A great legacy to DC Joseph A Murray has been an annual Christmas Breakfast with Santa hosted by PFD, originally at the Brownstone House and then at Headquarters. The affair has grown tremendously in popularity and is hosted by Paterson Firefighter families. Many toys are donated which help with the PFA Toy Drive
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Deputy Chief Joseph A Murray
DC helmet of Joe A Murray
2021
L-R: Joseph A Murray's son Andrew Murray, daughter Erika Murray, niece Meghan Murray, son Joseph Murray and nephew Patrick Murray
2022
Owen Dylan and Ian Murray
Dylan, Own and Ian Murray
2023
DC AJ Woods ad Family
2024
Members of PFD proudly hosted the children’s Christmas party at fire headquarters for the families and children of PFD firefighters. In memory of the late DC Joseph Murray, the party was entirely set up and ran by PFD members who even cooked all the food for the 150-200+ people in attendance. In a great show of pride, tradition, and teamwork, the party went off without a hitch and made a fun and memorable time for all the families present.
Big shout out to DC Macones, BC Mauro, Captain Hook, FF Ayers, FF Roca, and FF Lisowski for planning the event and to all members from Deputy Chiefs down to brand new firemen who took the time out of their weekend to make sure the event was a success! Special shout out Sean Duffy of L1 for playing Santa
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FF K Broadfield, C Dance, T Ayers, Captain R Paredes, FF R English, Captain Ike Feliciano, Captain M Hook, FF Dan Cezar, Fire Inspector J Alemany, Captain Andre Cruz, Santa (FF Sean Duffy), FF Carlos Miranda, Hurley, FF Kevin Behnke, FF Derek Martinez, Captain G Alemany, Captain P Kenney, FF Francisco Peralta, FF Roca, Captain M Roth, FF Kyle Williams, DC AJ Woods, FF R Lisowski, BC R Shouldis --- Kneeling in front are DC J Macones, Captain J Angelica, Captain Brigatti, FF Mannie Soto