FDNY firefighter Patrick Brady, 42, died Saturday night while battling an all-hands apartment fire in Brooklyn, city officials confirmed.
Brady, an 11-year veteran of the department, went into cardiac arrest while working on the roof of a six-story apartment building on Kings Highway in Brownsville around 9:38 p.m., according to FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker.
He was treated at the scene and later pronounced dead at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center.
Brady was a member of Ladder 120 and had previously served with Engine 227 after joining the FDNY in 2014. He was part of a proud firefighting family, his brothers, cousin, and uncle are all current or retired members of the department, the department said.
Early Sunday morning, more than 250 firefighters gathered outside Brookdale Hospital for a dignified transfer, saluting as Brady’s flag-draped body was carried out.
Brady’s His death marks the second FDNY line-of-duty loss in two weeks, following the passing of Paramedic Salih Abdur Rahman on Oct. 29.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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