Engineering Specialists, Inc.

A West Dodge fixture since 1991.

Engineering Specialists, Inc. has called West Dodge home for over three decades. Founded in 1991 and now headquartered at Millennium Plaza, the firm operates one of Omaha’s quieter success stories: a multi-disciplinary forensic engineering and fire investigation practice that takes calls from attorneys, insurers, and corporate clients across 44 states — and runs the work out of a lab and offices on the corridor.

What ESI does

When something fails — a structure, a product, a roof, a vehicle — and the cause is disputed, somebody needs to figure out what actually happened. ESI’s licensed engineers and certified fire investigators do that work and document it well enough that it stands up in deposition and at trial. Over 5,000 projects since 1991. More than 1,000 clients. Two offices, with the lab and the home base on West Dodge.

Local team, national reach

The Omaha office houses the firm’s main laboratory, where evidence — burnt components, failed appliances, roofing samples, structural specimens — is examined and tested. ESI’s engineers and investigators travel from here to job sites and courtrooms nationwide, with a second office in Los Angeles handling West Coast caseload.

What ESI is known for

• Fire and explosion investigation — origin and cause work across residential, commercial, industrial, vehicle, marine, and aviation incidents.
• Storm and weather damage — hail, lightning, wind, and flood claim analysis, especially in tornado-belt states.
• Product and appliance failure — root-cause analysis from consumer goods to industrial machinery.
• Structural and roofing — failure analysis, building condition assessments, water penetration, and post-event safety evaluations.

Find them

15858 W. Dodge Rd, Suite 300, in Millennium Plaza. Same building as Clearline Forensics (an ESI division). Inquiries through esinationwide.com.