Frequent-wildfires with shortened time-since-fire affect soil microbial functional stability to drying and rewetting events

► Droughts but not wildfires affect the stability microbial respiration. ► Active microbial biomass was resistant against droughts even with frequent wildfires. ► Stability of cellulases and CLPPs were impacted by frequent and recent wildfires. ► Resource availability explain the impact of fire on microbial stability.