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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.
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Contact path
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Booking probability
27%
Guest openness
Selective
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Signup to Generate a PitchWind 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 is hosted by Derick Dodson. The show has published 30 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "SEASON 2 FINALE, FULL EPISODE LIVE NOW!" (25 October 2026, 100 minutes), "Why Do Firefighters Search a Burning House When Everyone Is Out? - Lt. Dodson" (1 October 2026, 39 minutes), and "How Do You Know When It’s Time to Leave the Fire Service? | 25 Years as a Firefighter - Lt. Rick Carroll" (24 September 2026, 68 minutes).
Wind The Q Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 56 minutes across 30 episodes.
Booking probability for Wind The Q Podcast is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Wind The Q Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Wind The Q Podcast's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Wind The Q Podcast are Courts, Police & Public Safety. Wind The Q Podcast has a business audience.
Derick Dodson hosts Wind The Q Podcast, a business podcast with 30 episodes published.
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Episode #15
Send us Fan Mail SEASON 2 FINALE — FULL EPISODE LIVE NOW! ROOTS RUN DEEP | Wind The Q Podcast Some of the best stories in the fire service never make it into a report. They’re told around the kitchen table, in the...
Episode #13
Send us Fan Mail “Everybody’s out.” It’s exactly what firefighters want to hear when they arrive at a house fire—but is hearing it enough to stop looking? In this solo episode of Wind The Q — The Stories Behind The...
Episode #12
Send us Fan Mail How do you know when it’s time to walk away from the fire service you love? After nearly 25 years as a firefighter, engineer, lieutenant, volunteer firefighter, and fire chief, retired Lt. Rick Carroll...
Episode #10
Send us Fan Mail Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, we remember where we were when the world changed. But do we remember who we became the morning after? In this special 25th Anniversary episode of Wind The Q...
Episode #9
Send us Fan Mail We’re going back to where Wind The Q began. For this special re-release, Derick Dodson revisits the very first episode of the podcast—and the most listened-to episode to date—with Lt. Axel Agan...
Episode #7
Send us Fan Mail What if the last call you ran with someone was just that... the last call? In this solo episode of Wind The Q , we take a hard look at something firefighters rarely think about in the moment: we never...
Episode #6
Send us Fan Mail What does it really mean to be a parent when the fire service regularly pulls you away from home? In this episode of Wind The Q – The Stories Behind The Sirens , Lt. Dodson sits down with firefighter...
Episode #5
Send us Fan Mail Who are you when the uniform comes off? In this powerful episode of Wind The Q – The Stories Behind The Sirens , Lt. Dodson sits down with Lt. Axel Agan to discuss one of the most overlooked topics in...
Episode #4
Send us Fan Mail What are the little things that make a big difference in the fire service? In this episode of Wind The Q: The Stories Behind the Sirens , Lt. Dodson sits down with firefighters Ian MacFadden, Carson...
Episode #3
Send us Fan Mail The best firefighters never stop learning—but not everyone is willing to be coached. In Season 2, Episode 3 of Wind The Q , Lt. Dodson sits down with Firefighter Adam Hollis to discuss one of the most...
Episode #2
Send us Fan Mail Roundtable Reality Check | Leadership, Training & Firehouse Culture | Wind The Q Podcast Three experienced fire service leaders. One table. No scripted answers. In this episode of Wind The Q , Lt...
Episode #1
Send us Fan Mail 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...
Episode #15
Send us Fan Mail 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...
Episode #14
Send us Fan Mail 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...
Episode #13
Send us Fan Mail 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...
Episode #12
Send us Fan Mail 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...
Episode #11
Send us Fan Mail If you’ve been listening and want to help keep this going, you can support the show here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2605628/subscribe Firehouse Rumors – How They Start, Spread, and Destroy Morale In...
Episode #10
Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Faith, Pressure, and The Weight of The Job | Wind The Q Podcast In this episode of Wind The Q — The Stories Behind The Sirens , Lt. Derick Dodson sits down with Clay Willis of Crosspoint City Church...
Episode #9
Send us Fan Mail Wind The Q — The Stories Behind The Sirens This 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 fires? Who’s...
Episode #8
Send us Fan Mail Episode 8 — Rookie Reality: Expectations vs The Job What 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...
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Crosspoint City Church Compassion Center
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