pam woodard, an old friend of keith's, rolled out the welcome mat for the bryans when they moved to townhey became an integral part of our church. very active, very grounded. >> they had two boys. trent and kent. >> becky was a good mom. from what i could tell. she was a good mom. >> keith worked as a fireman, his dream job. in the well to do, oklahoma city enclave of nichols hills. terry hamilton served alongside keith. and if the fireman who are like brothers, the wives were like sisters, says terry's wife, kim. >> with the fire department, it became all families together. >> keith had a good sense of humor. he was outgoing. and he was really driven to succeed. >> and he did. promoted all the way to fire chief in 1991. but keith never lost his personal collection with the people that he served. >> reporter: he was one of the first responders to the oklahoma city bombing? >> he was. >> that's when he looked on that lady that was trapped underneath the rubble. he wouldn't leave her. >> reporter: was he a hero in your eyes? >> i think so. i was pretty proud of him as a friend for that. >>