Darrington Fire District 24 crews had to deep clean and sanitize their equipment and vehicles Sunday afternoon after rescuing a person injured after an off-road collision off of Dearinger Park Road near Concrete. (Darrington Fire District 24)

Darrington Fire District 24 crews had to deep clean and sanitize their equipment and vehicles Sunday afternoon after rescuing a person injured after an off-road collision off of Dearinger Park Road near Concrete. (Darrington Fire District 24)

Person rescued, airlifted after off-road crash near Concrete

Darrington Fire crews used a John Deere Medical Gator all-terrain vehicle to reach the patient.

CONCRETE — An off-road crash Sunday afternoon near Dearinger Park Road seriously injured someone who had to be rescued and airlifted to a trauma center.

Darrington Fire District 24 crews used an all-terrain vehicle to reach the person, who was in the Skagit County part of the fire district. First responders drove the patient to an ambulance, which then met an Airlift Northwest helicopter nearby.

The response prompted crews to sanitize and deep-clean the equipment because of concerns over COVID-19, Darrington Fire said in a Facebook post.

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A person had serious injuries and needed to be rescued and airlifted after an off-road collision off of Dearinger Park Road near Concrete in Skagit County. Darrington Fire District 24 crews used an all-terrain vehicle to reach the patient, who was later airlifted to a trauma center. (Darrington Fire District 24)

A person had serious injuries and needed to be rescued and airlifted after an off-road collision off of Dearinger Park Road near Concrete in Skagit County. Darrington Fire District 24 crews used an all-terrain vehicle to reach the patient, who was later airlifted to a trauma center. (Darrington Fire District 24)

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