Fifteen people died after last week's deadly blast at the West Fertilizer Co., including a nursing home resident who died hours after the explosion.
West Mayor Tommy Muska has said that 10 of the 14 who died in in the blast were first responders.
After learning of the explosion, Louise Mills drove to West from Ennis to check on her brother, Morris Bridges, who is a firefighter, she said last week.
"He was the first respond for the West fire department, and we haven't heard from him since, and everybody is gone from the fire station and his car is still sitting there. We went to all the hospitals; he's not at any of the hospitals," Mills said. "I'm thinking he's died a hero; I really do."
On Thursday afternoon, Mills confirmed to NBC 5 that Bridges died in the explosion.
Bridges, 41, had three children ages 2, 17 and 18.
Dallas Fire-Rescue confirmed that Capt. Kenny Harris, 52, was killed in the explosion. Harris lived in West and was off-duty at the time but responded to assist, Dallas Fire-Rescue said.
"I started calling and calling his phone, and his phone would ring, and I thought, 'Well, he's busy. He's helping people,' because I knew they set up a triage area. And I thought, 'I know he's there; he's helping,'" his wife, Holly Harris, said in an exclusive interview with NBC.
Muska delivered the bad news.
Buck Uptmor's brother, Brian, confirmed that he died in the explosion. He was killed while trying to free horses from a nearby barn.
"I guess the good Lord wanted a good cowboy up there," said his mother, Beverly Uptmor.
Uptmor, who just turned 45 the week before the blast, is survived by his wife and three children, including an 18-year-old daughter and two sons ages 12 and 10.
Jerry Chapman, 26, was a member of the neighboring Abbott Volunteer Fire Department. He was taking an emergency medical technician class when the fire broke out. Friends at the Black-Eyed Pea where he worked as a server say they weren't surprised to hear he ran to the fire to help.
Navarro Mills volunteer firefighter Perry Calvin, 37, was in West taking a course to become an emergency medical technician when the call came in. His father is the fire chief at the Navarro Mills Fire Department. He is survived by his wife and two sons, his third child is due in November.
Cyrus Reed, 29, an Abbott volunteer firefighter, also volunteered with West EMS. He graduated from Elsik High School near Houston in 2003.
West volunteer firefighter Joey Pustejovsky, Jr., 29, also served as the city secretary. Pustejovsky, who was married in March 2012, is survived by his wife and four children.
Cody Dragoo, 50, was not only a firefighter in West for 15 years, he worked at the fertilizer plant. He moved to Texas from Montana in 1994. He is survived by his wife.
Brothers Douglas and Robert Snokhous were both longtime West residents and West volunteer firefighters. Together, they responded to the call for help at the fertilizer plant.
Doug Snokhous, 50, is survived by his wife, two daughters, three stepchildren and several grandchildren. Bob Snokhous, 48, is survived by his wife, son, two daughters and two grandchildren.
Kevin Sanders, 33, was an EMT. His family told the Waco Tribune-Herald that he was killed in the explosion after he responded to the fire at the plant. A veterinary technician he is survived by his wife and child, the newspaper reported.
Named an honorary firefighter after having worked on building one of West's fire department trucks, Jimmy Ray Matus, 52, was the owner of Westex Welding and Custom Fire Apparatus in West. His wife preceded him in death in 2001. He is survived by a son, daughter, two stepdaughters and five grandchildren.
According to the Waco Tribune-Herald Judith Monroe, 65, who lived in the apartment complex across from the fertilizer plant was killed in the blast. Monroe, who moved to West in 2001, she is survived by her husband and son and two grandchildren.
The family of Mariano Saldivar, 57, confirmed to NBC 5 he also died in the blast. Saldivar also lived in the apartments destroyed by the explosion. Saldivar is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter.
Adolph Lander, 96, was a resident of West Rest Haven nursing home. His family tells the Waco Tribune-Herald he was evacuated and died after he was evacuated to the community center. His family is awaiting the results of an autopsy to learn what caused his death.
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