Services

Emergency Response Management – Key Benefits

  • Turnkey spill management – One call does it all.
  • Active management by experienced professionals.
  • We do it right to keep you out of trouble with the regulators!
  • Service – We operate as an extension of your company.
  • We are an independent group, not consultants or contractors.
  • You are prepared for a spill before it happens.
  • No subscription fee or retainer! – You only pay for what you use!
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Capabilities

Cura provides spill response management for fuel, cargo and hazardous material spills in all 50 states on a turnkey basis 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Cura has field experienced Incident Managers who actively manage all aspects of the spill incident to ensure that your contingency plan is implemented.

We have a network of over 1,000 prequalified contractor locations nationwide that we manage on a task-by-task basis to respond to spills.

The Incident Manager mobilizes the appropriate contractor and makes verbal and written regulatory notifications. Incident managers maintain RCRA and DOT hazardous materials training regularly, supported by ongoing OSHA and EPA awareness-level training. Field crews hold the site-specific certifications required for the work they perform.

Site closure parameters are negotiated at this time with the regulatory agency. This allows us to define the scope of work and task-by-task manage the contractor to complete the necessary work to gain site closure.

Closure documents are filed with the appropriate regulatory agencies.

Emergency Management Services include:

  • Mobilization of our prequalified emergency response contractor to the spill site (we tell our contractor how many people and what equipment to bring to the site.).
  • Site coordination is provided. This includes communication to the first responders (Fire Departments, Department of Public Safety, State Troopers, Federal, State, and Local Regulatory Agencies) that there is a contingency plan and an emergency response contractor is in route to the site. The activity of these responders is coordinated to prevent the duplication of efforts and to minimize the impact of the spill until our response contractor arrives.
  • Applicable Regulatory notifications are made, both verbal and written. Closure parameters are negotiated at this time (this defines the scope of work required to gain site closure).
  • Task-by-task management of the response contractor. The scope of work and associated costs are authorized and managed by CES.
  • Waste management is handled in accordance with your company policy. Disposal options will be evaluated to determine the most cost-effective method on a case-by-case basis.
  • Invoice Audit is performed to verify the authorization of the scope of work performed and the associated costs for contractor services.
  • Closure reports are filed with the appropriate environmental regulatory agencies with copies provided to you.

At CES, we have the right combination of managers, scientists, and business people to ensure that your interests are protected. Incident managers, averaging nine years of experience, serve as your single point of contact during environmental emergencies, coordinating the response from dispatch through file closure.

What We Manage

Environmental incidents can involve more than one material, hazard or regulatory concern. Cura manages a wide range of these scenarios, including:

  • Fuel and petroleum releases: Diesel, gasoline, oil and other petroleum-based spills
  • Chemicals and hazardous materials: Chemical releases that require coordinated hazmat spill response, contractor dispatch and regulatory communication
  • Cargo and consumer packaged goods: Damaged freight, packaged products and cargo-related incidents that need containment
  • Off-spec and damaged product: Materials that can no longer be used, sold or transported as intended due to contamination, damage or quality concerns
  • Biohazard and medical waste: Incidents involving regulated waste streams that require careful handling and compliant disposal coordination
  • Specialty materials: Less common materials, such as calcium carbide, that require professional environmental cleanup

Our capabilities are not limited to these incidents. We evaluate each situation based on the material involved, site conditions, regulatory requirements and your company’s needs to coordinate the right response.

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Contractor Satisfaction

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Saved on Cleanups & Waste Removal

“The core of what Cura does, and their key differentiator, is finding new homes for items we would normally have disposed of. They do not send everything to a landfill or an incinerator, instead they find another home or another use for it.”

HazMat & Environmental Compliance

Regional LTL carrier

“What I love about Cura’s service is the principle that nothing is waste until you declare it a waste. If a customer can be found that is able to take that product, everybody is better for it. Cura took our waste and cut it in half. We generated roughly 30 tons of waste in 2023, and we cut that down to under 15 tons last year, and our company grew significantly over that period, opening new service centers and expanding our territory. To cut waste in half on top of that growth was a really impressive achievement.”

Safety Specialist

Regional LTL carrier

“Cura is my number one go-to. I am very happy using Cura’s services and will continue to as long as I’m still here. The team is very knowledgeable, provides quick responses, and is easy to work with. When I assign them a project, I don’t have to worry whether it will get done correctly and quickly. That reliability is why I continue to use their services.”

Senior Program Manager, Environmental & Remediation

National Service Company

“When we sell a policy, we are also selling the 24/7/365 service that Cura provides. That’s a significant value-add for our customers. Cura got involved on a claim with an original estimate of $400,000. By using its local vendor, identifying a better waste disposal site, and negotiating the final cleanup with the regulatory agency, Cura reduced the final cost to $2,000. Cura’s pre-negotiated contracts with its vendors allow us to have boots on the ground almost anywhere, right away. That speed is critical because a lot of the cost is incurred in the first 24 hours of an emergency. That’s how we contain the situation — by getting someone out there who knows what they’re doing. Cura excels at acting as a liaison with local regulators, interacting effectively with our customers, and quickly assessing what should and can be done.”

Division Senior Vice President, Claims

National Commercial Insurance Carrier

“We’re not experts in everything. We know just enough to not get ourselves into trouble. It’s good to have resources like Cura available whenever we’re not sure about something. Our approval process to get contractors onto our approved supplier list is difficult. It’s simpler for us to have one primary emergency response contractor, Cura, which then onboards its own subcontractors. We don’t have to go through the process of approving or working with a plethora of different response companies.”

HSE Specialist

Global Oilfield Services Company

“A key benefit is their hotline. You can call it, and Cura will call you back in less than 10 minutes to ask where the incident is and how they can help. That’s true even on Christmas Day. The agency could have fined us up to $25,000 for that spill. Instead, because Cura worked so well with the regulator, we weren’t fined at all.”

Claims Specialist

National Food Logistics Provider

“I haven’t dealt with a single person at Cura who isn’t on the job and on the spot. Cura is my number one, go-to provider. Another great thing about Cura is their extensive network of contacts.”

Director, HSE

Mobile Fueling & Fuel Distribution Company

“I would absolutely recommend Cura. If you’re an LTL carrier or a waste generator of any kind, you’re crazy not to at least look at Cura’s services.”

Safety Specialist

Regional LTL carrier

“Cura has an established network with outside vendors and has already negotiated pricing. That’s one thing I don’t have to do for our 300 facilities. I can just reach out and say I have a spill, and Cura’s network of people in that area gets the closest, fastest response at the best price.”

Senior Safety Manager

National LTL freight carrier, 300+ facilities

“Whether a project goes good, bad, or sideways, Cura takes the brunt of it. Cura is essentially saying, ‘Yep, this is the contractor I hired. This is on me.’”

Vice President, regional environmental & emergency-response contractor

“When we work in the emergency response world, we take on a lot of risk, especially when it comes to getting paid. Working with Cura removes this burden. Cura already has the contract in place and won’t get into a position where payment isn’t secured.”

Vice President, regional environmental & emergency-response contractor

“It is highly important to have broker access to multi-site accounts. Partnering with Cura cuts down on our need for direct outreach. I don’t have to have a sales team going out to sell to those customers — Cura does that for us. I gain access to its customer base overnight.”

Vice President, regional environmental & industrial-services contractor

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