HECS provides clear guidance about
fires, shock, and electrical equipment.
Todd Hartzler, PE is a licensed Professional Engineer in Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin
Figure out what happened by using forensic engineering in your investigations.
Hartzler Engineering & Consulting Services brings proven electrical forensic engineering to your investigations, claims, and legal cases.
We help you understand what went wrong and why it happened, so you can confidently make better decisions.

KNOW
Get the facts.
Learn the important details and information you're missing.

UNDERSTAND
Answer the What and Why.
See how the pieces of the puzzle fit together and be able to share the picture with others.

DECIDE
Resolve the case.
Feel confident while getting the case wrapped up fairly.
At HECS we know you want to be informed, competent, and confident in handling claims investigations.
But you are unclear and confused about the electrical parts
- Electrical terms & abbreviations?
- Not knowing how to evaluate electrical stuff?
- What is the physical evidence telling you?
- Are you missing evidence?
- Not knowing whether electricity caused a fire, or not?
- Hard to understand expert reports and blurry photos?
We believe you deserve reliable information so that you can make the right call and feel confident about your decisions.