Roll of Honor
Ronald C. Brady
Incident
Assistant Chief Investigator Ronald Brady succumbed to smoke inhalation in the parish jail after inmates set fire to mattresses in solitary confinement. He entered the area to assist with rescuing inmates, but could not find his way out due to the heavy smoke. Investigator Brady had retired from the New Orleans Police Department as a narcotics officer two months previously and was a deputy assistant chief in the sheriff's Special Investigation Division.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief Investigator Brady served with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief Investigator Brady.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Assistant Chief Investigator Ronald C. Brady is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, 2 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald C. Brady's cause is highlighted.
How Ronald C. Brady Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald C. Brady is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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