--- title: Defensible Space in Mound House, NV | Battle Born Tree url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/mound-house/defensible-space/ 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/) - [Mound House](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/mound-house/) - Defensible space and fire mitigation # Defensible space and fire mitigation in Mound House, NV Defensible space in Mound House is mostly brush work: open sagebrush ground around homes, shops and storage yards along US Highway 50. Battle Born Tree Service is the closest it gets, about 2 miles and about 3 minutes from our yard without traffic, with a Bobcat T870, brush mower and masticating head. Mound House sits at about 4,920 feet on the Lyon County side of the line, between Carson City and Dayton. Two of the larger fires on the local map are centred within 2 miles of it. ## At a glance - Moundhouse Fire (1983, 2,345 acres) centred about 1 mile away - Linehan Fire (2006, 5,863 acres) centred about 2 miles away - 38% of Lyon County buildings are in the direct exposure zone - About 2 miles from our yard ## Why is this a brush job more than a tree job? Look at the hills on either side of the highway: sagebrush and grass, with few tall trees. Where the fuel is brush, the tool is a mower. Our [brush mower](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/brush-mowing/) cuts sagebrush and weeds down across open ground, and the [masticating head](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/masticating/) grinds heavier stems and small trees into chips where they stand. Trees still matter where they exist. A row along a fence line or a single shade tree by a house gets its lower limbs lifted and its dead wood removed so a ground fire stays on the ground. ## What does the fire record show? The National Interagency Fire Center maps the Moundhouse Fire of 1983 at 2,345 acres, with its centre about 1.1 miles from the middle of the community. The Linehan Fire of 2006 is mapped at 5,863 acres and centred about 1.9 miles away. In all, 22 perimeter records of 300 acres or more fall within about 10 miles. Mound House is not a Census place and has no Forest Service record of its own. For Lyon County as a whole, the Forest Service ranks risk to homes higher than 93% of US counties and puts 38.4% of buildings in the direct exposure zone, the type where flames can reach a structure from the vegetation next to it. ## What about shops, yards and stored equipment? The idea of a 5-foot ember-resistant zone applies to any building. If your property is a shop or a storage yard, the same questions apply: what is growing against the wall, what dead weeds have blown up along the fence, and what would carry fire from the hillside to the building. We clear vegetation. Moving stored materials, pallets or vehicles is up to the owner, and it helps to have the fence line reachable before the machine arrives. Our page for [commercial properties](https://battleborntreeservice.com/who-we-serve/commercial-properties/) explains how we work around an operating business. ## How is the work planned? An arborist walks the property with you, you get a free estimate, the crew does machine work first and hand work near buildings, and the cut material is chipped or hauled. - A certified arborist walks the property with you and notes slopes, fences, wells, tanks and anything else the machine must avoid. - You get a free estimate that says what will be mowed, masticated, pruned or removed. - The crew does the machine work first, then the hand work near buildings. - Cut material is chipped or hauled, and the estimate says which. ## Why does being 2 miles away matter? It keeps the job simple. The Bobcat, the chipper and the dump trucks do not need a long haul to reach Mound House, so a small clearing job here is practical in a way it might not be an hour out. That is a statement about distance, and no promise of a date. For bigger ground, see [lot clearing and brush mowing in Mound House](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/mound-house/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/). ### Sources - [National Interagency Fire Center, fire perimeter history (Moundhouse 1983, Linehan 2006)](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data) - [University of Nevada, Reno Extension: Living With Fire defensible space guide (SP-23-07)](https://extension.unr.edu/publication.aspx?PubID=5522) (read October 1, 2026) - **Drive from our yard:** about 3 min 2.1 miles - **Elevation:** 4,920 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7b 2023 map - **Wildfire risk to homes (Lyon County):** higher than 93% of US counties USDA Forest Service, county figure 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: Defensible space and fire mitigation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/defensible-space-fire-mitigation/) - [Tree service in Mound House](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/mound-house/) - [Fire district: Central Lyon County Fire Protection District](https://battleborntreeservice.com/fire-districts/central-lyon-county-fpd/) ### 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 - [Mound House (89706 east)](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/mound-house/) - [Lot clearing and brush mowing in Mound House](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/mound-house/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/) - [Defensible space and fire mitigation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/defensible-space-fire-mitigation/) - [Mastication vs brush mowing vs hand clearing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/mastication-vs-brush-mowing-vs-hand-clearing/) - [Dayton, the Comstock and Lyon County](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton-comstock-lyon/) - [Large wildfires near Carson City, Reno and Lake Tahoe since 1980](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/large-wildfires-since-1980/) ## The three defensible space zones - Zone 0: 0 to 5 feet. Ember-resistant zone. Nothing that burns against the house: clear dead leaves and needles, move firewood away, cut back branches that touch walls or hang over the roof. - Zone 1: 5 to 30 feet. Lean, clean and green. Remove dead plants and ladder fuels, limb up trees, and break up continuous shrubs such as junipers. - Zone 2: 30 to 100 feet. Reduced fuel. Thin crowded trees and brush so fire stays on the ground and slows down. This is where the brush mower and masticator work. Zones from the University of Nevada, Reno Extension Living With Fire guide (2023). Your fire protection district may set its own rules. ## Other services in Mound House [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/mound-house/tree-removal/) [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/mound-house/tree-trimming/) [Stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/mound-house/stump-grinding/) [Emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/mound-house/emergency-tree-service/) [Lot clearing and brush mowing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/mound-house/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/) [Certified arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/mound-house/arborist/) ## Defensible space and fire mitigation in nearby towns [Carson City](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/carson-city/defensible-space/) [West Carson City](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/west-carson-city/defensible-space/) ## Defensible space and fire mitigation questions in Mound House Still have a question? Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Do you mow brush on commercial lots in Mound House? Yes. We work for homes, businesses and land owners. The estimate is free. ### Is there a permit for clearing brush in Mound House? We have no record of a Lyon County rule on brush clearing in our research. Ask the county or your fire district before work on a large parcel. They decide. ### How often does sagebrush need to be cut back? It depends on the site and the year. Wet winters grow more grass. A yearly look before fire season is a sensible habit. ### Does Mound House have its own wildfire risk score? No. It is not a Census place, so the Forest Service publishes no separate figure. The Lyon County figure is higher than 93% of US counties.