GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, MI – Grand Blanc Township Fire Chief Jamie Jent has been reinstated after being placed on administrative leave when he raised concerns about the fire department’s staffing levels.

Township Supervisor Scott Bennett confirmed Jent’s reinstatement to MLive/The Flint Journal on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

Bennett declined to say when the chief will return to duty but said Jent’s reinstatement was effective on Monday, Oct. 27.

Jent will officially return to duty on Monday, Nov. 3, according to a Facebook post from the Grand Blanc Township Part-Time Firefighters Local 1137 union.

Bennett declined to share what led to Jent’s reinstatement, citing it as a personnel matter.

The news comes after dozens of community members and area firefighters showed up to support Jent at the

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