Richard Alles
Retired FDNY Deputy Chief | Director of 9/11 Community Affairs for Barasch & McGarry
Retired FDNY Deputy Chief Richard Alles joined the New York Fire Department in 1979, rising to Lieutenant in 1987, Captain in 1993, and Battalion Chief in 1999. On 9/11, he responded to the World Trade Center and was part of the team supervising rescue and recovery efforts for months after. He was promoted to Deputy Chief in 2007 and, that same year, was elected to the Uniformed Fire Officers Association Executive Board. He retired in 2016 and as a 9/11 cancer survivor, today serves as Director of 9/11 Community Affairs for Barasch & McGarry, traveling the country to educate and support first responders facing 9/11 illness.
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Sept. 9, 2026
S6 E36 600+ FDNY Illness Deaths From 9/11 with Guest Ret. Deputy Chief Richard Alles
Twenty-five years after 9/11, more than 600 FDNY members have died from Ground Zero-related illness, nearly double the number lost in the collapse itself.
Guest: Richard Alles