Last May (2013), I was contacted by Chris Pratt, a Station Manager with Devon and Somerset fire and rescue service. He asked me where I got the cover picture from for All Fired Up. I had to admit that I didn't know because it was the art department at Orion Publishers, who had created it, perhaps with the help of Photo-shop.
It turned out that it hadn't been 'created', and in fact was a photo of an actual incident at a village called Clyst Hidon in Devon, which was hanging on the wall of Chris's fire station.
The Fireman crouching next to the swimming pool was retiring soon so Chris asked me if I could help with a leaving present by signing a book jacket which he would then frame and give to Chris Russell at the retirement party. I was happy to help, and here is the resulting picture.
Posted by Malcolm Castle.
