--- title: Emergency Tree Service in Incline Village, NV url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/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/) - [Incline Village](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/) - Emergency tree service # Emergency tree service in Incline Village, NV Emergency tree service in Incline Village is available 24 hours a day from Battle Born Tree Service at [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243), with our own crane and crew based about 31 miles away in Carson City. Call 911 first if someone is hurt, and if a power line is down or touched, stay clear and call NV Energy before anyone goes near the tree. Incline Village sits at about 6,400 feet on Lake Tahoe's north shore, under tall native conifers. Snow, wind and saturated ground are what bring them down, and many of the houses they land on are empty when it happens. ## At a glance - About 61% of Incline Village buildings stand in or beside wildland forest (USDA Forest Service) - About 7,800 housing units but only about 4,000 year-round households - A dead tree that could fall on a house needs no TRPA permit - About 48 minutes from our yard without traffic or winter road controls ## What if the tree falls while you are away? The Census Bureau counts about 7,800 housing units in Incline Village and about 4,000 households living in them (ACS 2020-2024). Roughly half the homes are second homes or rentals, so the person who finds the tree on the roof is often a neighbor, a property manager or a snow removal driver. If that is your situation, we can work with whoever is on site. Give the office the address, the name and number of the person with access, and anything you know about what the tree is resting on. Ask that person to take photos from a safe distance for you and your insurer. The estimate is free, and it is written for the job in front of us. ## Do you need a TRPA permit to remove a tree after a storm? Incline Village is inside the Lake Tahoe Basin, where the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) requires a permit to remove a live tree over 14 inches in diameter at breast height. TRPA's own guidance says a dead tree that could fall on a house does not require a permit. A live tree that is cracked, hung up or half uprooted but still standing is the gray area. Take photos, and contact TRPA or the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District before it is removed unless it is an immediate danger. The agency decides. Our [Tahoe permit guide](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/tahoe-tree-removal-permits-dbh/) shows how to measure the trunk. ## How does a tree come off a mountain house? Incline lots are steep and the houses are tall, with decks, railings and glass facing the lake. Dragging a trunk across that does more harm. Where our crane can set up, it lifts the tree off in sections and swings each one to a landing spot. Where it cannot, a climber takes the tree apart by hand. The office will ask about the driveway: how steep, how wide, and whether it has been plowed. Clearing roads and driveways is part of our emergency work, and snow removal is one of our winter services; ask whether your address is on the snow route when you call. ## How far is the drive, really? The town center is about 31 miles from our yard at 6301 US Highway 50 East, about 48 minutes without traffic. The route climbs over the Carson Range, and in a storm the highway controls set the pace for every truck on the road. We do not promise an arrival time. We do answer the phone: the line is staffed seven days a week and emergency service is offered around the clock. ## What about the limbs still hanging in the tree? Broken tops and limbs lodged in the canopy after a storm are a hazard to anyone walking under them. Keep the area below closed off until an arborist has looked. See [widow-makers and hanging limbs after a wind storm](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/widow-makers-hanging-limbs/). ### Sources - [Tahoe Regional Planning Agency: Trees and Defensible Space](https://www.trpa.gov/trees-and-defensible-space/) (read October 1, 2026) - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Incline Village CDP](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data) - **Drive from our yard:** about 48 min 30.7 miles - **Elevation:** 6,437 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 6b 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 47% median year built 1981 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: North Lake Tahoe 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 Incline Village](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/) ### 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 - [Emergency tree service and storm clean-up](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/emergency-tree-service/) - [Incline Village](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/) - [Tahoe tree removal permits: the 14-inch rule and how to measure DBH](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/tahoe-tree-removal-permits-dbh/) - [Heavy wet snow and broken limbs: what to do the morning after](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/heavy-snow-broken-limbs/) - [Crane-assisted tree removal in Incline Village](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/crane-tree-removal/) - [Lake Tahoe tree work questions](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/lake-tahoe/) ## Other services in Incline Village [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/tree-removal/) [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/tree-trimming/) [Stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/stump-grinding/) [Defensible space and fire mitigation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/defensible-space/) [Crane-assisted tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/crane-tree-removal/) [Certified arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/arborist/) [Snow removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/snow-removal/) ## Emergency tree service in nearby towns [Crystal Bay](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/crystal-bay/emergency-tree-service/) [Glenbrook](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/emergency-tree-service/) [Zephyr Cove](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/zephyr-cove/emergency-tree-service/) [Stateline](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/stateline/emergency-tree-service/) [Kingsbury](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/kingsbury/emergency-tree-service/) ## Emergency tree service questions in Incline Village Still have a question? Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Who do I call first when a tree falls on a house in Incline Village? 911 if anyone is hurt or if there is fire or sparking. NV Energy if a line is involved. Then Battle Born Tree Service at [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). ### I own a vacation home in Incline Village and I am out of state. Can you still handle it? Yes. Tell the office who can let the crew onto the property and we will work with them. You get the estimate before any work beyond making the site safe is agreed. ### Is a storm-damaged tree exempt from the 14-inch rule? TRPA says a dead tree that could fall on a house needs no permit. For a damaged live tree over 14 inches, ask TRPA or the fire district. They decide, not us. ### Can you plow the driveway to reach the tree? Clearing roads and driveways is part of our emergency service, and we use our snow removal equipment when snow is what is in the way.