{"id":34074,"date":"2025-11-09T18:36:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T18:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/34074\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T18:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T18:36:10","slug":"fdny-firefighter-dies-battling-brooklyn-apartment-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/34074\/","title":{"rendered":"FDNY Firefighter Dies Battling Brooklyn Apartment Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

FDNY firefighter Patrick Brady, 42, died Saturday night while battling an all-hands apartment fire in Brooklyn, city officials confirmed.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

He was treated at the scene and later pronounced dead at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Early Sunday morning, more than 250 firefighters gathered outside Brookdale Hospital for a dignified transfer, saluting as Brady\u2019s flag-draped body was carried out.<\/p>\n

Brady\u2019s His death marks the second FDNY line-of-duty loss in two weeks, following the passing of Paramedic Salih Abdur Rahman on Oct. 29.<\/p>\n

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Funeral arrangements are pending.<\/p>\n

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SC Fire Department Deputy Chief Dies in Line of Duty<\/a><\/p>\n

The Moncks Corner Rural Fire Department is mourning the loss of Deputy Chief Jimmy Townsend, who died in the line of duty early Sunday morning. WCBD reports Townsend suffered a fatal cardiac event just hours after responding to a call. Townsend had served with the department since 1990, and this November would have marked his<\/p>\n

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