--- title: Firewood in Cold Springs, NV | Battle Born url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/cold-springs/firewood/ 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/) - [Service areas](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/) - [Cold Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/cold-springs/) - Firewood # Firewood in Cold Springs, NV Cold Springs is a young town where two thirds of the houses were built in 2000 or later, and about 202 of 3,618 households, 5.6%, still heat mainly with wood. Battle Born Tree Service sells a variety of firewood; call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) for availability and pricing. Wood heat usually sounds like an old-house story. Cold Springs breaks that pattern. It is a young community of about 11,300 people with a median build year of 2004, and its wood-heat share is still above Washoe County's by a factor of five. ## At a glance - Median home built in 2004, 67.5% since 2000 - About 5.6% of households heat mainly with wood - ZIP 89508 as a whole runs about 9.5% - About 59 minutes from our Carson City yard without traffic ## New houses, still burning wood About 67.5% of Cold Springs homes were built in 2000 or later, and only about 7% before 1980 (ACS 2020-2024). Yet about 202 households, 5.6%, heat mainly with wood, against 1.1% for Washoe County. About 92% of homes are owner-occupied and 90% are detached houses. So the wood stove here is a choice made in a recent build, not a leftover from the last century. The ZIP Code figure is higher, about 9.5% or 487 households, because ZIP 89508 also covers rural parcels around the town. ## Distance from the yard Cold Springs is 49.6 miles from our Carson City yard, about 59 minutes without traffic. That estimate has no allowance for snow on the road or for chain controls. Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) for availability and pricing, ask what is on hand and how it is sold, and ask how the wood would reach you. Nothing about species, amounts, prices or delivery is posted online. ## Weather at the Stead gauge The nearest station, Stead, is 6.2 miles away at 5,101 feet, about 44 feet above Cold Springs's roughly 5,057. It records a 1991-2020 mean temperature of 51.0 F, about 16.7 inches of snow and 10.97 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA). A stack that sits outdoors through a Cold Springs winter takes some snow, so leave airflow around it and cover only the top, as the EPA advises. ## The fire record around town The Forest Service puts Cold Springs's wildfire risk to homes higher than about 98% of US communities, with about 12% of buildings directly exposed. Our research lists the Loyalton fire (2020, 47,029 acres) and the Bug fire (2026, 93,733 acres) with their mapped centers within about 10 miles of town. In that setting, where the woodpile stands is a fire question. University of Nevada, Reno Extension's guide keeps the first 5 feet around a building free of woodpiles. ## Washoe County burn days Cold Springs is in Washoe County. The county's burn code runs November 1 to the end of February with green, yellow and red days, and Northern Nevada Public Health decides what each day allows for your device. We sell the wood; the agency decides when it can be burned. More in the [burn code guide](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/washoe-county-burn-codes/). ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, table B25040 (house heating fuel), Cold Springs CDP, ZCTA 89508 and Washoe County](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Stead station (USC00267820)](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [Northern Nevada Public Health: Wood-Burning Devices](https://www.nnph.org/programs-and-services/air-quality/Wood-Burning_Devices.php) (read October 17, 2026) - [University of Nevada, Reno Extension: Living With Fire (SP-23-07)](https://extension.unr.edu/publication.aspx?PubID=5522) (read October 17, 2026) - [US EPA Burn Wise: Build Firewood Storage](https://www.epa.gov/burnwise/build-firewood-storage) (read October 17, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service: Wildfire Risk to Communities (data dated April 15, 2026)](https://wildfirerisk.org/) (read October 1, 2026) - [Mapped fire perimeters since 1980, as recorded in Battle Born research file fire_history.json (centroid distance within about 10 miles)](https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/maps) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap roads, free-flow drive time from 6301 US Highway 50 East, Carson City](https://project-osrm.org/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - **Drive from our yard:** about 59 min 49.6 miles - **Elevation:** 5,057 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7a 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 7% median year built 2004 Sources: drive time from our yard at 6301 US Highway 50 East, free-flow, OSRM / Census Geocoder; elevation, USGS 3DEP; hardiness zone, USDA 2023 map; housing figures, U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates; wildfire risk, USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (April 2026 data). Retrieved October 1, 2026. ### Start here - [About the service: Firewood and wood chips](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/firewood-wood-chips/) - [Tree service in Cold Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/cold-springs/) ### 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. 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Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Is firewood available in Cold Springs? Battle Born Tree Service sells a variety of firewood. Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) for availability and pricing. ### Why do newer Cold Springs homes use wood heat? The Census records the fuel, not the reason. It shows about 5.6% of households heating mainly with wood in a town where two thirds of homes date from 2000 or later. ### How far is the yard from Cold Springs? About 50 miles, or about 59 minutes without traffic. Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) for availability and pricing. ### Does Cold Springs follow the Washoe County burn code? It is in Washoe County, whose code runs November 1 to the end of February. Check Northern Nevada Public Health before you burn.