FDNY Dedicates Plaque to Lt. Patrick Brady

Ladder 120 in Brownsville hosted a ceremony honoring the 11-year veteran who suffered cardiac arrest on a burning roof last year.

Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Civic

Bold flat-color editorial illustration of a brick firehouse facade with a closed bay door and a slender flagpole against a pale sky, conveying a quiet institutional tribute. — FDNY members and family gathered at Brooklyn's Ladder 120 on Tuesday to dedicate a plaque honoring Lt. Patrick Brady, who suffered cardiac arrest fighting a roof fire last year. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

The FDNY held a plaque dedication ceremony honoring Lt. Patrick Brady at Ladder 120 in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Attendees included FDNY members, family, friends, and the fire commissioner.

Why it matters

The ceremony recognizes a firefighter who collapsed while fighting a blaze on the roof of an apartment building. It honors the risks firefighters take in the line of duty within the New York City community they serve.

Lt. Patrick Brady served 11 years with the FDNY before suffering cardiac arrest last year. The extraction does not provide additional service or commemoration statistics.

The players

Patrick Brady

Brady was an FDNY lieutenant who served 11 years with the department before his death-related cardiac arrest while fighting a fire.

FDNY

The New York City Fire Department is the city's municipal fire service responsible for fire suppression and emergency response across the five boroughs.

The details

Members of the FDNY, along with family and friends, gathered at Ladder 120 in Brownsville for the plaque dedication. Brady suffered cardiac arrest last year while fighting a fire on the roof of an apartment building on Kings Highway.

Last year: Brady suffered cardiac arrest on a burning apartment roof on Kings Highway.
November 8, 2026: FDNY held the plaque dedication ceremony at Ladder 120.

Civic Commemoration

Plaque dedications at FDNY firehouses follow a longstanding department practice of formally recognizing members lost or incapacitated in the line of duty. This ceremony for Lt. Patrick Brady continues that practice at Ladder 120 in Brownsville.

Residents of Brownsville and surrounding Brooklyn neighborhoods may see local firehouse ceremonies honoring department members. The ceremony is held at a working firehouse that serves the community every day.

The takeaway

Public recognition of firefighters who are injured or die in service keeps their sacrifices visible to the communities they protect. Readers who want to honor local first responders can attend public commemorations at their neighborhood firehouses.