Die with Your Boots On
In December of 2004, a subjournal of El Diario del Hoy called Vértice presented a great article written by Juan Carlos Rivas. It described the work of Comandos de Salvamento along with the Blue, Green,…
Reports tagged
Search & Rescue
Rescatan de Tres de un Incendio
CDS assisted victims of a fire in the colonia Lomas del Río, main street No. 18 and 20 in Soyapango this Sunday afternoon. Two home residences were consumed with flames and smoke when a small…
Recovery of the Dead at Ilobasco Jail
Comandos de Salvamento worked hard this Wednesday November 10th in the body recovery of 16 inmates that burned to death in the juvenile jail, “Centro Alternativo de Jóvenes Infractores” in the town of Ilobasco, department…
Solidarity with Chile
First rescued miner Florencio Avalos, the rest of the miners will soon be rescued. Roberto Rios Seguel is the second rescuer that will help rescue the next of the 30 miners trapped for more than…
Dramatic Vertical Rescue at “Boquerón”
A rescue operation was conducted yesterday, 24 years after a powerful earthquake that shook San Salvador in 1986. At 13:30 hrs an emergency call was received to help three people missing inside the Boqueron (San Salvador volcano).…
Newly Trained Vehicle Extraction Rescuers
Twelve new EMS members were trained in Vehicle Extractions and recieved certificates of acreddidation as members of the CDS Rescue Brigade. The official ceremody took place this last Saturday at the Central Base “Yolanda Elizabet…
MVA: Double Extrication
Brigade Rescue members worked in extricating 20 yo Walter Arloldo Calles, a money collector for a route 109 bus, and 44 yo passenger Antonio Monzón who became trapped together when the bus crashed against a semi…
MVA Patient Extricated
Our EMS workers and extrication team worked to free 25 yo Milton Ivan Galton Girón who was trapped in his vehicle along Peralta Ave. in San Salvador. The accident presented us with three other injured…
Impressive Rescues
6/26/10 EMS Rescue crews from CDS and Green Cross took part in a rescue of four people trapped in the Acelhuate river near the Blvd del Ejercito zone. The patients live in la Comunidad Las…
Resumen de Emergencias: Semana Santa
CDS presents an overview of emergencies attended to from 8am March 27th to April 4th 12pm during Holy Week Vacation 2010. For more detailed information please call 2221 1310 and ask for Carlos Alvarado, voice…
Rescue of MVA Victims
*Viewer Discretion Advised* EMS crews from Comandos de Salvamento transported five injured patients, of a total of 18 that were involved in an MVA that occured today April 4th on the highway from San Salvador…
High Angle Rescue
Fifty eight year old Maria Ventura Cea was rescued from the bank of the Acelhuate river in the neighborhood of San Miguelito along the 12th Avenue N. and East 15th St. The High Angle Rescue…
