welcome to the show. i m susan. joanne hayes white is head of the san francisco fire department since 2004. hardly a nine to five job, bringing fire chief brings demands of long hours, daily challenges and budget hurdles. but joanne says i m humbled. it s a dream come true. joanne hayes white. welcome back, it s been awhile. great to see you. at seven years in, people aren t looking at you like they look at the president well he has grey hair and wearing down. you look good. so far so good. 21 years on the job and 7 years as chief. when i started the first part these are dog years. one year equals seven but i got noon a groove. you said it s a dream come true. sevens year. is it still? i wake up every morning still loving what i do. absolutely loving what i do. is it a dream job. it s a wonderful opportunity. huge responsibility. i m proud that over the course of the last seven years we have done a lot of good work in the city. we have great residents. everyone wan