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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!…

THREE INJURED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

THREE INJURED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

Three people were injured when the vehicle in which they were traveling collided on the Carretera de Oro near a cemetery in Ilopango. One of them had to be removed from the twisted wreckage of…

MORE THAN 6,000 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN THE FIRST MONTHS

MORE THAN 6,000 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN THE FIRST MONTHS

Comandos de Salvamento continues providing emergency services despite a budget reduction, an activity it carries out 24 hours a day, assisting victims of traffic accidents, which are increasing day by day. Statistics show that more…

SEVERAL INJURED IN DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS

SEVERAL INJURED IN DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS

Rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento freed Jorge Alberto Flores, 23, who was trapped among the twisted metal of a bottled-water delivery truck on the road leading to Puerto de La Libertad, near the turnoff to…

COMMANDOS REPAIR VEHICLE RESCUE EQUIPMENT

COMMANDOS REPAIR VEHICLE RESCUE EQUIPMENT

The high number of traffic accidents that occur in our country leaves, in addition to many victims, damage to the equipment used by Comandos de Salvamento rescuers, who use their hydraulic machines to extract people…

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED RESCUE OPERATION “#YORESPONDO 2018”

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED RESCUE OPERATION “#YORESPONDO 2018”

Comandos de Salvamento successfully concludes the “#yorespondo 2018” Rescue Operation, thanking all those companies such as Big Agua, Almacenes Vidrí, Alba Petróleos and the “Amigos de Israel” Baptist Biblical Tabernacle, which contributed their share to…

WOMEN RESCUED JUST BEFORE DROWNING

WOMEN RESCUED JUST BEFORE DROWNING

At least three people have lost their lives by drowning in areas where there is no lifeguard supervision from the various emergency-response organizations. Despite its limited budget, Comandos de Salvamento has managed to place several…

COMANDOS DE SALVAMENTO PRESENT AT RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND BEACHES

COMANDOS DE SALVAMENTO PRESENT AT RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND BEACHES

Comandos de Salvamento also provides assistance at the various religious services held throughout the country, where people suffering from hypertension and sunstroke are treated by the pre-hospital care teams on an outpatient basis. During processions,…

COMANDOS LIFEGUARDS CARRY OUT RESCUES AT LOS BLANCOS BEACH

COMANDOS LIFEGUARDS CARRY OUT RESCUES AT LOS BLANCOS BEACH

Comandos de Salvamento Lifeguards have intensified their work at the country’s various beaches and tourist centers in order to rescue domestic and foreign tourists who put their lives at risk by entering deep-water areas. So…

VACATIONS BEGIN WITH ACCIDENTS LEAVING PEOPLE INJURED

VACATIONS BEGIN WITH ACCIDENTS LEAVING PEOPLE INJURED

Comandos de Salvamento has launched its emergency plan “#yorespondo 2018,” with several people injured in numerous traffic accidents occurring at different points throughout the country during the first days. Among the most notable were those…

COMMANDOS READY FOR HOLY WEEK

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…

Another MVA

Another MVA

2 people were injured during an MVA that took place along the highway to the international airport at the overpass of Santo Tomas. EMS providers intervened to assist the injured and transported them to local…

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