City of Livonia
Robert Jennison has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of fire and emergency services. Robert began their career in 1989 as a Fire Lieutenant/Training Officer/Paramedic with Lyon Twp Fire Department and continued to work there until 1996. From 1991 to 1997, they served as a MICU Paramedic at Huron Valley Ambulance. Robert then joined Pittsfield Twp Fire Dept as a Firefighter/Paramedic from 1996 to 1998.
In 1998, Jennison started working at Livonia Fire & Rescue as a Firefighter/Engineer/Paramedic. Robert held this role until 2017. During this time, they also worked as a Battalion Chief/Training Officer at Livonia Fire Rescue from 1998 to 2022 and as a Lieutenant from 2017 to 2018. Robert later served as a Senior Captain/Training Officer from 2018 to 2021 and as a Battalion Chief/Training Officer from 2021 to 2022.
In addition to their work in the fire department, Jennison owned and served as the President of Jennison Services-EMS Education since 2005. Robert also worked as a Lead EMS Instructor at Baker College from 2000 to 2004.
Most recently, Jennison has been employed by the City of Livonia as the Fire Chief since May 2022.
Robert Jennison earned a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) degree in Public Safety Studies from Siena Heights University in 2012. Robert then pursued further education and obtained a Master's Degree in Emergency Management/Homeland Security from Eastern Michigan University between 2014 and 2016. In 2014, Robert also completed the School of Fire Staff & Command program at Eastern Michigan University. Subsequently, in 2017 and 2018, they attended the Emergency Management & Homeland Security Training Center to become a Professional Emergency Manager.
City of Livonia
Located in northwest Wayne County, Livonia, Michigan, encompasses an area of 36 square miles. Livonia enjoys unmatched accessibility. The City’s strategic location offers easy east-west access via the Jeffries Expressway (I-96) and north-south transportation on the I-275 expressway. Major highways and interstates fan out in every direction providing convenient drive times. With a population of just under 100,000, Livonia is the 3rd Largest City in Wayne County, the 9th Largest City in Michigan. Livonia’s property tax rate is the lowest tax rate among cities in Wayne County. Livonia is a carefully planned community of residential, industrial, commercial and civic development. As the City’s motto proclaims, "People Come First" in Livonia. Livonia has been recognized by the FBI as the 7th Safest City in the Country. It has also been named the 2nd Best Kid Friendly Place in the Nation by Population Connection. The City of Livonia has also been rated the 2nd Least Economic Stressful by the City American City Business Journals. In 2008, Popular Science ranked Livonia as one of the top 50 Green Cities in the United States. This is a great place to live, work, learn and play! Livonia offers an array of recreational opportunities. The Livonia Parks and Recreation Department now oversees 46 developed municipal parks that encompass nearly 1,800 acres. Livonia takes pride in its 3 city owned and operated golf courses, twenty-two playgrounds, forty-two baseball diamonds, thirty-three tennis courts, and twenty-seven soccer fields. The City also owns two indoor ice arenas with three sheets of ice. Livonia's state of the art Community Recreation Center is a 130,000 square-foot facility with two pools, four gyms, gymnastics center, climbing wall, indoor soft playground and fitness center with indoor track.