Vance asks for firefighter union's endorsement, shares story about how firefighters saved his mom

GOP Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance on Thursday requested the endorsement of the Firefighters Union Convention at its convention in Boston and shared a personal story about how firefighters saved his mom's life when he was a child. 

"In 2019 this union endorsed a Democrat for president with high hopes, but sadly, I believe you've been let down," Vance said during his speech. 

Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz spoke to the union the day prior. 

Vance went on to share a personal story about how firefighters impact everyday lives and how they saved his mom when she was in the middle of a drug episode. Vance said he was 12 years old at the time. 

"I called 911 like so many kids who have parents who struggle.....the firefighters, the EMT's and the police came and they calmed her down. But they calmed me down. They calmed my sister down. They did that public service that only they can do."

He then told another story about how years later, his mom took another drug she shouldn't have taken and firefighters and EMTs saved her life and took his mom to a hospital where she went into a coma but eventually woke up.

"If you're ever worried that you're not making a difference , listen to this from a sad and tearful 12-year-old to a 40-year-old who's now asking to be your vice president: you do make a difference," Vance said.