The Development and Implementation of 9-1-1 in McLennan County
Dennis A. Stapleton
President, MCEAD Board of Managers
2025
The purpose of this writing is to record, in one document, the history of the district, and
how it all came about from the beginning. I want to thank current Executive Director
Jesse Harrison, and our Finance and Administration Manager, Ray Guest, for their
assistance with finding the archive documents. I also want to thank Yost Zakhary, now
City Manager for the City of Bellmead, Steve Ostrom, and Jim Menefee, for their insight
into those critical days in 1986 and 1987 when they were instrumental in this process.
Yost Zakhary was the first President of the Board of Managers as a municipal
representative, and Steve Ostrom (retired), who was the Fire Chief for the City of
Robinson, was the county fire representative. Jim Menefee was the Volunteer Fire
Chief of Lorena VFD. Click on the link below for an a more in-depth history of 9-1-1 in McLennan County.
