Mayor Reaffirms Her Faith In Fire Chief

April 12, 2007 Maryland - Mayor Sheila Dixon has dismissed a no-confidence vote in Baltimore's fire chief from the department's largest union and defended the current top leadership. The department is making changes, Dixon said yesterday during her weekly news conference. Some people don't like changes. I think the changes that are being made are for the betterment of the fire department. The fire chief, William J. Goodwin Jr., has faced a barrage of criticism since a live fire training exercise ...