When disaster strikes, we respond swiftly and deploy a tailored team with the technical skills and industry experience needed to help you navigate any crisis. Our experts span virtually every engineering discipline, bringing extensive knowledge across sectors like transportation, construction, energy, and industrial manufacturing.
Whether it’s a transportation accident, structural collapse, fire, explosion, or natural disaster, our team is equipped to restore your operations quickly. We handle a wide range of complex events, from pipeline ruptures and train derailments to plant explosions, wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods—delivering rapid assessments and critical support when it matters most.
Leveraging extensive field experience and advanced technologies like 3D scanners and drone mapping, we capture precise data for thorough damage evaluations and root cause analysis. Our services cover every phase of disaster response, including site inspection, evidence preservation, site stabilization, hazmat handling, and technical oversight.
Our approach is backed by rigorous quality control audits, expert risk assessments, and comprehensive litigation support, ensuring end-to-end technical support throughout the recovery process. With ESi, you can count on clear insights and recommendations, guiding you through every step of response and recovery with confidence and clarity.

Expert catastrophe response and recovery services

August W. Domel
Principal
ESi Catastrophe Response Capabilities
- 3D Modeling
- Chemical Spills
- Damage Assessment
- Earthquake and Landslide Response
- Evidence Collection
- Expert Testimony
- Forensic Investigation and Reports
- Hurricane and Flood Response
- Industrial Accidents
- Initial Assessment
- International Operations
- Secure Artifact Storage
- Multi-party Inspections
- Natural Disasters
- Pipeline Inspections
- Rapid Deployment
- Accident Reconstruction
- Risk and Safety Assessments
- Root Cause Analysis
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