| Birth Name: | Patrick John Brown |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 1952[1] |
| Birth Place: | Oak Park, Illinois |
| Death Place: | North Tower, World Trade Center, New York City, U.S. |
| Death Cause: | Collapse of 1 World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks |
| Occupation: | Fire captain |
| Years Active: | 1977–2001 |
Patrick John Brown (November 9, 1952 – September 11, 2001)[1] was an American fire captain who served in the New York City Fire Department and a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War.[2] [3] He and his team perished during the September 11 attacks, while trying to rescue people in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
Brown's remains were recovered from the rubble of the North Tower on December 14, 2001, and two weeks later his ashes were spread in Central Park, according to his wishes.[4]
In 2006, his life and times were the subject of the documentary film Finding Paddy.[5]
Jennifer Murphy's First Responders tells the story of Patrick and his brother Michael, who ultimately succumbed to 9/11 related cancer.[6] [7] Michael Brown had written What Brothers Do in honor of Patrick.[8]
Patrick Brown was featured in a 2 part episode of "Rescue 9-1-1. Season 1 episodes 19 and 20.
At the National September 11 Memorial, Brown is memorialized at the South Pool, on Panel S-27, along with other first responders.
In 2002, the portion of the East River Greenway running between 14th and 18th streets in Manhattan was named the Captain Patrick J. Brown Walk.[9] The walk is located near the apartment where he resided in Stuyvesant Town.[2]