“Everybody’s calling it ‘the miracle house,'” Trip Millikin, who owns the home at 271 Front St., told NPR. But that label makes him uncomfortable, he added, citing the flood of emotions that came with learning that while his house was spared, his community was gutted.
“Our hearts are broken from what’s happened,” he said. “We love our neighborhood and love our friends, and just cannot believe that that world that we knew so well and loved — it’s gone forever.”
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The Bag Lady 
Both my parents live in the woods so there is the constant threat of fire. My dad constructed a sprinkler system, so, should he be in range of a fire, he can water down his home. Probably ineffective to an actual fire, but should do the trick for the real danger in his area — floating ashes.
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It looks like they have a pool by the house in the photo, maybe they did use it
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