NYC firefighter dies after battling all-hands blaze on Brooklyn rooftop

An 11-year seasoned of the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) died successful the enactment of work connected Saturday, Commissioner Robert S. Tucker and Mayor Eric Adams announced.

Firefighter Patrick Brady, 42, was moving connected the extortion of an all-hands flat occurrence successful Brooklyn "when helium suffered a aesculapian occurrence and went into cardiac arrest," a media merchandise said.

Fellow FDNY firefighters and exigency aesculapian services members treated him astatine the scene, earlier helium was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, wherever helium died.

"The full FDNY is heartbroken implicit the nonaccomplishment of Firefighter Patrick Brady," Commissioner Tucker said successful a statement. "Firefighter Brady was a dedicated nationalist servant, and firefighting was successful his blood. We are reasoning of his family, friends, and chap members arsenic we articulation them successful mourning this immense loss."

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New York firefighter Patrick Brady, 42, died successful the enactment of work connected Nov. 8, 2025, aft helium fought a blaze from the extortion of a gathering successful Brooklyn. (X/@FDNY)

Brady was a nonmigratory of Queens. He is survived by his wife, Kara, and his 2 brothers, Jimmy and Brian, who are besides FDNY firefighters. Brady's cousins and uncles besides service successful the FDNY.

"Firefighter Brady came from a household of firefighters — each dedicated to protecting the lives of their chap New Yorkers," Mayor Adams said successful a statement. "I would similar to explicit my deepest sympathy to his wife, Kara, and his full household during this hard time."

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FDNY Firefighter Patrick Brady, center, surrounded by his colleagues successful this shared photograph connected an unspecified date.  (X/@FDNY)

No details were fixed astir the fire, different than it was a 5-alarm, during a quality conference.  

Logo of the Fire Department of the City of New York. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto)

Brady is the 1,163rd member of the FDNY to dice successful the enactment of duty. Funeral arrangements are pending. 

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On Sunday, "FDNY members volition spot purple and achromatic bunting connected the exterior of FDNY Ladder 120 wherever Firefighter Patrick Brady served," the section said.