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Hundreds Honor FDNY Firefighter Patrick Brady at Brooklyn Wake Ahead of Today's Funeral

State flags will be lowered to half-staff as New York salutes the 11-year FDNY veteran.

Overview

  • Mourners filled Marine Park Funeral Home on Friday as hundreds of uniformed firefighters saluted Brady’s casket.
  • The funeral will be held Saturday at the Church of St. Francis de Sales in Belle Harbor, Queens.
  • Brady, 42, died after suffering cardiac arrest on a rooftop during a Brooklyn apartment fire on Nov. 8, where crews also rescued a trapped resident in stable condition.
  • Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered flags on state buildings lowered to half-staff Saturday in his honor, and city officials offered public tributes.
  • The 11-year FDNY veteran served at Engine 227 before transferring to Ladder 120 in 2022, and he came from a family with several firefighters.