5-5-5-5: FDNY Firefighter Patrick D. Brady's Line of Duty Death Funeral

November 15, 2025

The FDNY celebrated the life of Firefighter Patrick D. Brady at a Line of Duty Death funeral on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at Church of St. Francis de Sales in Belle Harbor.

Firefighter Brady, 42, of Queens, was operating on the roof of a building at an all-hands fire in Brooklyn when he suffered a medical episode and went into cardiac arrest on Saturday, November 8. He was transported to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he died.

During the funeral service, FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker posthumously promoted Firefighter Brady to the rank of Lieutenant.

"In the week since Pat's passing, we have spent a lot of time together, and so I feel I'm in a good place to speak with some authority on the gift that is Patrick Brady," FDNY Commissioner Tucker said. "Some of you in this church have had Pat your whole lives. Others, like me, just got the gift in his passing. But he has given me something I didn't think I would have in my final days as your Fire Commissioner. He has given me the keenest inside look at friendship, family, pain, loyalty, and-most of all-what it means to be a member of the FDNY family."

New York City First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro, speaking on behalf of Mayor Eric Adams, said: "What does it mean to be a firefighter? Because when firefighters rush into burning buildings and climb those ladders to get to the roof, they don't ask who is in the building. They only care about saving lives. And, to me, that's the definition of a hero. Patrick Brady was a hero."

Lieutenant Brady was an 11-year veteran of the Department, receiving his appointment on July 14, 2014. After graduating from the FDNY Fire Academy, he was assigned to Engine 227 in Brooklyn before transferring to Ladder 120 in 2022. He is survived by his wife and his two brothers, who are also FDNY firefighters.

Lieutenant Brady is the 1,163rd member of the FDNY to make the Supreme Sacrifice.