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FDNY Firefighter Patrick Brady, 42, Dies After Cardiac Arrest at Five-Alarm Brooklyn Fire

City leaders honored the 11-year Ladder 120 firefighter, with the department opening an investigation.

Overview

  • Officials say Brady suffered a medical episode on the roof at 9407 Kings Highway in Brownsville during Saturday night operations.
  • FDNY and EMS treated him at the scene before transport to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead early Sunday.
  • An 11-year department veteran, Brady joined in 2014, served at Engine 227, and transferred to Ladder 120 in 2022.
  • He is survived by his wife, Kara, and his brothers, Jimmy and Brian, both FDNY firefighters, as tributes poured in from Mayor Eric Adams and Commissioner Robert S. Tucker.
  • The death is the FDNY’s second line-of-duty loss in two weeks and the 1,163rd in department history, with bunting placed at Ladder 120 and funeral plans pending.