Photo of First Responder Reading to Little Boy Goes Viral

A photo of a first responder reading to a little boy on the side of the road following an accident is starting to make waves on Facebook.

The photo was posted by Steffani Blair, who lives in Gilbert, Arizona, on December 18. She was on the scene of the accident.

“Be kind to our first responders, they have a tough job, and they do it exceptionally well,” wrote Blair. “Grateful to have witnessed this sweet tender mercy today.”

Following FOX 10 Phoenix sharing the photo on its Facebook page on December 19, a Facebook user called Cheyenne Whaley commented to say that it was her dad in the photo. Whaley responded to the comments, writing that the praise would mean a lot to him.

The photo on Steffani Blair’s page had been shared 1,680 times at time of writing whileFOX 10 Phoenix’s post had been shared over 14,000 times.