Services for Newark Fire Fighters Acabou and Brooks
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All services held in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
89 Ridge Street, Newark, NJ
Viewing Information:
Fire Fighter Augusto “Augie” Acabou
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 from 4-8 p.m.
Uniform Fire Fighter walk-through formation at 7:30 p.m.
Fire Fighter Wayne “Bear” Brooks Jr.
Thursday, July 13, 2023 from 4-8 p.m.
Funeral Information:
Fire Fighter Augusto “Augie” Acabou
Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 10 a.m.
Fire Fighter Wayne “Bear” Brooks Jr.
Friday, July 14, 2023 at 10 a.m.
Burial Services are Private.
NOTE: Both funeral services will be live-streamed.
There will be no outside apparatus participation.
All Honor Guards, Color Teams, Pipes and Drums, and Uniform Personnel are welcome.
Formation:
Thursday, July 13, 8 a.m. at the Cathedral
Friday, July 14, 8 a.m. at the Cathedral
Parking will be available in the lot across from 191 Orange Street, Newark, NJ, 3 blocks from the Cathedral.
1170 Spring Street Elizabeth,
New Jersey 07201-2114
+1-800-HILTONS
$159 per night. This offer is valid July 11-15, 2023
Group code: IAFFCO
Those attending the funeral service for the fallen Newark fire fighters are responsible for their own transportation. There are no airport or hotel shuttles, and there are no shuttles to the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Please join Newark Firefighters Union as they remember our fallen brothers.
Friday, July 14, 2023
1 – 5 p.m.
81 Lafayette Street, Newark
J & L Parking Lot
A GoFundMe has been created for the Acabou and Brooks families. Click here to donate. Donations can also be made via the 501(c)3 IAFF Foundation, 1750 New York Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20024.
The Cathedral is closed to the press.
The livestream for FF Acabou’s funeral service is available here.
The livestream for FF Brooks’ funeral service is available here.
Credentialed media attending the funeral can stage in Branch Brook Park on the corner of Victoria and Clifton Avenues. Press vehicles may park at the Old Essex County Administrative Building, accessible on Mt. Prospect Avenue.
Media with union-related questions can contact Ryan Heffernan, Assistant to the General President for Communications, at [email protected].
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