Gerald (Jerry) Murphy passed away peacefully on the morning of January 5, 2021, at his home in Bloomfield, CA surrounded by his family. Jerry retired in the mid-1990s as the Fire Prevention Officer for the Sonoma Ranger Unit. He started his career with CDF in Butte and after a two-year stint as a U.S Army firefighter in Alaska was re-instated in the Shasta/Trinity Unit. He later promoted to the Sonoma Unit where he served the remainder of his career.