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…
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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!…
CHILDREN ENJOYED THE CHEERFUL CLOWNS
Seeing a child smile is one of the best gifts we can receive, especially when the child is in difficult circumstances, as hundreds of children are now sleeping under a tent on a sports field…
COMMANDOS RESPOND TO EMERGENCY IN SEISMIC ZONE
Comandos de Salvamento remains on alert due to the seismic swarm affecting the area of Chirilagua, San Miguel, and Intipucá, La Unión. So far, 318 movements have been reported, more than 80 of which…
Selma has Comandos on Alert
Comandos are staying on alert due to the tropical storm increasing over the last few hours in El Salvador CDS Eastern delegate bases are on call and ready to respond at any moments notice while…
COMMANDOS MAINTAIN ALERT FOR RAINS
Comandos de Salvamento is maintaining the alert system due to the continued rains expected this weekend, according to MARN authorities. Comandos de Salvamento volunteers arrived on Friday afternoon at Comunidad Los Ángeles in Cantón Los…
Comandos and USAR look for Possible Survivors
https://www.facebook.com/1560340154262279/videos/1719255008370792/ Although exhausted, Comandos who are part of El Salvador’s national USAR group are working night and day in Morelos, Mexico where there is the possibility of 4 survivors in a building. They rest little,…
Comandos Leave for Mexico
With their faith in God and the courage of a typical Comando this morning, a small contingent from our main base left this morning to Mexico City to join in on Search and Rescue/Recovery efforts…
Comandos Head to Mexico due to Earthquake
El Salvador’s USAR team which is composed of members from Comandos de Salvamento are heading to Mexico City in collaboration with other groups in order to help the public that were affected by two earthquakes.…
Wind Damage in Ciudad Arce
CDS attended to victims in Arce after strong winds damaged many homes. Parts of home blown up onto electrical wires. Damage to trees and property. Wind damage in living quarters. Over 30 marginalized residential homes…
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…
![Caballo-2001](https://dev.comandosdesalvamento.org/wp-content/gallery/andres_marin/695840-r1-e011_011.jpg "Isidro Quintanilla,\\"El caballo\\" y Francisco Rosales \\"El Trompudo\\" ayudan a paciente.")
