MANGOS ALMOST COST HIM HIS LIFE
The desire to eat some mangoes nearly cost Mario Anderson Guardado Guzmán, 26, his life. Along with another friend, he was preparing to pick some mangoes on Holy Thursday afternoon in Colonia La Cima II…
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COMANDOS DEMONSTRATES EFFECTIVENESS IN EMERGENCIES
On Sunday morning, domestic and foreign tourists were alarmed when hundreds of volunteers from Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador filled El Majahual Beach, in La Libertad Sur. It was a drill in which rescuers,…
COMANDOS PRESENT RESCUE PLAN FOR HOLY WEEK
The executive director of Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador, Roberto Cruz, announced the Summer 2026 Rescue Plan, which will run from March 28 to April 5, with 1,500 volunteers participating to provide assistance to…
PNC DIRECTOR DIES IN AIR TRAGEDY IN PASAQUINA
Members of the Rescue Unit of Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador, Alegría section, arrived at the site where, on Sunday night, a helicopter belonging to the Salvadoran Air Force had crashed. Nine people were…
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, THANKS TO THE ALTRUISTS
After a week of intense rains that left 19 people dead and hundreds of people evacuated as a preventive measure, Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador wishes to thank each of its volunteers, who from…
YOUNG COMANDOS VOLUNTEER DISAPPEARS DURING TRAINING
Wilber Enrique Sánchez Martínez, 23, died last Sunday during a rappelling exercise at Playa Escondida, located at kilometer 54 of Carretera Litoral, in Chiltiupán, La Libertad. The young man had arrived early with his friends…
COMANDOS RESCUE OPERATION @ALERTACOMANDO #SALVATUVIDA
Executive Director Roberto Cruz gives a press conference. More than one hundred young volunteers from Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador participated in a drill to measure response time and effectiveness in handling emergencies…
FIRE AT SAN MIGUELITO MARKET
Around ten in the morning, an alert was received about a fire at the San Miguelito Market facilities in San Salvador. Units from Comandos de Salvamento were the first to arrive at the scene to…
COMMANDOS AND AIR FORCE RESCUE LIGHT AIRCRAFT SURVIVOR
The constant training by Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador and the Salvadoran Air Force to carry out airborne rescues enabled the excellent helicopter evacuation of the sole survivor of the light aircraft tragedy in…
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!…
COMMANDOS READY FOR HOLY WEEK
Comandos de Salvamento is already ready to provide assistance to vacationers who will visit the country’s various beaches, tourist centers and resorts during Holy Week. Thousands of young volunteers have received training and once…
CDS and Salvadoran Air Force Helivac
Comandos de Salvamento has built a collaborative relationship with the Salvadoran Air force and now offers Community Helivac services for those caught up in acute emergencies. CDS First Responders collaborate with the FAS to remain…
