Overview
- Brady collapsed on the roof of 9407 Kings Highway during an all-hands blaze Saturday night and was pronounced dead at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center.
- Officials said a second firefighter and two civilians sustained minor injuries as the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
- FDNY and city leaders honored Brady at a hospital vigil and a bunting ceremony at Ladder 120, with flags lowered in traditional mourning.
- Brady joined the FDNY in 2014, served with Engine 227 before transferring to Ladder 120 in 2022, and is survived by his wife, Kara, and multiple relatives who serve in the department.
- Funeral arrangements are pending, and nonprofit Answer the Call pledged $65,000 in immediate support for his family.