Cuba 1999
In September of 1999, Luis Colato, Efraím Solis, Roberto Cruz, and Mark Hoffman attended the 5th international conference on Disasters and risk management seminar at the Palace of Conventions in Havana Cuba. We were also invited to…
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Historic Narratives of CDS.
Update on Luis Colato: Vigil March
Luis Colato pictured in the mid 2000’s assisting a female affected by teargas during confrontations between street vendors and riot police. Regarding the illness that Luis Colato exhibited last week, we are hearing many versions…
Prayers for Luis Kolato
Veteran Comando Luis Kolato is currently in a coma at the Social Security Hospital due to acute symptoms related to a possible Cerebral Vascular Accident. Please offer supportive prayers.
20th Anniversary of Chapultepec Peace Accords
16 January 1992 Chapultepec Peace Accords in Mexico
Rememberance: 1986 Earthquake
EMS and SAR team members from CDS and the Salvadoran Green Cross Veteran Association commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the 1986 Earthquake by placing a floral wreath in the downtown building of Ruben Dario. Many…
Urban Chronicles 6: Carlos Hernández Reyes
Starting with a poem I wrote dedicated to the work of Comando Doctor Carlos Hernández Reyes, the artist Alecus evolutionized the idea in presenting Carlos’ new role in the afterlife,-to become a true Guardian Angel,…
Saying Goodbye to an Unknown Hero
The funeral service of Carlos took place today at Concepcion church. Friends and close family members paid their respects and said farewell to this kind gentleman that started as a basic EMT with our agency in the 1980s. He served…
Battle of Solferino Remembered
EMS COURSE ENDS ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WAR FIRST RESPONDER Twenty Comandos de Salvamento members received diplomas and certificates of approval after having finished a Pre-Hospital Care training course at the Central Base EMS…
CDS in Truth Commission Documentary
Comandos de Salvamento are seen here during the civil war general offensive of 1989 evacuating war wounded civilians. The original amateur documentary on the United Nations Truth Commission can be seen here.
Decade of Road Safety
THE DECADE OF ROAD SAFETY With a simulation accident that culminated in the public presentation throughout “Launch of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020” which aims to reduce traffic accidents and thousands of…
Mayen Lives On
MAYEN LIVES ON AT PLAZA BARRIOS. Fifty year old popular painter Elena Lemus appears in front of two paintings of important people of El Salvaodor’s history. Schafik Jorge Hándal, leader of the current party currently…
Remembering Mayen
One month ago we lost our good friend Eduardo Mayen Rivera. Here he is giving some simple advice to children and adults that get their kites stuck in power lines and attempt to take them…
![crumb18](https://dev.comandosdesalvamento.org/wp-content/gallery/mumuja_3_9_13/crumb18.jpg "Jose, \\"mujuja\\" nicknamed, Crumb, for his small stature, looks on at damage done to his home in San Salvador.")
