Tree service in Cold Springs, NV

Cold Springs has about 11,300 residents at about 5,057 feet, near the top of the North Valleys. Two numbers describe it: a median home built in 2004, and 36 large fire perimeters mapped nearby since 1980.

How many large fires have been mapped near Cold Springs?

Thirty-six perimeters of 300 acres or more have a center point within about 10 miles of Cold Springs since 1980, the highest count for any of the 45 towns we serve. Reno has 34 and Carson City 17.

Several are very large and recent. The Loyalton Fire of 2020 is mapped at 47,029 acres and the Baccarat Fire of the same year at 10,456. The Redrock Fire of 2009 is mapped at 10,549 acres. Three 2026 fires are on the list with year-to-date acreage: Bug at 93,733 acres, Hawk at 15,083 and Elephant at 13,930. Distances are measured to the center of each perimeter, so a fire's edge can be much closer than its center.

The USDA Forest Service ranks Cold Springs' risk to homes above 98.4% of US communities and above about 85% of Nevada communities. About 12% of buildings are in the direct exposure zone and the other 88% in the indirect zone. No building is rated minimal.

What should a Cold Springs homeowner do with those numbers?

With 88% of buildings in the indirect zone, embers are the main threat for most homes. Ember defense is close-in work: nothing that burns in the first 5 feet, clean gutters, no dead material in shrubs, no tree limbs over the roof.

Homes on the outer streets and the larger parcels around the subdivisions carry the direct exposure. There the job is brush mowing along the fence line and beyond. Both are covered on defensible space in Cold Springs, and our guide to free evaluations and chipping programs by fire district lists who offers help.

New houses, young trees

About 68% of Cold Springs homes were built in 2000 or later and only about 7% before 1980 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). About 90% are single-family detached, about 10% manufactured homes, and about 92% are owner-occupied.

A subdivision tree here is around 20 years old. It may need a stake removed, a double leader corrected or low limbs raised off the sidewalk. That is pruning, not removal. When a young tree does die, taking it out and grinding the stump is a short job.

Climate near the top of the North Valleys

The nearest long-term station is Stead, about 6 miles away at 5,101 feet. Its NOAA 1991-2020 normals are 10.97 inches of precipitation and 16.7 inches of snow a year, with a mean temperature of 51 degrees.

Cold Springs is in USDA zone 7a, with average extreme winter lows of 0 to 5 degrees, half a zone colder than Stead's ZIP. About 6% of households heat mainly with wood and about 20% with bottled gas.

Distance, and how we handle it

At about 59 minutes without traffic, Cold Springs is at the outer edge of the area where we list emergency service. We do not promise arrival times here or anywhere. For planned work, the estimate is free and scheduled by appointment.

If a tree is down on a house or blocking a road: call 911 if anyone is hurt, stay away from any line and call NV Energy, then call 775.232.8243. See emergency tree service in Cold Springs.

Services in Cold Springs

• Defensible space and fire mitigation
• Lot clearing and brush mowing
• Trimming and pruning
• Tree removal and stump grinding
• Certified arborist consultations