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DEATH OF DEAR FRIEND RICARDO SEGURA
Ricardo Segura Chicas, a dear friend and volunteer of Comandos de Salvamento has passed away. For decades, Segura, as he was known at our main base, wore the yellow uniform, giving firsthand coverage of accidents…
TABER CHURCH THANKS CDS
The Pastor General of the Baptist Biblical Tabernacle Friends of Central Israel, Dr. Edgar López Bertrand, known as Pastor Toby Jr., thanked CDS for the recognition given to the church on its LX anniversary. CDS…
CDS STAFF RECOGNITION
Authorities of the new Board of Directors of Comandos de Salvamento El Salvador, held the first gathering for the young rescuers as a form of gratitude despite the pandemic that the country is facing. The…
MASK HANDOUT TO OUTLYING BASES
The Board of Directors of Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador gave their delegations a batch of masks that were recently donated by the authorities of the Ministry of Health and Social Assistance. The masks…
We Honor Manuel Funes
Veteran Comando Passes Away
VETERAN COMANDO MANUEL FUNES PASSES
Today we lost one of our most cherished veteran first-responders. So much was his greatness that only his humility and courage surpassed it. We saw him carry wounded children, men and women amid shootings and…
COMANDOS OBTAIN EXTRICATION EQUIPMENT
https://www.facebook.com/carlos.fuentes.35513800/videos/pcb.2619831391400910/2619825861401463/?type=3&__tn__=H-y.g&eid=ARAR5t0AFbQaI0JvXKP1ik81-QkTJzePu72cVVjtaBnXPWXyHx1e2IzPSEI6NbWNGSHE726lvW1o7KUJ In a question of minutes a life can be saved or lost during motor vehicle accidents and we have been able to acquire some extrication equipment with sponsorship from People’s Norwegian Aid. Said equipment…
LINE OF DUTY DEATH: FIRST RESPONDER HONORED
This last April, CDS experienced another LODD, Line of Duty Death with Moisés Abraham Orellana trying to rescue two people taken by a riptide at Majahual beach in La Libertad. The youth was very popular…
COMANDOS CELEBRATE 59th YEAR ANNIVERSARY
59 years ago, 10 brave men decided to begin a life adventure of helping others and now that spirit continues through the lives of thousands of young volunteers that are part of the great Comandos…
LOS COMANDOS Documentary
We thank Joshua Bennett and Juliana Schatz Preston for creating this documentary short that will give the viewer an honest portrait of the work we do in El Salvador. Some viewer discretion is advised since…
