Concern for the future as key partners in a local fire department have to decide if they want to stay or go. The Grand Traverse Rural Fire Department is supported by local townships. Eight townships currently make up the department. But for the past year, Green Lake Township has been looking at leaving. 9&10’s Caroline Powers and photojournalist Jeremy Erickson spoke to the fire chief about the effort to show how valuable their services are. “How do we deliver that protection? How do we deliver that fire and emergency medical protection?” Questions that Grand Traverse Rural Fire Chief Theo Weber says concern his department if Green Lake Township decided to leave.