YOUNG WOMAN EXAMPLE OF SERVICE
Estefani Noemi Vanegas, “Mimi,” is a young volunteer rescuer with Comandos de Salvamento who chose volunteer service to save lives in her country, a place where a silent war is waged between gangs and police,…
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Los Comandos Shortlisted for the 2019 Oscars
We are extremely proud to announce that a short subject documentary about us has been shortlisted for an Oscar nomination for the 91st annual Academy Awards by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences!…
Comandos Attend to Injured Police Officers
About 7 members of the National Civilian Police have resulted injured due to an gunfight altercation in the Colonia San Patricio in Southern San Salvador. For now all we know is that a male officer has…
2 Youth Recovered
Search and Recovery element team members of Comandos de Salvamento were present to recover two youths where they were sighted after having been disappeared and murdered by an ex military veteran. They were recovered near…
Newborn Rescued
Comandos de Salvamento were dispatched to a newborn left in a cardboard box along the Blvd Orden de Malta, in the Urbanización Santa Elena, municipio of Antiguo Cuscatlán, Departament of La Libertad. People overheard the…
New People’s Norwegian Aid Director Visits la Base Central
Felipe Atkins, assigned regional director of Norsk Folkehjelp in Latin America stopped by to visit the Comandos since “Ayuda Popular Noruega” has assisted CDS with various projects since the early 80s and is one of…
Shot 11 Times and Survives
Comandos de Salvamento first responders attended to 58yo Rolando Pereira who is a strong advocate for those that sell commercial items on the streets, after he had been shot 11 times on Castillo street between…
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!!!
CDS responds to injured San Salvador Metropolitan Agents
CDS responded to support 2 injured San Salvador city officers,(Cuerpo de Agentes Metropolitanos) and some 6 street sellers in the first possible of more street unrest that took place this Friday morning in Santa Tecla.…
Line of Duty Death: Erick Beltrán
This last Sunday April 10th, 14 year old volunteer Erick Beltrán was murdered while on shift at the Quetzaltepeque base of Comandos de Salvamento. Below is a formal response from the CDS Board of Directors.…
Gunshot in the Tiendona Market
CDS first responders were immediately dispatched to a shooting in the Tiendona market in eastern San Salvador to attend to 46yo security guard Orlando Cruz. The patient presented with 6 bullet wounds in the chest…
Salvadorans Vote 2015
CDS and it’s affiliated bases are present today to support voters at the urns. Salvadorans will vote to elect 84 representatives to the Legislative Assembly, 262 mayors and 20 representatives to the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN).
![IMAG0248-Medium](https://dev.comandosdesalvamento.org/wp-content/gallery/nyc_sept_2011/imag0248-medium.jpg "La Gran Ciudad de Nueva Yor visto desde la Stanton Island \\"Ferry\\".")