Wind The Q Podcast

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 apparatus bay, or years later when old friends get back together. For the Season 2 finale of Wind The Q — The Stories Behind The Sirens, I’m joined by retired Fire Chief Scott Carter and retired Lieutenant John Paschal for a trip back through decades of firefighting in Northwe...

Send us Fan Mail Getting promoted in the fire service is one thing. Being ready to lead a crew is something entirely different. In this episode of Wind The Q — The Stories Behind The Sirens, Lt. Dodson revisits a conversation with Lt. Adam Sambor about young officer leadership, earning the respect of your firefighters, making difficult decisions, and understanding the responsibility that comes with wearing the bugles. From transitioning from firefighter...

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 Sirens, Lt. Dodson breaks down why firefighters conduct a primary search even when occupants, neighbors, or bystanders believe nobody is still inside. This episode goes beyond search techniques and gets into the decisions behind them: occupant information, survivable spaces, fire c...

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 knows what it means to build a life around serving others. But his journey into the fire service was anything but ordinary. Rick first entered the fire service with Cobb County Fire in January 1975 during a recession when jobs were difficult to find. Just months later, he lost ...

Send us Fan Mail What does the fire service really do to a marriage? In this episode of Wind The Q — The Stories Behind The Sirens, Lt. Dodson sits down with firefighter Travis Moore and his wife, Ashlee Moore, for an honest conversation about the side of the fire service that doesn't always get talked about: what happens at home. For firefighters, a 24-hour shift becomes normal. The tones drop, the crew responds, the shift ends, and eventually we go ho...