"A Brooklyn firefighter died on Saturday night after suffering a cardiac arrest while battling a blaze on an apartment rooftop. According to FDNY officials, 42-year-old Patrick Brady, an 11-year veteran of the department assigned to Ladder Company 120 in Brownsville, was on the roof of an all-hands fire at 9407 Kings Hwy. at around 9:40 p.m. on Nov. 8 when he suffered a medical episode."
"Firefighter Patrick Brady gave his life protecting the city we all love; there is no sacrifice that is more selfless than the actions that took place this evening, Mayor Eric Adams said. I would like to express my deepest sympathy to his wife, Kara, and his entire family during this difficult time."
"The entire FDNY is heartbroken over the loss of Firefighter Patrick Brady. Firefighter Brady was a dedicated public servant, and firefighting was in his blood. We are thinking of his family, friends, and fellow members as we join them in mourning this immense loss, said Tucker."
Patrick Brady, a 42-year-old FDNY firefighter, suffered a cardiac arrest while on the roof of an all-hands apartment fire at 9407 Kings Hwy. in Brownsville around 9:40 p.m. on Nov. 8. Fellow firefighters removed him to safety and EMS transported him to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead; cardiac arrest was cited as the official cause of death. Brady joined the FDNY on July 14, 2014, served at Engine Company 227, and transferred to Ladder 120 in 2022. Brady came from a family of firefighters; two brothers and multiple relatives serve in the department. Mayor Eric Adams and Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker expressed sympathy and called the loss immense.
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