Update, 3:47 p.m.:Morris Bridges would usually run out immediately after getting a call to work a fire, his wife, Carmen Bridges, said in a tribute video.

The day of the fertilizer plant explosion, however, Bridges stopped and picked up his two-year-old young son. The father of three told his son he loved him and that he would be right back.

He loved his job, she said. He was always ready to work.

Update, 3:31 p.m.:Baylor University President Ken Starr says at the memorial service that there are no fences and that everyone is there as neighbors.

He says travelers along Interstate I-35 know to stop at the Czech bakery and that everyone in the area loves going across the river for West Fest during Labor Day weekend.

Update, 3:15: A moving video tribute of family members talking about their loved ones is showing now. Dallas Fire-RescueCapt. Kenny Harris's son says he was "an awesome dad."

He said he lost his father, but the fire department lost a brother. "It really is like a second family there," Harris' son said.

Update, 3:05: Governor Perry thanks the President and first lady for coming and applauds people in the city of West for their fierce loyalty to one another.

First responders know better than anyone that theres no such thing as a routine emergency, Perry says. The responders in West certainly knew that, but it didnt slow them down as they raced toward that burning factory.

After Perrys remarks, friends and family members of the victims share a video message about their fallen loved ones.

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