GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, MI – Grand Blanc Township Fire Chief Jamie Jent was recently placed on leave after raising concerns about the department’s staffing levels.

Jent’s administrative leave came just weeks after the Grand Blanc Township community was ravaged by a shooter who set The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ablaze on Sept. 28, killing four.

Dozens of community members and area firefighters showed up to support Jent at the Grand Blanc Township board meeting Tuesday, Oct. 28.

Grand Blanc Professional Firefighters Local 4962 issued a statement stating that the township board originally planned to consider terminating Jent at the Oct. 28 meeting, but the agenda item was removed.

Jent spoke to the board for approximately five minutes, before being cut off by the pub

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