Wind The Q Podcast
Wind The Q - The Stories Behind The Sirens is a fire service podcast hosted by Derick Dodson, bringing real conversations from the fireground, the fire house, and the home. From leadership and training to mental health and personal stories, this show dives into the experiences firefighters carry long after the sirens fade.
Wind The Q Podcast
Latest Episodes
Roundtable Reality Check - Leadership, Training, & Firehouse Culture
Roundtable Reality Check | Leadership, Training & Firehouse Culture | Wind The Q PodcastThree experienced fire service leaders. One table. No scripted answers.In this episode of Wind The Q, Lt. Dodson is joined b...
The Gap Nobody Talks About In The Fire Service
SEASON 2 PREMIERE — NOW LIVE What happens when firefighters stop getting better… and don’t even realize it? In this Season 2 opener of Wind The Q — The Stories Behind The Sirens, Lt. Dodson delivers a raw, ...
Are You Ready For The Responsibility? Young Officer Leadership
Are you really ready for leadership in the fire service… or just the position?In this Season 1 Finale of Wind The Q — The Stories Behind The Sirens, Lt. Dodson sits down with Lt. Adam Sambor for a raw, unfiltered con...
Substance Abuse, Addiction, Recovery, & Redemption
What does it take to come back from a life most people never escape?In this episode of Wind The Q — The Stories Behind The Sirens, Lt. Dodson sits down with Justin Kimball of Crosspoint City Church Compassion Center ...
1984 vs 2026...What Will A Father Tell His Son?
37 years in the fire service…and standing across from someone just getting started.This episode dives into the reality of the job from two perspectives—what it was, what it became, and what nobody truly understands ...
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