During the sim sessions at Ansett, all crews turned the aircraft into wind at the end of the abort as a metter of course - it is a simple and easy thing to do as the aircraft is slowing to a stop.
This was instigated purley due to the Manchester accident. The original idea was to place the engine on the downwind side, however discussions withthe professional airport fire crews adjusted the prodecure to the "nose into wind" scenario.
Firecrews always like to tackle the fire from upwind. Here they can array their engines free of the smoke, get a clear view of the fire area, and their foam/water streams have up to twice the range flowing downwind as opposed to upwind. Placing the fire on the downwind side of the aircraft makes their job (and the survivor's chances) much, much more difficult.
The procedure was also incorporated into the cabin crew's training; they would expect the aircraft to be nose into wind, and they would direct evacuating passengers to run forward during an evacuation in this situation.