Emergency tree service in Cold Springs, NV

We would sooner be straight about distance than pretend it away. Cold Springs is up US 395 near the California line, at the outer edge of the area where we take emergency calls. Here is what that means for you, and what the first hour should look like.

At a glance

• About 49.6 miles and 59 minutes from the yard, without traffic
• About 68% of Cold Springs homes built in 2000 or later
• About 92% owner-occupied, about 90% single-family detached
• Nevada only: we do not work across the state line

What can you do in the first hour?

In the first hour, get everyone out from under the tree, call 911 if someone is hurt, stay back from power lines and call NV Energy, then call 775.232.8243 and leave the cutting alone.

1. Make sure everyone is out from under the tree. Call 911 if someone is hurt or trapped.
2. Look for power lines. If the tree touched one, stay far back and call NV Energy.
3. Call 775.232.8243. Give the address, what the tree hit and what is blocked.
4. Shut off rooms under a damaged roof and keep people out of them.
5. Photograph the scene from a distance for your insurer.
6. Leave the cutting alone. A fallen tree is under tension you cannot see.

The fuller version is in a tree fell on the house: first hour checklist.

What an hour's drive means

It means we plan the trip. The office will ask more questions of a Cold Springs caller than of one in Carson City, because sending the wrong machine costs two hours of road. A tree on a roof may call for the crane. A tree across a driveway calls for saws, the chipper and the chip truck.

It also means we do not promise a time. Emergency service is offered 24 hours a day and the phone is staffed seven days a week. After a severe storm, existing clients are our priority, and we serve anyone in need as the roads and the workload allow.

New homes, young trees

About 68% of Cold Springs homes were built in 2000 or later, and only about 7% before 1980 (American Community Survey 2020-2024). Most yard trees were planted with the houses. They break at weak forks and tip in wet ground, and they are more likely to land on a fence or a vehicle than to go through a roof.

Cold, snow and fire on record

The Stead station is about 6 miles from Cold Springs at nearly the same elevation. It averages 16.7 inches of snow a year and a mean temperature of 51.0 degrees (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). The USDA map puts ZIP 89508 in hardiness zone 7a.

Our fire file counts 36 perimeters of 300 acres or more since 1980 with a mapped center within about 10 miles of Cold Springs, the most for any town we serve. Among them are the 2020 Loyalton Fire, mapped at 47,029 acres, and the 2009 Redrock Fire, mapped at 10,549 acres. The Forest Service ranks wildfire risk to homes here higher than 98.4% of US communities. Storm debris should not be left to dry.

Make the trip count

When a crew is coming this far, it is sensible to have other tree work looked at on the same visit. Ask for a free estimate on trimming in Cold Springs or stump grinding while the arborist is on site.