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.
Episodes
17 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 ...
Firehouse Roundtable - The View From The Inside
We want to take a moment to acknowledge that this episode had some audio and technical issues. As the podcast continues to grow, we’ve outgrown some of our current equipment and are in the process of upgrading our setup to improve overall quali...
Firehouse Rumors - How They Start, Spread, and Destroy Morale
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Faith, Pressure, and The Weight of The Job
🎙️ Faith, Pressure, and The Weight of The Job | Wind The Q PodcastIn this episode of Wind The Q — The Stories Behind The Sirens, Lt. Derick Dodson sits down with Clay Willis of Crosspoint City Church to have a real conver...
We Let Kids Run The Fire Scene… Bad Idea?”
Wind The Q — The Stories Behind The SirensThis one’s different.Keegan and Piper are on the mic—and we put them to the test.What’s a Halligan tool? What do we actually use to put out fir...
Rookie Reality - Expectations vs The Job
Episode 8 — Rookie Reality: Expectations vs The JobWhat you think the job is… and what it actually is—are two very different things.In this episode, I sit down with fire recruit Aiden Flanagan, who currently just completed ...
The First 10 Minutes
In just the first 10 minutes of your shift, you set the tone for the entire day. Walk in with confidence, focus, and readiness. Remember, it’s not about what you say; it’s about what you do!
The First Year - What I Thought vs What It Was
Before we get into this episode, we want to take a moment to support one of our own. Retired Battalion Chief Chad Hendrix dedicated 31 years to the fire service. Just one week after retirement, Chad was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. He ...
Promotion Is Not Guaranteed - Navigating The Process
Promotion in the fire service is something nearly every firefighter thinks about—but not everyone truly understands. It’s often talked about around the table, debated in the bay, and sometimes criticized as a “circus.” But at the end of the day...
Say You're A Firefighter Without Saying You're A Firefighter
Most people think they understand the fire service. They hear the sirens, see the trucks, and picture the big moments—but there’s a whole side of the job that doesn’t get talked about nearly as much.In this solo episode of Wind The Q...
Wind The Q
This job doesn’t just affect the firefighter—it affects the family behind them.I’m Lt. Dodson, and I started Wind The Q to bring real conversations from the fire service to the surface.This is just the beginn...