While fentanyl remains a danger to the community, accidental exposure is a cause for concern among first responders.

News 9 spoke with Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III about what kind of threats police and deputies face when encountering illegal narcotics.

Q: You've had three deputies who have come into contact with fentanyl. How are you protecting your deputies in this situation?

A: When we talk about those deputies involved, two of those cases happened last year on a call, and one was just recently, where a deputy was going into a car that had stolen items in the back. [The deputy] goes in the cab to perform a search, and their fentanyl is there. Our deputy is exposed to it and starts having reactions to it. When you see that as a leader of an administration, one, you are p

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