Overview
- Officials say Brady suffered cardiac arrest while operating on the roof of a six-story apartment building at 9407 Kings Highway in Brooklyn on Saturday night.
- Fellow firefighters and EMS provided immediate care before he was transported to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
- An 11-year FDNY veteran, Brady joined in 2014, first served at Engine 227, and transferred to Ladder 120 in 2022.
- He is survived by his wife and a family with deep FDNY ties; hundreds of members honored him at Brookdale, a dignified transfer was conducted, and bunting was placed at Ladder 120 as funeral plans are arranged.
- Fire officials said the blaze’s origin and cause are under investigation; Brady is the 1,163rd FDNY member to die in the line of duty, following Paramedic Salih Abdur Rahman on Oct. 29.