International

Al Jazeera Español presents the Comandos de Salvamento

Everyone here at the family of Comandos wants to thank the journalists at Al Jazeera Español who have recognized our work to show to the world. THANKS!!!

Thanks to Alburqurque Fire Dept.

Comandos are very thankful for this recent donation. This facilitates the quality work offered to support the Salvadoran public.  

Donation from Albuquerque

Comandos de Salvamento recently received one of three donated EMS vehicles from the Albuquerque Firefighter, 2 ambulances and a rescue unit. CDS is thankful for said support from the New Mexico community which has stood…

Documental Film COMANDOS

Pretty soon Salvadoran director Marcela Zamora will be releasing a documentary film about us. It will premiere in Salvadoran movie theaters the end of September. http://comandosdocumental.com/

Discovery Channel

Members of a  camera team from Discovery Channel have started to shoot a documentary about our CDS delegate base in Quetzaltepeque

A Letter from Ground Zero in Ecuador

Hi Dad, I’m sending some fotos of our work yesterday April 16 at around 12:30 pm in a village called Portoviejo, Manabi. We have been going between various cities here without electricity or Internet but these…

Other Comandos go to Ecuador

Cuatro more Comandos that are part of the Salvadoran USAR team will be heading to Ecuador to participate in search and recovery efforts. Other rescue agencies will include the Green Cross, Red Cross and National…

Solidarity with Ecuador

Recently, a USAID sponsored training to formulate a national USAR team has finished and the Salvadoran government will be sending part of the Salvadoran National Urban Search and Rescue team to Ecuador to participate in…

Japan offers Pre-Hospital Care Support

Con el objetivo de capacitar a las personas que integran los distintos cuerpos de socorro, Fosalud y SEM, la Ministra de Salud, Dra. Violeta Menjívar, firmó el pasado lunes un proyecto de “Fortalecimiento de las…

Time Lapse: 2013 PXTeam Extrication Course

1st National Extrication Course

Comandos de Salvamento along with help from salvamed.org and Glasswing International sponsored a 2 day course on Vehicular Extrication at Ilopango Airport December 7th and 8th. Groups represented were The Green Cross, the UMO branch…

Rescue of the HMS “Bounty” crew

photo: National Coast Guard At this moment, the west coast of the USA is enduring a “Frankenstorm” called Hurricane Sandy. The Coast Guard rescued 14 people who were aboard the HMS “Bounty” when it sank…