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An FDNY firefighter died in the line of duty Saturday night while responding to an all-hands fire in Brooklyn. Firefighter Patrick Brady, 42, suffered a medical episode and went into cardiac arrest while on the roof of a building in Brownsville, FDNY officials said. He was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he ultimately died. “The entire FDNY is heartbroken over the loss of Firefighter Patrick Brady. Firefighter Brady was a dedicated public servant, and firefighting w