--- title: Tree Service in Fish Springs, NV: Fire and Fuel Data url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fish-springs/ 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/) - [Carson Valley and Douglas County](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/carson-valley/) - Fish Springs # Tree service in Fish Springs, NV Fish Springs, Nevada has one of the highest fire exposures in our area: the USDA Forest Service puts about 92% of its buildings in the direct wildfire exposure zone. It is outside the towns named on our website, but Battle Born Tree Service can be called out there; call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) to confirm. ## Fish Springs at a glance - **Drive from our yard:** about 41 min 27.2 miles - **Elevation:** 5,086 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7a 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 25% median year built 1991 - **Wildfire risk to homes:** higher than 98.8% of US communities USDA Forest Service - **Owner-occupied homes:** 98% ACS 2020-2024 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. Fish Springs is a small Douglas County community of about 530 people and 197 households on roughly 9 square miles. Everything below comes from public sources and should be read as approximate, because a place this small has wide Census margins. ## Why does Fish Springs lead with fire numbers? The USDA Forest Service record for Fish Springs counts 552 buildings. About 92% are in the direct wildfire exposure zone, about 8% in the indirect zone and none in the minimal zone. Risk to homes is rated higher than 98.8% of US communities and higher than about 89% of Nevada communities, and the likelihood of fire reaching the community is higher than about 88% of Nevada's. Compare Douglas County as a whole, where about 38% of buildings are in the direct zone, and Genoa, about 75%. Fish Springs is at the top of that range, so for most owners the fuel around the house comes before anything else. ## Which fires have been mapped nearby? Nineteen perimeters of 300 acres or more since 1980 have a mapped center within about 10 miles. The closest centers belong to the Conner Fire of 2025 (17,714 acres, about 6 miles), the Preacher Fire of 2017 (5,386 acres, about 6 miles), the Numbers Fire of 2020 (18,380 acres, about 7 miles) and the Ray May Fire of 2011 (3,815 acres, about 7 miles). The Bison Fire of 2013 is mapped at 24,140 acres with its center about 10 miles away. These are mapped perimeters measured from the town point to each fire's center, not a statement of how close a fire came. ## What do the heating numbers mean for the yard? About 51% of Fish Springs households heat mainly with bottled gas and about 22% with wood (ACS 2020-2024, a small sample, so approximate). In Douglas County's Gardnerville ZIP, 89410, the wood share is about 4%. A woodpile and a propane tank are two things the Living With Fire guide asks owners to keep out of the first 5 feet around the house. Moving the pile is the owner's job; clearing dead brush and low limbs around its new spot is work we can quote. See [defensible space in Fish Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fish-springs/defensible-space/). ## What are the homes and the ground like? The median home dates from 1991. About 25% of housing predates 1980, about 4% predates 1960 and about 28% went up in 2000 or later. Nearly every home is a detached house and about 98% are owner-occupied. The community sits at about 5,086 feet, in hardiness zone 7a on the 2023 USDA map. The Minden station, 6.6 miles away and about 380 feet lower, is the nearest normal: 9.34 inches of precipitation and 21.8 inches of snow a year (NOAA 1991-2020). Fish Springs is higher than the station, so it is likely colder than those figures suggest. ## Do we work in Fish Springs? Fish Springs is not among the towns named on our website or Google listing, so we do not claim a regular presence. It is about 27 miles and 41 minutes from the yard without traffic, and we can be called there. Phone [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) with the address and we will confirm. The fire district that covers Fish Springs is, as far as our map shows, East Fork; ask Douglas County or the district to confirm for your parcel. See [tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fish-springs/tree-removal/) and [trimming](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fish-springs/tree-trimming/) pages for the individual services. ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Fish Springs CDP and ZCTA 89410](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 17, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Minden station (USC00265191)](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities: Fish Springs, NV, and Douglas County](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data) - [National Interagency Fire Center, fire perimeter history and WFIGS perimeters](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [University of Nevada, Reno Extension: Living With Fire guide (SP-23-07)](https://extension.unr.edu/publication.aspx?PubID=5522) (read October 1, 2026) - [USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023, ZIP 89410](https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/) (retrieved October 17, 2026) - [OSRM public routing server (OpenStreetMap road network), free-flow driving estimate from the Carson City yard](https://project-osrm.org/) (retrieved October 17, 2026) ### Rules here This community is in Douglas County, outside the Tahoe Basin, so TRPA rules do not apply. We have not found a Douglas County permit for removing or pruning a tree on private property. For a tree in a road right-of-way ask the county, and check any recorded covenants or association rules for your parcel. The agency decides. Fire district: [East Fork Fire Protection District](https://battleborntreeservice.com/fire-districts/east-fork-fpd/) ### Services in Fish Springs - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fish-springs/tree-removal/) - [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fish-springs/tree-trimming/) - [Defensible space and fire mitigation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fish-springs/defensible-space/) ### 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) ### Related - [Carson Valley and Douglas County](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/carson-valley/) - [East Valley](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/east-valley/) - [Defensible space and fire mitigation in Fish Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fish-springs/defensible-space/) - [Tree removal in Fish Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fish-springs/tree-removal/) - [What is defensible space? Zones 0, 1 and 2](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/what-is-defensible-space/) - [East Fork Fire Protection District](https://battleborntreeservice.com/fire-districts/east-fork-fpd/) ## Other places in the Carson Valley and Douglas County [Minden Douglas County · about 26 min from our yard · 4,725 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/minden/)[Gardnerville Douglas County · about 30 min from our yard · 4,751 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville/)[Gardnerville Ranchos Douglas County · about 36 min from our yard · 4,859 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/)[Genoa Douglas County · about 27 min from our yard · 4,789 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/genoa/)[Johnson Lane Douglas County · about 28 min from our yard · 4,818 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/johnson-lane/)[Indian Hills Douglas County · about 15 min from our yard · 4,778 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/)[Ruhenstroth Douglas County · about 39 min from our yard · 4,935 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/ruhenstroth/)[Topaz Ranch Estates Douglas County · about 63 min from our yard · 5,186 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/)[East Valley Douglas County · about 36 min from our yard · 4,919 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/east-valley/) ## Tree service questions in Fish Springs Still have a question? Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Do you work in Fish Springs? Fish Springs is outside the towns named on our website. Call the office at [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) and give the address; we will confirm whether we can come. It is about 41 minutes from the yard without traffic. ### How much of Fish Springs is in the direct wildfire zone? About 92% of its 552 buildings, according to the USDA Forest Service's Wildfire Risk to Communities record. That is among the highest figures we publish. ### Do I need a permit to take down a tree in Fish Springs? We have not found a Douglas County permit for a tree on private property outside the Tahoe Basin. Check any recorded covenants, and ask the county about trees in a road right-of-way. ### Can you clear brush on a large Fish Springs lot? Yes, with our own brush mower and masticating head. The estimate is free and based on a visit. ### How far is Fish Springs from your yard? About 27 miles, or about 41 minutes without traffic, from 6301 US Highway 50 East in Carson City. That is a drive time, not an arrival promise.