Reax Engineering Inc.
Fire Experts
About the firm
Reax Engineering Inc. is a fire protection engineering firm headquartered in Berkeley, California, staffed by licensed fire protection engineers and certified fire and explosion investigators. It delivers building and fire code consulting, structural fire engineering, fire testing, computational fire modeling, and origin and cause investigation services. Reax supports litigation with expert testimony and forensic scientific analysis across residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, and wildland fire contexts. It has served clients across the United States and internationally, including major utility companies, transit agencies, and regulatory bodies.
- Firm type
- Fire Protection Engineering · Forensic Engineering
People
Carlos Fernandez-PelloFire Scientist
David RichBuilding & Fire Safety Systems
James LordForensic Engineering Support and Origin & Cause Analysis
Maria TheodoriWildfire Risk and Mitigation Analysis
Samuel ManzelloFire Scientist
Capabilities
Building and Fire Code Consulting
Service websiteDesign of fire protection systems and code compliance solutions for buildings, covering smoke control systems, fire alarm systems, and performance-based fire safety design.
- Code Consulting / Peer Review
- Design of Smoke Control Systems
- Structural Fire Engineering
- Fire Modeling for Building Design
Fire Investigation and Forensics
Service websiteOrigin and cause investigation and forensic engineering analysis for complex fire and explosion incidents, including Rule 26 reporting and expert witness testimony.
- Origin and Cause Investigation
- Failure Analysis
- Expert Testimony
Fire Testing and Materials Testing
Service websiteBench-scale and real-scale fire testing to assess material flammability, heat release rates, and code compliance, including Cone Calorimeter testing and full-scale furniture calorimeter tests.
Wildland Fire Analysis
Service websiteWildland and Wildland Urban Interface fire risk modeling and mapping, including wind and weather analysis, fire spread simulation, and forensic investigation of wildland fires.
- Wildland Fire Risk Modeling and Mapping
- Wind and Weather Analysis and Modeling
Computational Fire Modeling
Service websiteMulti-physics simulation using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) to analyze fire growth, smoke transport, and structural fire behavior.
Industries
Commercial · Industrial · Residential · Transportation · Automotive · Waste-to-Energy · Electric Utilities · Legal
Projects
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