Longwood firefighter earns promotion

Posted by Press Release on July 16, 2015

Mike Wells, this year’s winner of Longwood Fire Company’s Jim McGovern Service Award, has been promoted to lieutenant, a fire company press release said.

Mike Wells, shown in action for Longwood Fire Company, has been promoted to lieutenant.

“Mike is a dedicated firefighter and has greatly contributed to the safety of our citizens by his hard work,” said Longwood Fire Chief A. J. McCarthy in the release. “He deserves the promotion to lieutenant.”

Last year Wells responded to 329 of 619 of Longwood’s emergency calls. “I just enjoy running calls and helping people when they need it the most,” Wells said. “I stopped counting the calls. If the pager goes off and I’m not working, I’ll be there.”

Wells has been a member of Longwood for two years and has been in the fire service for a decade.

“My father has been in the fire service for about 44 years,” Wells said. “I used to go to the firehouse and help clean trucks and other chores even before I was a member. I joined Longwood when I moved to East Marlborough, near the firehouse. It made sense to run at a firehouse that was only a minute away from my home.”