--- title: Does Nevada Law Require 100 Feet of Defensible Space? url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/defensible-space-and-fire/does-nevada-law-require-100-feet-of-defensible-space/ 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/) - [Questions and answers](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/) - [Defensible space and fire](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/defensible-space-and-fire/) - Does Nevada law require 100 feet of defensible space? # Does Nevada law require 100 feet of defensible space? Not as a statewide distance. NRS 472.500 lets the State Forester Firewarden direct an owner to remove a fire hazard, but the statute names no number of feet, so the figure you hear comes from guidance and local fire codes instead. ## What the statute says NRS 472.500 says an owner of land within the State Forester Firewarden's jurisdiction must eliminate and remove a fire hazard on the property when directed to do so. If the owner does not comply in the time given, the Firewarden may do the work and recover the cost, including as a special assessment against the property. That is the whole duty. There is no distance in it. Whether your parcel sits inside that jurisdiction depends on its location, so a call to your fire district or the Nevada Division of Forestry is the way to find out. ## Where 100 feet comes from The number most people remember is the outer edge of Zone 2 in the Living With Fire guide from University of Nevada, Reno Extension: Zone 0 is 0 to 5 feet, Zone 1 is 5 to 30 feet and Zone 2 runs 30 to 100 feet or more. That is guidance for homeowners, not a statute. The same guide gives a table that moves the number with the fuel and the slope. For trees on flat to gently sloping ground it lists 100 feet, and for trees on very steep ground, over 40 percent, it lists 200 feet. Shrub and woodland fuels such as sagebrush, pinyon and juniper reach 200 feet once the slope passes 20 percent. ## Local rules can be bigger Fire districts adopt their own wildland urban interface codes and run their own inspections. The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District says most properties there need 100 to 200 feet. If your zone reaches past your property line, the guide suggests asking the neighbor to work together. Our two ISA Certified Arborists can walk the lot and mark what to thin, limb up or remove, but the district decides what counts for your address. For the full zone picture, read [what is defensible space](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/what-is-defensible-space/). Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) or use the [free estimate form](https://battleborntreeservice.com/free-estimate/) to book a visit. ### Sources - [Nevada Legislature: NRS Chapter 472, Forest and Watershed Lands; Fire Protection (NRS 472.500)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-472.html) (read October 17, 2026) - [University of Nevada, Reno Extension: Living With Fire Defensible Space Guide (SP-23-07, PDF)](https://naes.agnt.unr.edu/PMS/Pubs/2023-5522.pdf) (read October 17, 2026) - [North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District: Defensible Space](https://nltfpd.org/en-us/defensible-space) (read October 17, 2026) ### 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 - [What is defensible space? 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