--- title: Tree Service in Incline Village, NV | Battle Born Tree url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/ 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/) - [Lake Tahoe, Nevada side](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/lake-tahoe-nevada/) - Incline Village # Tree service in Incline Village, NV Battle Born Tree Service provides tree service in Incline Village: tree removal, crane-assisted removal, pruning, stump grinding, defensible space, plus snow removal where the address is on our route. Most live trees over 14 inches in diameter need a Tahoe Regional Planning Agency permit before they come down, so every Incline job starts with a measurement. ## Incline Village at a glance - **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 - **Wildfire risk to homes:** higher than 97.7% of US communities USDA Forest Service - **Owner-occupied homes:** 71% 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. Incline Village sits at about 6,437 feet on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, the largest community on the Nevada side with roughly 9,300 residents. It is a town built inside a conifer forest, and the forest has kept growing since the houses went in. ## How old are Incline Village homes, and why does it matter for the trees? About 47% of Incline Village homes were built before 1980 and the median home dates from 1981, yet almost none predate 1960 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). In other words, nearly the whole town has been built since 1960. The pines and firs that were left standing between those new houses have now had 45 to 60 more years to grow over the roofs, decks and driveways. Only about 58% of homes are detached single-family houses. The rest are condominiums and attached units, where trees belong to an association and the decision to prune or remove runs through a board. We work with both: see [HOAs and property managers](https://battleborntreeservice.com/who-we-serve/hoas-and-property-managers/). ## Why do so many Incline homes sit empty part of the year? The Census counts about 7,800 housing units in Incline Village but only about 4,000 occupied households. Roughly half of the homes are not somebody's year-round residence. A tree that dies over the summer or cracks under snow in January can go unnoticed for months at a house like that. If you own a home here and live elsewhere, a walk-through with an arborist once a year is a sensible habit. An ISA Certified Arborist (WE-11728A) is on our staff, and an [arborist visit in Incline Village](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/arborist/) covers what is dead, what is leaning and what the permit rules say about each tree. ## How serious is wildfire risk in Incline Village? The USDA Forest Service's Wildfire Risk to Communities data rates Incline Village's risk to homes higher than 97.7% of US communities and higher than about 75% of Nevada communities. About 61% of buildings are in the direct exposure zone, where flames from surrounding vegetation can reach the structure, and another 38% are in the indirect zone. Eight fire perimeters of 300 acres or more have been mapped with a center point within about 10 miles since 1980. They include the Martis Fire of 2001 (14,429 mapped acres), the Davis Fire of 2024 (5,824 acres) and the Little Valley Fire of 2016 (2,292 acres). Thinning, limbing up and clearing under the canopy are the work that answers those numbers: see [defensible space in Incline Village](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/defensible-space/). ## What is the climate like for trees at 6,400 feet? The Incline Village weather station, at 6,356 feet, records a mean annual temperature of 46.0 degrees (NOAA 1991-2020 normals), almost six degrees colder than Carson City. The 2023 USDA map puts Incline in hardiness zone 6b, where the average extreme winter low is minus 5 to 0 degrees. The Nevada-side stations do not publish a snowfall normal. Across the lake, Tahoe City records 179.0 inches of snow in a normal year. Loads like that break tops and peel limbs, which is why [snow-broken limbs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/heavy-snow-broken-limbs/) are a common winter hazard. Snow removal is one of our winter services; ask whether your address is on the snow route when you call, and see [snow removal in Incline Village](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/snow-removal/). ## What tree work do we do in Incline Village? In Incline Village we do tree removal planned around the TRPA diameter limits, crane-assisted removal, trimming and dead wooding, stump grinding, and 24-hour emergency tree service. - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/tree-removal/) planned around the TRPA diameter limits - [Crane-assisted removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/crane-tree-removal/) where a tree stands over a roof or a steep lot - [Trimming, pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/tree-trimming/) and dead wooding - [Stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/stump-grinding/) - [24-hour emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/emergency-tree-service/) and storm clean-up Our yard is in Carson City, about 31 miles away. The drive is about 48 minutes without traffic, over Spooner Summit and up the east shore. Winter chain controls can add to that. ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Incline Village CDP](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Incline Village station (USC00263960) and Tahoe City station (USC00048758)](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities: Incline Village, NV](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data) - [National Interagency Fire Center, fire perimeter history](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023](https://planthardiness.ars.usda.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) - [North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District: Defensible Space](https://nltfpd.org/en-us/defensible-space) (read October 1, 2026) ### Rules here Incline Village is inside the Tahoe Basin, so the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) rules apply. A permit is needed to remove a live tree over 14 inches in diameter at breast height, which is measured 4.5 feet above the ground. On a lakeshore lot the limit drops to 6 inches for trees between the house and the lake. A dead tree that could fall on a house does not need a permit. For defensible space, the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District evaluates the property and issues the tree permit. The agency decides, not the tree company. The checker on this page gives a first read, and [our guide to the 14-inch rule](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/tahoe-tree-removal-permits-dbh/) explains how to measure. Fire district: [North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District](https://battleborntreeservice.com/fire-districts/north-lake-tahoe-fpd/) ### 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/) - [Emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/incline-village/emergency-tree-service/) - [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/) ### Full data sheet - [Incline Village tree and wildfire data sheet](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/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 - [Lake Tahoe, Nevada side](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/lake-tahoe-nevada/) - [Crystal Bay](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/crystal-bay/) - [Tahoe tree removal permits: the 14-inch rule and how to measure DBH](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/tahoe-tree-removal-permits-dbh/) - [Free defensible space evaluations and chipping programs by fire district](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/free-defensible-space-evaluations-chipping/) - [Lake Tahoe tree work questions](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/lake-tahoe/) - [Wildfire risk to homes by community in Northern Nevada](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/wildfire-risk-by-community/) ### Tahoe tree permit check: measure your tree In the Lake Tahoe Basin, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) requires a permit to remove a live tree over 14 inches in diameter at breast height (4.5 feet up the trunk). On lakeshore lots the limit is 6 inches for trees between the house and the lake. Wrap a tape around the trunk at 4.5 feet and enter the number. Distance around the trunk (inches) Where is the tree? Not between the house and the lake Lakeshore lot, between the house and the lake Enter the measurement to see the diameter. This is a measuring aid, not a ruling. TRPA and your fire protection district decide. A dead tree that could fall on a house does not need a TRPA permit. [TRPA tree rules](https://www.trpa.gov/trees-and-defensible-space/) ## Other places in the Lake Tahoe, Nevada side [Crystal Bay Washoe County · about 53 min from our yard · 6,396 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/crystal-bay/)[Glenbrook Douglas County · about 31 min from our yard · 6,243 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/glenbrook/)[Zephyr Cove Douglas County · about 38 min from our yard · 6,258 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/zephyr-cove/)[Stateline Douglas County · about 45 min from our yard · 6,284 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/stateline/)[Kingsbury Douglas County · about 48 min from our yard · 7,126 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/kingsbury/)[Round Hill Village Douglas County · about 44 min from our yard · 6,473 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/round-hill-village/)[Skyland Douglas County · about 37 min from our yard · 6,269 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/skyland/) ## 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. ### Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Incline Village? For a live tree over 14 inches in diameter at 4.5 feet above the ground, yes: TRPA requires a permit. The limit is 6 inches on lakeshore lots between the house and the lake. A dead tree that could fall on a house needs no permit. The agency makes the final call. ### Who does defensible space inspections in Incline Village? The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District. It evaluates the property and issues the tree permit for defensible space work. We do the cutting, chipping and hauling once you know what is marked. ### How far is Battle Born from Incline Village? About 31 miles from our yard at 6301 US Highway 50 East in Carson City, or about 48 minutes without traffic. That is a drive estimate, not an arrival promise. ### Can you look after trees at an Incline Village home I only use part of the year? Yes. We give free estimates, and the office answers the phone seven days a week, so the visit can be arranged from wherever you are. A property manager or neighbor can meet us on site. ### Do you remove snow in Incline Village? Snow and ice removal for homes and businesses is one of our winter services, available 24 hours in snow season. Ask whether your Incline Village address is on the snow route when you call.