyptus trees in Portugal were also planted, I think in the 1970's, for forestry, displacing the native trees. Both these are a fire hazard as well.
I can't remember what species of tree they replaced, I read something like this a while back.
You're totally right!! Eucalyptus and Pinus were also planted and are the main affected during summer fires. I actually don't know when pinus trees were planted, it was a long time ago. Eucalyptus were massively planted in the last 50-70 years. It's a pity, year after year the same arguments, but the same tragedy too! History says oak trees were cut to build Portuguese Caravels to be used by the navigators.