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Another role of business is transportation and this sector has a unique relation to disasters (see Chapter 10). As mentioned in Chapter 1, emergencies could result from a variety of causes and impact different modes of transportation. When transportation accidents occur, employees from the affected company may be sent to the area to assist passengers and provide information to victims’ families. Employees of transportation companies will also have to answer questions from the media, clean up wreckage and prevent or settle lawsuits. At times, transportation accidents may be accompanied with the emission of hazardous materials (e.g., semi‐trucks and trains). If a road or rail accident involves hazardous materials, this will require remediation efforts to clean up the environment according to DOT or EPA regulations. Specialized employees from the private sector are needed to follow such guidelines to prevent the company from being fined. Firms like Cura Emergency Services and Hulcher Services Inc. may be contracted to clean up accidents, remove contaminated soil, complete required state and federal paperwork, or repair railways. Companies will also assist in emergency management functions in other ways. For instance, they may evacuate individuals before or after disasters. The private sector operates or contracts out taxis, shuttle vans, busses, trains, boats, and airplanes. Businesses in the transportation sector can all be used to move people to safer areas. Transportation companies also perform vital services related to moving goods and personnel to the scene of a disaster.