"What saved the complex, hay barns, animal-storage sheds and refurbished, 11,000-square-foot main house was a new, fire-sprinkler/fire-fighting system and the fact that the 48-year-old actor, who won an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award as Magnum, P.I., had spent the past year clearing brush and replacing it with fire-retardant vegetation, sources say."
"Fire sprinklers were installed throughout the buildings, and water wells were drilled in a number of places around the ranch, complete with pumps and fire hoses."
"The October firestorm, which claimed more than 60 residences from Thousand Oaks to Malibu, burned 50 of the 60 acres on the Sellecks' ranch and came to within 20 feet of a newly built complex housing their movie theater, guest suite and gym."
Tom Selleck and his wife Jillie Mack completed a $2 million renovation and expansion of their Thousand Oaks ranch when the October Green Meadow fire threatened the property. The blaze destroyed 50 of their 60 acres and came within 20 feet of their newly constructed complex containing a movie theater, guest suite, and gym. The main house and outbuildings were saved by a comprehensive fire-protection system including sprinklers throughout all buildings, drilled water wells with pumps and fire hoses, and extensive brush clearing with fire-retardant vegetation replacement. The 1920s-built, 11,000-square-foot main house maintained its Early California Mission-style architecture during the three-year renovation, which added a seven-car garage, helicopter pad, and recreational facilities.
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