Chris Cummings Fire Call Ray Mertes As the parents relax

As the parents relax

After children grow up and move away

This young girl stands

The first snow flakes have fallen with many more to come

one of which is sure to fit that space on  your wall or in the man cave

Chris Cummings Fire Call Ray Mertes As the parents relaxThese three beautiful horses race their fire wagon through the snowy streets to get to the scene of the blaze. The steam pumper seen in this print made firefighting more effective by providing the first continuous supply of water to a fire. The horses got the equipment there faster than men on foot. However, note in this print that there are no additional firefighters in the scene. Firefighters still had to walk to the fire until "running boards" were