FDNY firefighter Patrick Brady dies battling five-alarm blaze in Brooklyn

An FDNY firefighter was tragically killed while battling an all-hands blaze in Brooklyn Saturday night, officials said. Firefighter Patrick Brady, 42, died of a heart attack while responding to an inferno that erupted around 9:38 p.m.at a 6-story apartment building on Kings Highway in Brownsville, Mayor Eric Adams and FDNY Commissioner Robert S.

Tucker announced late Saturday night.“He gave his life protecting this city that he loves and there is no sacrifice that is more selfless than the actions that took place this evening,” Adams told reporters of the fallen Queens man.“I want to express my deepest sympathy for Ms.Brady, his wife, and his family.

This is a firefighter family.They have been dedicated to protecting the lives of New Yorkers.

We will all cherish Patrick’s memory.We realize how painful this is for the family and for the people of this city.”Tucker said the 11-year FDNY veteran was working on the roof of the burning building when he went into cardiac arrest.First responders treated Brady at the scene before he was taken to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn, where he died, the commissioner wrote in an X post.

Officials said four other firefighters and one civilian suffered minor injuries.Adams said Brady’s brothers Jimmy and Brian, his cousin Pete, and his uncle Pete are all either retired or active firefighters.  The FDNY later released an image of the entire Brady family in their uniforms. Fire officials said Brady’s death marks the second Bravest line-of-duty loss in just two weeks.Paramedic Salih Abdur Rahman died on Oct.

29, after finishing a shift at the FDNY Fire Academy on Randall’s Island.“Firefighter Brady died at a fire in Brownsville, Brooklyn, carrying out the greatest traditions of the FDNY,” First Deputy Fire Commissioner Mark Guerra said. “He comes from a great fire department family.I ask you to keep in mind his entire family, the FDNY family, and very importantly the officers ...