WATCH: Student receives award from Tempe FD after saving mom during 911 call

A Tempe student is being awarded a Citizen Award of Merit for the heroic actions he took while on the phone with a 911 operator.

Jaelen DeMoss, who has autism, was brave enough to call 911 when his mother was having seizure-like symptoms at home. The 5th grader was able to talk through the emergency with the operator to help his mom until medics arrived.

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