The mission of the Emergency Services Unit is to provide all the residents of Hanover Township with trained volunteer service in times of emergencies or disasters, whether natural or man-made. The township will use an “all hazards” approach to protect lives and property throughout the Township. To accomplish this mission, each volunteer will be trained in up to date emergency management training both in-house and through organizations such as FEMA, IEMA and local County and City Emergency Management Agencies.

Robert was appointed to the position of Director of Emergency Services for Hanover Township in August 2008. Robert is currently a full time employee with the Village of Bartlett as both a police officer (since 1990) and the Emergency Management Coordinator (since 2001.)
Robert has extensive Emergency Management training and in 2004 received the highest level of Emergency Management Accreditation available from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and was awarded the “Illinois Professional Emergency Manager” accreditation. He was re-accredited in 2006 and 2008. Robert also received the “Professional Development Series” emergency management training certification from FEMA, and has achieved training from agencies such as: Cook, DuPage and Kane County Office of Emergency Management, Texas A&M, FBI, IEMA, FEMA, Michigan State University, New Mexico Tech, Northeast Multi-Regional Training, Suburban Law Enforcement Academy, U.S. Homeland Security.
Robert holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Management and a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership both from Judson University where he earned the AMES Leadership Award. 
Robert is a certified instructor in the National Incident Management System through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and has instructed classes for the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy.

Emergency situations can occur anywhere and at anytime. Hanover Township's Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is prepared to respond to a wide range of calamities by assuring the continuity of Hanover Township Government and by serving as a support and coordination post for emergency aid personnel.
While Emergency Services’ primary area of concern is all of Hanover Township, it has cooperative agreements in place with several surrounding municipalities and can provide assistance for any area in Illinois.

The Hanover Township EMA is staffed by one part-time employees as well as 12 dedicated volunteers. All EMA staff and volunteers are trained in Weather Spotting, Traffic Control, CPR and AED, and Community Response Team Training. Soon, all volunteers will be trained in National Management Incident Systems.
The Hanover Township EMA is located in the Town Hall at 250 S Route 59, Bartlett, Illinois.

We provide a speaker to community organizations and homeowner's associations. Our Emergency Services speaker provide a Severe Weather Presentation covering thunder storms, tornados, winter storms, and how to prepare yourself and your home. If your group or club would like to learn more about the EMA, please contact us at 630-837-0301 to schedule a speaker.

OEM volunteers have worked at local events in Hanover Township such as Operation Support our Troop, Community Shreds, IEPA Hazardous Materials drop-off, and Village of Bartlett Police Open House. If you are interested in becoming an EMA volunteer, please send an email of interest, phone number you can be reached at, and resume to rpage@hanover-township.org. Volunteers at Hanover Township’s Emergency Services Department are subject to a complete criminal and drivers license background check.