Tamaduni Tussle

Tamaduni means cultures in Swahili. Today I found myself tussling with a part of Tanzanian culture. I've been told it's normal to first love everything about adventuring in a new culture. But, after months or years, people usually work through exasperation with the culture and hopefully come to a place of acceptance or understanding.
I was frustrated because, though the land is incredibly dry right now, farmers are burning to clear land for future crops. Today (not the first time) one of the burns got out of hand and swept over a large hill, endangering homes and lives. (The burnt portion in the picture is just a portion.) It came right down to the river, about 10 yards from our location. The wind was low, so it didn't jump to our dry trees. I was frustrated that the person who started the fire didn't use foresight. Also, that the guards at our camp made no preparations to evacuate or water down the thatch roofs, just in case. I thought about another area of life here that is liaise faire and doesn't seem to value life: transportation, with high speeds, unenforced laws, and lack of driver's education and seat belt/helmet use.
However, at the same time I thought of other sides to the issue. One, I often really like the liaise faire attitude; in the states regulations get TOO picky sometimes. Here, if you want to sell bananas on the side of the road, no problem. In fact, if you want to drive on the side of the road, no problem. (I've avoided a lot of traffic jams that way!) Two, when people feel in control, they forget that they ultimately aren't in control, that only God is. Tanzanians seem a lot quicker to say "God willing" ("Mungu akipenda") than Americans. Three, there is a lot of helpful infrastructure and medicine and education in the states that just isn't in Tanzania. People have to live with less control over their lives, so they might not think they can have an effect on their safety.
I'm sure I don't understand this issue completely. It's certainly multi-dimensional. Cultural differences can exasperate, stretch thinking, develop empathy, and of course, create adventure!