Firefighter Patrick Brady, 42, died battling a five-alarm blaze in Brooklyn on Saturday. Michael Nigro

Another Bravest lost: Firefighter Patrick Brady, 42, died battling a five-alarm blaze in Brooklyn on Saturday.

His death is a painful reminder — yet again — of the enormous dangers firefighters face every time they answer a call: As everyone else flees the flames, FDNY heroes like Brady rush toward them, risking their own lives to save others.

That’s what Brady was doing Saturday evening: He was working on the roof of the burning six-story building when he went into cardiac arrest.

First responders treated him on the scene, but he later died at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center.

Make no mistake: The risk firefighters face in responding to any emergency is not smal

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