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Baltimore Fire Chief William J. Goodwin Jr., hailed for his early leadership but increasingly under pressure after a fatal training accident this year, has resigned.

It ended months of speculation over whether he would lose his job in the wake of the death Feb. 9 of Cadet Racheal M. Wilson.

Despite long speculation that Goodwin would be fired, the city mayor Sheila Dixon (pictured) repeatedly indicated that she had confidence in him Full Story




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