Category Archives: Affiliate Bases

Smaller CDS bases throughout the country.

Affiliate Bases, Community Support, First Aid

Tropical Storm 🌀Imminent Danger

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Tree removal on the roads.
Comandos de Salvamento collaborates in the removal of fallen trees.

Authorities of Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador have requested their volunteers to remain vigilant during this red alert declared by the General Directorate of Civil Protection as the rains will not disappear in the coming days due to the potential of Cyclone One, located in the Gulf of Mexico and generating humidity and rain in the country.

This puts vulnerable areas at risk, with landslides and rising rivers and streams due to water accumulation from previous days.

For this reason, Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador accompanies Civil Protection commissions to various communities to request at-risk individuals to evacuate to shelters that have been set up and are fully equipped.

This morning, Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador, in coordination with Civil Protection, evacuated some families living along the Acelhuate River in the Nuevo Israel Community sector in San Salvador.

Additionally, people were evacuated in Cantón Zapote Arriba, in Ayutuxtepeque, where they were taken to the shelter in Colonia Santísima Trinidad in Mejicanos.

The rescuers of Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador in Zacatecoluca took a dog and her puppies to a shelter in San Juan Nonualco.

Roberto Cruz, Executive Director of Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador, has requested his volunteers to take protective measures when entering high-risk areas and to ensure safety measures with electrical cables for the crews that cooperate in tree removals.

Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador provides its emergency number 2133-0000 to handle emergencies.

Dogs to the shelters.
They also deserve to go to safe places.
Some homes have been damaged during these rains.
Children to the shelters.
People from Cantón Zapote Arriba are being kept safe.
Authorities have set up shelters.
Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador collaborates in the preventive evacuation.
Affiliate Bases, Rescue

RESCATAN A CONDUCTOR QUE ERA ARRASTRADO POR CORRENTADA

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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.
Affiliate Bases, Community Support

MAYOR OF NEJAPA RECOGNIZES THE WORK OF COMANDOS

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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.
Affiliate Bases, Announcements

MASK HANDOUT TO OUTLYING BASES

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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.
Affiliate Bases, Announcements, History

LINE OF DUTY DEATH: FIRST RESPONDER HONORED

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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.