Posts Tagged Tim Olk

As many of you have heard by now, my uncle Timothy was recently diagnosed with bladder cancer. My uncle is one of the most kind hearted humans you’ll encounter. He has done so much for the firefighter community through the years with his passion and talent for photography, but also his selfless attitude of always putting others first. With the immediate future unknown and the timeline for his treatment up in the air, we’ve started this fundraiser as a way to take the stress of the bills piling up off his plate and allow him to focus on recovering.

Two weeks ago when I a missed call from uncle Timmy, I assumed it was another “I ran into someone you know” call, because that’s who my uncle is … someone who everyone knows because of a picture, a favor, a meal they shared together … the list goes on. He is always there for everyone. It’s our turn to be there for him.

Tags: chicagoareafire.com, GoFundMe to help with medical bills, Grace Olk, Tim Olk

New book from Tim Olk featuring area fire departments

Mar 17

Posted by Admin in Fire Service News | Comments off

#chicagoareafire.com; #TimOlk; #fireservicebook;

Expected release date is Apr 21st 2023

Behind the Scenes: A Tim Olk Gallery

Behind the Scenes: A Tim Olk Gallery documents the actions of firefighters, paramedics, and police officers through photography and reveals what they endure every day that the greater public does not see.

Tim Olk is a fire service photographer who has been capturing the history of the Chicago Fire Department for nearly 30 years. He covers everything from big fires, explosions, and vehicle collisions, to funerals, special operations/collapses, and disaster scenes in the greater Chicago area.

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Central Stickney FPD history

Feb 2

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department History, Fire Truck photos, Historic fire apparatus, throwbackthursday | 2 Comments

This from Mike Summa for #TBT:

For TBT-This was the Central Stickney FPD’s Truck 906, a 1995 Simon Duplex/LTI 1500/250/75′ tower ladder.

Enjoy and comment.

Mike Summa

#chicagoareafire.com; #FireTruck; #LTI; #Simon-Duplex; #CentralStickneyFPD; #MikeSumma;

Mike Summa photo

And from our files:

#chicagoareafire.com; #FireTruck; #LTI; #Simon-Duplex; #CentralStickneyFPD; #larryshapiro; #shapirophotography.net;

Larry Shapiro photo

#chicagoareafire.com; #FireTruck; #LTI; #Simon-Duplex; #CentralStickneyFPD; #BillFriedrich;

Bill Friedrich photo

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Tim Olk photo

And from Larry Shapiro:

An LTI family photo after FDIC outside the RCA Dome in Indianapolis featuring a 102′ rear-mount platform for Cleveland, OH; an 85′ rear-mount platform for Indianapolis, IN; and the one and only 75′ rear-mount platform for the Central Stickney FPD. All three were built on Simon-Duplex chassis with completely different cab configurations.

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Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: #firetruck, #larryshapiro, #TBT, Bill Friedrich, Central Stickney Fire Protection District history, Central Stickney FPD Truck 906, chicagoareafire.com, Cleveland Fire Department, Duplex LTI 75' platform aerial, Indianapolis FD Tower 10, Indianapolis Fire Department, Larry Shapiro, LTI, Mike Summa, shapirophotography.net, Simon-Duplex, Simon-Duplex LTI 75' platform aerial, Simon-LTI, throw back thursday, throwbackthursday, Tim Olk, vintage fire trucks

Car fire in Chicago, 2-1-23

Feb 1

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From Tim Olk:

Car fire on the inbound Edens Expressway near Cicero Avenue this morning (2/2/23)

#chicagoareafire.com; #carfire; #engulfed; #TimOlk;

Tim Olk photo

Tags: car engulfed in fire, Chicago Fire Department, chicagoareafire.com, firefighters extinguish car fire, IDOT Minutemen on scene, Tim Olk

3-Alarm fire in Maywood, 12-26-25 (more)

Dec 27

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Brief video from the 3-Alarm fire in Maywood, 12-26-25 (more)

And some photos from Tim Olk

#chicagoareafire.com; #MaywoodFD; #TimOlk; #massivefire; #churchfire; #flames; #EONE; #FireTruck;

Tim Olk photo

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Tim Olk photo

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Tim Olk photo

Tags: #EONEStrength, 3-Alarm fire in Maywood, chicagoareafire.com, Chicagoareafire.com/blog, church fire in Maywood, E-ONE aerial at fire scene, E-ONE fire engine at massive fire, Maywood FD Engine 505, Maywood FD Truck 502, Maywood Fire Department, Spartan, Steve Redick, Tim Olk

Box Alarm fire near Des Plaines, 12-2-22 (more)

Dec 2

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brief cellphone video from the Box Alarm fire near Des Plaines, 12-2-22

Tags: chicagoareafire.com, Chicagoareafire.com/blog, Des Plaines FD Tower 61, Des Plaines Fire Department, fire scene video, large house near Des Plaines destroyed by fire, Niles FD Truck 2, Niles Fire Department, North Maine Fire Protection District, North Maine FPD Engine 1, Tim Olk

Box Alarm fire near Des Plaines, 12-2-22

Dec 2

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 3 Comments

The North Maine FPD along with firefighters from Des Plaines and Niles were sent to a somewhat remote location in unincorporated Des Plaines for a house fire Friday morning (12-2-22). The large house at 9609 Reding Circle sits on a small lake off of Golf Road and I-294. Reding Circle is a narrow, private road with minimal access.

As smoke was reported on arrival, the alarm was upgraded to a working fire, and it wasn’t long before flames were venting through the roof of the vacant house. Companies made an interior attack and were pulled out to transition into a defensive attack with aerial operations. Three trucks were put to work with master streams; Des Plaines Tower 61, Niles Tower 2, and Glenview Truck 14. North Maine Engine 1, Niles Engine 3, and Prospect Heights Squad 9 were pumping. Truck 2 was on their own hydrant.

The alarm was upgraded again to a MABAS Box Alarm, although most of those mutual aid companies were not put to work.