Category Archives: Affiliate Bases

Smaller CDS bases throughout the country.

RESCATAN A CONDUCTOR QUE ERA ARRASTRADO POR CORRENTADA

El percance se registra sobre la Avenida El Ángel, en Sonzacate.

Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador, seccional de Sonsonate, realizaron el rescate de un hombre que había quedado atrapado por la correntada de agua provocada por las fuertes lluvias de la noche del domingo.

El percance fue registrado sobre la Avenida El Ángel, de Sonzacate, donde el conductor de un automóvil tipo sedán se vio atrapado por la fuerza del agua que baja sobre dicha arteria, provocando que solicitara auxilio ya que el vehículo era arrastrado por la corriente.

Elementos de la Unidad de Guardavidas de Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador, seccional de Sonsonate, lograron llegar hasta el automotor, donde lograron rescatar con vida al señor Hernán Álvarez, de 47 años.

Los voluntarios con la ayuda de cuerdas y equipo especial lograron poner a salvo al conductor del automotor que únicamente pudo observar después de estar en tierra firme, como la corriente de agua arrastraba su auto por más de 100 metros.

Mientras que, Emerson Javier Flores Flores, de 22 años, fue auxiliado por los guardavidas, cuando su motocicleta era llevada junto a Él por la fuerza del agua. La víctima presentaba laceraciones y traumas en varias partes del cuerpo.

Motociclista era arrastrada por corriente de agua.

MAYOR OF NEJAPA RECOGNIZES THE WORK OF COMANDOS

Alcalde de Nejapa, Adolfo Rivas Barrios,awarding equipment to our team.

Today the mayor of Nejapa honoed the work of all the volunteers of Comandos de Salvamento that took place when we helped recover victims from the landslide last October 29th 2020. This had taken place in the cantones of Los Angelitos 1 and 2 leaving in it’s destructive path 10 victims and one disappeared.

For the Mayor, Adolfo Rivas Barrios, the performance of each volunteer left evidence of the great love for others that these young people have, under the direction of Alex Torres,who worked 24 straight days during the operation.

It is worth mentioning that without resources or equipment, harder work was done to locate the bodies of the people who had been dragged by the landslide that left the two small villages desolate. It is admirable the effort that these young people gave by going through and looking for the body of Mr. Miguel Maldonado.

The Nejapa Municipal Council also donated rescue equipment, stretchers, ropes, shovels, picks and other implements, an economic incentive to 15 rescuers who day by day gave their time for the rescue work in the landslide.

15rescue worker volunteers received some economic assistance for their enduring work at the landslide.
Delegado Saul Torres y Director Ejecutivo Roberto Cruz offer their gratitude.
Nejapa mayor, Adolfo Rivas Barrios.

MASK HANDOUT TO OUTLYING BASES

On the right, Licda. Rubia Guadalupe Palacios de Clímaco handing out masks for PPE protocols throughout all our bases.

The Board of Directors of Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador gave their delegations a batch of masks that were recently donated by the authorities of the Ministry of Health and Social Assistance.

The masks come to help first responders to be part of their biosecurity team during emergencies that are covered daily and due to the COVID pandemic, the protection of volunteers is urgent.

The President of Comandos de Salvamento, Licda. Rubia Guadalupe Palacios de Clímaco, affirmed that it seeks to strengthen the biosecurity measures of the first-aid personnel since most of them are young people who dedicate their free time to help those in need regardless of their race, religion or political creed.

Delegate members receive masks.

LINE OF DUTY DEATH: FIRST RESPONDER HONORED

This last April, CDS experienced another LODD, Line of Duty Death with Moisés Abraham Orellana trying to rescue two people taken by a riptide at Majahual beach in La Libertad.

The youth was very popular at our local base in El Congo , Santa Ana where he originates from and he was also a member of the National Institute music band.

Representative party GANA member of the Salvadoran General Assembly, Juan Carlos Mendoza, offered a minute of silence for his parents who were grateful for the gesture and asked that his memory stay strong since all he wanted was to serve his fellow Salvadorans. Immediately after required EMS courses, he put on his yellow uniform and went to work.

Juan remains a strong presence at our brother’s and sister’s local base of El Congo, Santa Ana and we and El Salvador thank you for your service.

Moisés Abraham Orellana.

Alexander Zepeda, lead delegate of Comandos de Salvamento de El Congo receiving recognition from Juan Carlos Mendoza.
Juan Carlos offering honor to the parents of volunteer LODD Moisés Abraham Orellana.

CDS Affiliate Base opened in Zapotitán

15 voluntarios brindarán servicio a la población.

Comandos de Salvamento reinauguro la seccional del Cantón Zapotitán, en el Municipio de Ciudad Arce, después de haber permanecido cerrada por menos de dos meses. Today a celebration took place to inaugurate a new Comandos base in The Municipality of Ciudad Arce. 15 new volunteers were present and the base will begin to open new doors to help with the local community in their efforts to offer pre hospital care and EMS transport to surrounding  care facilities. The team was provided with an ambulance and will be helping those in poverty and of little resources.

 

Corte de cinta en la reinauguraciíón de la seccional de Zapotitán.
Comunidades brindarán apoyo a los Comandos de Salvamento.
Wilmer Lobo, presidente Junta Directiva de Comandos entrega llaves de ambulancia.
Ambulancia todoterreno ayudara en el traslado de los pacientes.