Dena Ali is a battalion chief with the Raleigh (N.C.) Fire Department and the program manager for behavioral health with the First Responder Center For Excellence. Prior to becoming a firefighter, Ali served five years as a police officer. She has a master’s degree from the University of North Carolina Pembroke, where her research focused on firefighter suicide. Ali is an adjunct instructor with the NFA and the founder and director of North Carolina Peer Support. She is an avid fitness enthusiast and cyclist, and was named the 2022 Remarkable Women Winner for Central North Carolina.
