Stricker Street fire report released, Chief Niles Ford resigns

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced Friday afternoon that he has accepted the resignation of Fire Chief Niles Ford, effective immediately. Ford's resignation comes in response to an internal report released Friday into a January fire in which three city firefighters died in the line of duty and a fourth was injured. The report released Friday is a scathing review of the department's response to the fire. It details a number of recommendations, many that officials found have been ignored in the past. In accepting Ford's resignation, the mayor is seeking a reset, a fresh opportunity to move the department forward and in another direction.