NYC firefighter dies after battling all-hands blaze on Brooklyn rooftop
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NYC firefighter dies after battling all-hands blaze on Brooklyn rooftop
"An 11-year veteran of the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) died in the line of duty on Saturday, Commissioner Robert S. Tucker and Mayor Eric Adams announced. Firefighter Patrick Brady, 42, was working on the roof of an all-hands apartment fire in Brooklyn "when he suffered a medical episode and went into cardiac arrest," a media release said. Fellow FDNY firefighters and emergency medical services members treated him at the scene, before he was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center,"
"Brady was a resident of Queens. He is survived by his wife, Kara, and his two brothers, Jimmy and Brian, who are also FDNY firefighters. Brady's cousins and uncles also serve in the FDNY. "Firefighter Brady came from a family of firefighters - all dedicated to protecting the lives of their fellow New Yorkers," Mayor Adams said in a statement. "I would like to express my deepest sympathy to his wife, Kara, and his entire family during this difficult time.""
An 11-year FDNY veteran, Firefighter Patrick Brady, 42, suffered a medical episode and went into cardiac arrest while working on the roof of a five-alarm apartment fire in Brooklyn. Fellow firefighters and EMS treated him at the scene and transported him to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he died. Commissioner Robert S. Tucker said the FDNY is heartbroken and called Brady a dedicated public servant with firefighting in his blood. Brady lived in Queens and is survived by his wife, Kara, and two brothers, Jimmy and Brian, both FDNY members. He is the 1,163rd FDNY member to die in the line of duty; funeral arrangements are pending. The department will place purple and black bunting on Ladder 120.
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