--- title: Emergency Tree Service in Glenbrook, NV | Lake Tahoe url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/emergency-tree-service/ 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/) - [Glenbrook](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/) - Emergency tree service # Emergency tree service in Glenbrook, NV Emergency tree service in Glenbrook is closer than most people expect: Battle Born Tree Service's yard on US Highway 50 East in Carson City is about 21 miles, or about 31 minutes without traffic, from Glenbrook, and the emergency line at [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) is open 24 hours a day. If a person is hurt call 911, and if a power line is part of it keep away and call NV Energy first. Glenbrook lies just below Spooner Summit on the east shore of Lake Tahoe, on the same highway as our yard. It is the Tahoe community we can reach in the least driving, and it is one where almost every building has forest on all sides. ## At a glance - The shortest drive of any Tahoe community we serve: about 31 minutes without traffic - About 99% of Glenbrook buildings are in the direct wildfire exposure zone, in or beside the forest - About three in four households heat with bottled gas, so tell us where the propane tank is - The Glenbrook weather station averages 18.46 inches of precipitation a year ## Why is nearly every Glenbrook house within reach of a tree? The USDA Forest Service puts about 99% of Glenbrook's buildings in the direct exposure zone, which means they stand in or right beside wildland vegetation. No other community in our service area has a higher share. There are no open blocks here. A tall conifer that fails in Glenbrook is very likely to hit a house, a garage, a road or a line. Water is part of the reason trees fail. The Glenbrook station averages 18.46 inches of precipitation a year, about double the 9.34 inches at the Carson City station on the other side of the summit (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). Wet soil holds roots less firmly, and wet snow weighs on limbs. ## Tell us about the propane tank The Census Bureau's survey shows about three in four Glenbrook households heating with bottled gas (ACS 2020-2024, a small sample, so treat it as approximate). When you call, say where the tank and its line are and whether the tree is near them. If you smell gas, leave the area and call 911 before anything else. The same goes for anything the crew cannot see from the road: a septic lid, a buried line to an outbuilding, a dock path. It helps us decide where the crane can set up and where the wood can land. ## Getting in If your road is private or gated, let the office know how the crew gets in, whether a large truck has been down your road before, and whether a fallen tree or snow is blocking the way in. Clearing roads and driveways is part of our emergency service, and it is sometimes the first job before the tree on the house can be reached. ## What does the crew do when it arrives? An arborist looks at the tree, the structure and the surroundings first. Then the work is the list from our emergency service: tree and limb removal, cabling and stabilization where a damaged tree has to be held, clearing the road or driveway, and collection and disposal of the debris. A trunk lying on a roof is usually lifted off in sections with the crane instead of being cut and rolled. After severe storms our existing clients come first. We are equipped to help anyone in need, and we do. ## Is a permit needed? A dead tree that could fall on a house does not need a Tahoe Regional Planning Agency permit. Live trees over 14 inches in diameter at breast height do, and on lakeshore lots the size is 6 inches between the house and the lake. For a damaged live tree, photograph it and ask TRPA or the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District. The agency decides. ### Sources - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Glenbrook station](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Glenbrook CDP](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [Tahoe Regional Planning Agency: Trees and Defensible Space](https://www.trpa.gov/trees-and-defensible-space/) (read October 1, 2026) - **Drive from our yard:** about 31 min 20.6 miles - **Elevation:** 6,243 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7a 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 15% median year built 1986 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. ### Rules here TRPA permit: live trees over 14 inches in diameter at breast height (6 inches on lakeshore lots, between the house and the lake). A dead tree that could fall on a house needs no TRPA permit. Defensible space evaluations and tree permits: Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District. The agency decides. ### Start here - [About the service: Emergency tree service and storm clean-up](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/emergency-tree-service/) - [Tree service in Glenbrook](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/) ### 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. ### How far is Glenbrook from Battle Born Tree Service? About 21 miles, or about 31 minutes without traffic, from our yard at 6301 US Highway 50 East in Carson City. That is a drive time, not a promised arrival. ### A tree fell across our private road in Glenbrook. Is that an emergency call? Yes. Clearing roads and driveways is part of our emergency service. If the blocked road cuts off access for an ambulance or fire engine, tell 911 as well. ### The tree landed near the propane tank. What should I do? Leave the area, keep others away and call 911 if you smell gas or see damage to the tank or line. Call us once the fire department says the area can be approached. ### Will you haul the wood away? Collection and disposal of storm debris is part of the service. If you would like some of the wood left, tell the estimator and the estimate will say so.