Joseph "Bum" Farto (July 3, 1919 – January 1, 1986)[nb 1] was a fire chief and convicted drug dealer in Key West, Florida, who disappeared in 1976.

[2][3] He was nicknamed Bum because he fetched the firefighters' coffee and shined their shoes, and at 10 he first snuck onto a fire truck that was answering a call.

[3][6] In a Miami Herald profile, Farto was described as an excessively alert "man of motion" who did not plausibly sit behind desks and for whom being still "just doesn't look natural".

[4][9] In 1968, the Civil Service Board issued him a 30 day suspension from his fire chief role on eight charges, including forging another fireman's signature to cash a $90.73 check.

[10][7] The Civil Service Board, which was headed by Fire Chief Farto's nephew, attracted controversy when it ultimately did not uphold the suspension.

He was brought to county jail with fellow narcotics criminal Manny James, the city attorney and son of the police chief.

"[16][17] The shopkeeper said the t-shirts were purchased in large numbers, and he reported that his buyers were "probably kids who like to do a lot of coke", as well as Charles Addams.