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6026 S. Albany

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Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo
2-Alarm fire in Waukegan, 12-25-20 (more)
2-Alarm fire in Waukegan, 12-25-20 (more)
3-Alarm fire in Waldo, WI – 12-25-20
2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 12-25-17
2-Alarm house fire in Broadview, 12-25-16 (part 2)
2-Alarm house fire in Broadview, 12-25-16 (part 1)
Car fire in Chicago, 12-25-15
Chicago working fire, 12-25-13
Evanston 2-11 and Mayday 12-25-10
Fire service news
Aug 31
Help Tim Olk Kick Cancer
Grace Olk is organizing this fundraiser.
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.

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.
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

Mike Summa photo
And from our files:

Larry Shapiro photo

Bill Friedrich photo

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.

Larry Shapiro photo
From Tim Olk:
Car fire on the inbound Edens Expressway near Cicero Avenue this morning (2/2/23)

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo
Brief video from the 3-Alarm fire in Maywood, 12-26-25 (more)
And some photos from Tim Olk

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

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