An on-duty deputy with the Sonoma County Sheriff was exposed to fentanyl and had to be administered an anti-opioid, the office said.  

The deputy was dispatched around 3:12 a.m. Wednesday to a business on East Todd Road after a caller reported finding what appeared to be a small amount of fentanyl. The deputy arrived and talked to the reporting party, but in the process of collecting the suspected fentanyl, the deputy immediately began to feel lightheaded and dizzy, and experienced rapid tunnel vision, all symptoms of acute fentanyl exposure, according to the Sheriff’s Office. 

Luckily, a second deputy recognized what was happening and quickly administered naloxone, which reversed the effects of the exposure.  

“We are relieved that our deputy is safe and uninjured and are proud of the quick, lifesaving response from their partner,” said the Sheriff’s Office on Facebook.  

As little as 2mg of fentanyl can be fatal, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff.  

Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.