NYC To Mourn 'Dedicated' Fallen Firefighter Patrick Brady At Funeral And Wake

BROOKLYN, NY — New York City will give a hero’s farewell this week to fallen FDNY firefighter Patrick Brady.

Brady, a 42-year-old married FDNY veteran who died in the line of duty Saturday after suffering a heart attack while battling a rooftop blaze on a six-story Kings Highway apartment building near E. 94th Street in Brownsville, will be honored at a wake in Brooklyn on Friday.

The wake will take place at Marine Park Funeral Home, 3024 Quentin Road, with visitation from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., the FDNY said. His funeral mass will follow at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of St. Francis de Sales, 129-16 Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Queens, before he is laid to rest.

"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. "Firefighter Brady came from a family of firefighters — all dedicated to protecting the lives of their fellow New Yorkers."

The funeral will be livestreamed on the FDNY website.

Brady, an 11-year veteran of the FDNY, went into cardiac arrest while battling flames on the roof of the six-story Kings Highway apartment building, the department said.

Fellow firefighters and FDNY medics worked desperately to save him before rushing him to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Brady, a Belle Harbor resident in the Rockaways, joined the FDNY in July 2014 and had most recently been assigned to Ladder 120 in Brownsville since 2022. He came from a long line of firefighters: his brothers Jimmy and Brian are currently with the department, and several cousins and uncles have also served, FDNY officials said.

"The entire FDNY is heartbroken over the loss of Firefighter Patrick Brady," Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker said. "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."