--- title: Fernley, NV Tree and Wildfire Data Sheet url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/fernley/ business: Battle Born Tree Service address: 6301 US Highway 50 East, Carson City, NV 89701 phone: 775.232.8243 hours: Office Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm; phones answered seven days a week; 24-hour emergency service credentials: ISA Certified Arborist WE-11728A on staff; Nevada Business License # 20131580674; fully insured type: Tree service (removal, crane work, pruning, stump grinding, defensible space, snow removal, firewood) --- - [Home](https://battleborntreeservice.com/) - [Local data](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/) - Fernley data sheet # Fernley tree and wildfire data sheet Fernley is the largest place in Lyon County, with 8,789 households, and one of the youngest: 55.3% of its homes were built in 2000 or later. Its national wildfire rank, above 89.2% of US communities, sits below Lyon County's, and 88.3% of its buildings are in the indirect-exposure zone. Compare the first column with the rest: that is where this place differs. Sources and dates sit under each table. ## Households and homes | Measure | Fernley | Lyon County | Nevada | United States | |---|---|---|---|---| | Households | 8,789 | 23,745 | 1,202,593 | 129,227,496 | | Population | 24,225 | 61,680 | 3,184,612 | 334,922,499 | | Median year homes were built | 2001 | 1998 | 1996 | 1980 | | Homes built before 1960 | 1.8% | 6.3% | 4.7% | 25.6% | | Homes built before 1980 | 14.1% | 22.2% | 22.0% | 49.7% | | Homes built 2000 or later | 55.3% | 45.7% | 41.5% | 25.1% | | Owner-occupied homes | 72.0% | 76.7% | 60.0% | 65.2% | | Single-family detached homes | 76.6% | 73.3% | 60.4% | 61.3% | | Mobile homes | 9.4% | 17.8% | 5.2% | 5.6% | | Households heating mainly with wood | 0.5% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 1.4% | | Households heating mainly with bottled gas | 2.2% | 10.3% | 3.0% | 4.9% | | Median home value | $366,700 | $366,100 | $435,400 | $332,700 | Source: [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (tables B01003, B11001, B25003, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25040, B25077)](https://data.census.gov/). Survey estimates with margins of error; small places are rounded. ## Wildfire risk to homes | Measure | Fernley | Lyon County | |---|---|---| | Risk to homes, higher than this share of Nevada communities | 45.1% | 37.5% | | Risk to homes, higher than this share of US communities | 89.2% | 93% | | Wildfire likelihood, Nevada percentile | 47.5% | 43.8% | | Wildfire likelihood, US percentile | 90.5% | 91.8% | | Buildings directly exposed | 11.7% | 38.4% | | Buildings indirectly exposed | 88.3% | 54.0% | | Buildings with minimal exposure | 0% | 7.6% | | Buildings counted | 8,821 | 32,309 | Source: [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, tabular download dated April 15, 2026](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/). Percentile ranks compare each community (or county) with all others in Nevada or the US. ## Nearest weather stations | Weather station | Miles from the town point | Elevation (ft) | Precipitation (in/yr) | Snowfall (in/yr) | Mean temperature (F) | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Wadsworth 4 N | 6.1 | 4,000 | not reported | not reported | 52.5 | | Lahontan Dam | 13.9 | 4,167 | 4.8 | not reported | 56.5 | | Spanish Springs | 24.4 | 4,489 | 9.18 | not reported | 52.0 | Source: [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals). The three nearest stations with temperature or snowfall normals. Station normals, not town averages. ## Mapped fires within about 10 miles | Fire | Year | Mapped acres | Miles from the town point to the fire's center | |---|---|---|---| | Nixon | 2011 | 11,195 | 7.6 | | Ramsey | 2000 | 7,621 | 9.1 | | Virginia | 2006 | 4,602 | 6.8 | | Little Valley | 2008 | 562 | 7.9 | Source: [National Interagency Fire Center, InterAgency Fire Perimeter History and WFIGS perimeters (300+ acres since 1980)](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/). Every mapped fire whose center lies within about 10 miles of the town point. A large fire can have burned closer than its center. [Download this data sheet (CSV)](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/fernley/fernley.csv) Fernley is 45.2 miles from our yard, at 4,154 feet. The tables compare its Census figures with Lyon County, Nevada and the United States and add the Forest Service ranking, the nearest NOAA stations and the large fires mapped within about 10 miles. The county column matters here, because Fernley is more than a third of its households. ## Young, plain and close to the county average The median home was built in 2001, against 1998 for the county and 1996 for Nevada. Just 14.1% of homes predate 1980. Owner-occupancy is 72.0%, and 76.6% of homes are single-family detached. Mobile homes, 9.4%, are about half the county's 17.8%. The median home value, $366,700, is nearly the same as the county's $366,100. Heating is almost entirely conventional: wood is the main fuel for 0.5% of households and bottled gas for 2.2%, against 4.4% and 10.3% for the county. Silver Springs, in the same county, is far higher on both. ## Exposure by building Risk to homes ranks above 89.2% of US communities and 45.1% of Nevada communities, below Lyon County's 93.0% and above its 37.5% Nevada figure. Of 8,821 counted buildings, 11.7% are directly exposed and 88.3% indirectly; none are minimally exposed. Only four fire records fall within about 10 miles: Virginia in 2006 (4,602 acres, 6.8 miles), Nixon in 2011 (11,195 acres, 7.6 miles), Little Valley in 2008 (562 acres, 7.9 miles) and Ramsey in 2000 (7,621 acres, 9.1 miles). It is the shortest list of any town with a fire on it. ## The yard, the trees and the climate rows A young town has young trees. Calls here are likelier to be [trimming](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fernley/tree-trimming/), [stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fernley/stump-grinding/) and [lot clearing and brush mowing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fernley/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/) than removal of very large old trees. Storms are handled through [emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fernley/emergency-tree-service/). The nearest station is Wadsworth 4 N, 6.1 miles away at 4,000 feet, which reports a mean temperature of 52.5 F and no precipitation or snow normal. Lahontan Dam is 13.9 miles away. The drive from our yard is about 60 minutes without traffic, a distance, not a promise. ## Limits Fernley's figures are estimates with margins of error, the fire list holds only perimeters of 300 acres or more, and a rank is a comparison, not a forecast for any lot. Because the sheet has no local rain or snow normal, we say nothing about Fernley precipitation. ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/) (pulled October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service: Wildfire Risk to Communities (tabular download dated April 15, 2026)](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (pulled October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI: U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (pulled October 1, 2026) - [National Interagency Fire Center: InterAgency Fire Perimeter History and WFIGS perimeters](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/) (pulled October 1, 2026) ### This place - [Tree service in Fernley](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fernley/) - [Lyon County data sheet](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/lyon-county/) ### Talk to the office [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) | Monday to Friday | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | |---|---| | Saturday and Sunday | Office closed, phones answered | Phones answered seven days a week. 24-hour emergency service. [Free estimate](#quote) ### Keep reading - [Fernley](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fernley/) - [Certified arborist in Fernley](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fernley/arborist/) - [Lyon County tree and wildfire data sheet](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/lyon-county/) - [How old are the homes, and the trees? Housing age by town](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/housing-age-by-town/) - [North Lyon County Fire Protection District](https://battleborntreeservice.com/fire-districts/north-lyon-county-fpd/) - [Tree care in August in Northern Nevada](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/tree-care-calendar/august/) ## Questions people ask Still have a question? Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Is Fernley less wildfire-prone than the rest of Lyon County? On the Forest Service's national rank, yes: above 89.2% of communities against the county's 93.0%. The Nevada rank is higher for Fernley, 45.1% against 37.5%, so the two comparisons point different ways. ### Why is there no rain figure for Fernley? The Wadsworth station nearest to the town reports temperature only, and the next one with rainfall is 13.9 miles away. ### Which Fernley fire was the biggest? Nixon in 2011, at 11,195 mapped acres, with its center 7.6 miles from the town point.