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…
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Disasters
San Miguel Volcano “CHAPARRASTIQUE”
Comandos are on scene in San Miguel assisting the public. VOLCÁN CHAPARRASTIQUE VOLCANO, SAN MIGUEL Eruption sunday 29-12-2013 10:30 A.M
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…
Waiting on Isaac Storm
Attentive to the path of Tropical Storm Isaac over next few days..
Swift Water Rescue Practice
Veteran CDS Volunter Carlos Fuente was sent from the Central Base to Jiquilisqo Bajo Lempa to teach swift water rescue techniques to 20 delegate members of San Marcos and Bajo Lempa. Every fall, dams release…
Tornado Forming en Santa Ana?
Filmed June 9 2012
Credit Where Credit is Due
Manuel de Jesus Flores Ramirez is the CEO and founder of our delegate base in Puerto Parada located in Usulután. As of June 6th 2012, he will have served 20 years of service. The delegate…
Volunteer Reyes Joins Salvadoran National USAR
The main base of Comandos would like to congratulate CDS veteran Jose Alexander Reyes Portillo for passing his BREC course (Urban Search and Rescue, collapsed structure training and certification) sponsored by the National Firefighters of…
Landslide Rescue Drill
This week Comandos de Salvamento along side the Salvadoran Red Cross, Army and Air force participated in a natural disaster simulated exercise of rescuing and recovering victims of a Landslide. Fotos: CDS
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…
Medical Consults for Victims of Tropical Storm 12E
CDS Medical Brigades traveled to the areas of Puerto Parada and Berlin in the dept. of Usulután to offer medical consults to those affected by tropical storm 12E. Flooding in these areas have affected those…
