Areas of Expertise

 IconFire & Explosion Investigation

Our fire and explosion experts work with clients to gather evidence related to fires and explosions, reconstruct, and analyze accidents in detail, to uncover the component failures, human errors, and other factors that caused them.

Our team is made up of Professional Engineers, investigators, and technicians who have specialized experience in determining the origins and causes of fires and explosions. Our highly qualified professionals include mechanical, electrical, chemical, and materials engineers, as well as certified fire investigators and certified fire and explosion investigators.

Since the team is distributed across all of our locations around the country, we are able to deploy engineers to the site of any incident, domestic or international, within hours, to begin the process of safely gathering and preserving evidence and collecting data. We use the latest technology to document the scene thoroughly and accurately through photographs, videos, 3-D imaging, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones).

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Fire Protection

Fire Protection

Our fire protection engineering team has experience in the evaluation of fire protection systems, building and life safety codes, and building construction.

Fire Science & Modeling

Fire Science & Modeling

ESi's fire science team has a wealth of experience evaluating issues related to ignition, fire growth, flame spread and material fire performance.

Fuel Gas Odorant Analysis

Fuel Gas Odorant Analysis

ESi provides testing and service for odorization and composition of fuels: mercaptan and total sulfur levels; propane total hydrocarbon composition analysis; and further analysis using gas chromatography with mass spectrometry.

Fuel Gas Systems

Fuel Gas Systems

ESi has decades of experience evaluating fuel gas systems and their potential cause of fires and explosions.

Hazards & Risk Assessment

Hazards & Risk Assessment

ESi is well-equipped to conduct risk assessments across many different industries and facility types to support risk management efforts in controlling for hazards.

Origin & Cause

Origin & Cause

Our fire and explosion experts investigate the origin and cause of residential, commercial, and industrial fires as well as those involving electrical and gas utilities.

Product Fires

Product Fires

Our product liability team has the fire and engineering expertise to analyze the role that various products may have played in a fire or explosion.

Vehicle & Heavy Equipment Fires

Vehicle & Heavy Equipment Fires

Our fire investigation experts analyze vehicle and heavy equipment fires from every angle to uncover the root cause and origin of these fires.

Wildfire Damage Assessment

Wildfire Damage Assessment

Our engineers are well versed in post-fire hydrology and post-fire watershed recovery. We excel at working with property owners and communities to prepare measures to mitigate post-fire hazards.

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ESi's expertise spans dozens of industries and specializations organized across several practice groups, each staffed by dozens of in-house experts with the technical knowledge, hands-on expertise, and courtroom experience required to execute projects for and with our clients from start to finish.

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