1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Understaffed and overworked, members of the Salinas Fire Department are on pace to answer 14-15,000 calls this year. &amp;nbsp;Salinas is home to 76 firefighters at the taping of this episode and there is room for at least 9 more. &amp;nbsp;Being understaffed by 9 firefighters may not sound like a lot, but realize that Salinas Firefighters are sent to help in emergencies such as Hurricane Irma and wildfires here in California. &amp;nbsp;That puts on extra pressure for the firefighters here in town to pick up extra shifts week after week. &amp;nbsp;This week it's an honor to sit down with Josh Hostetter, President of the Salinas Firefighters Local 1270, and Martin Flores, Salinas born firefighter on 9/11. Call It What You Will Salinas http://callitwhatyouwill.libsyn.com/podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5731304/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/16831452