FDNY Honors Firefighter Patrick Brady: A Line of Duty Death in Brooklyn

Honoring Firefighter Patrick Brady

• 🚒 The FDNY is honoring Patrick Brady, who died after suffering a medical episode while battling a fire in Brooklyn.
• 💔 Crowds are expected to attend his funeral in Queens, marking a final farewell for a firefighter who made the ultimate sacrifice.

A Firefighting Legacy

• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Patrick Brady came from a firefighting family, with his uncle, cousin, and two brothers also serving in the FDNY.
• 🌟 He is remembered as being larger than life and embodying the best qualities of a firefighter and a good person.

Circumstances of Death

• 🏢 Brady was on the roof of a six-story building in Brownsville, Brooklyn, with Ladder 120 when he went into cardiac arrest.
• 🏥 He was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead.

Funeral and Memorial

• 🕯️ Mourners packed a funeral home yesterday to pay tribute to the 11-year veteran of the department.
• 🙏 Timothy Cardinal Dolan will address mourners at the funeral mass at St. Francis de Sales Church.
• 🇺🇸 Statewide flags will be lowered to half-staff in his memory.