* Not officially announced by the USFA due to the federal government shutdown, but likely based on similar past on-duty deaths.
By Bill Carey
9 November 2025
NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams and FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker announced the death of Firefighter Patrick D. Brady, 42, an 11-year veteran of the department.
Brady suffered a medical episode and went into cardiac arrest while operating on the roof during an all-hands fire at 9407 Kings Highway in Brooklyn on Nov. 8, the department said in a statement.
Firefighters and FDNY EMS provided immediate care before he was transported to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. An investigation into the incident is underway.
The number of on-duty deaths for 2025 is currently 70.
Go here to read the number of interior line of duty deaths for 2025.
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.
For more information about on-duty deaths as recorded by the United States Fire Administration go to “Firefighter Fatalities in the United States.”
Photo courtesy of Fire Department City of New York/Facebook.
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