--- title: Emergency Tree Service in Virginia City, NV url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/virginia-city/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/) - [Virginia City](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/virginia-city/) - Emergency tree service # Emergency tree service in Virginia City, NV Emergency tree service in Virginia City is offered 24 hours a day by Battle Born Tree Service at [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243), from a yard about 11 miles and about 16 minutes away without traffic at the foot of the Comstock. Call 911 if anyone is injured, and for a tree on a power line keep clear and call NV Energy before you call us. Virginia City's weather station records more than three times the snowfall of Carson City's, and the town's housing is the oldest we work around. Put a snow-loaded limb over a house from the mining days on a street cut into a mountainside, and you have the typical Comstock tree emergency. ## At a glance - Virginia City station: 46.4 inches of snowfall a year, more than three times Carson City's - About 54% of homes were built before 1960; the median dates from 1956 - About 16 minutes from the yard without traffic, with a climb to about 6,200 feet - Crane lifts planned around steep, terraced streets ## How much snow lands on Virginia City's trees? The Virginia City weather station, in the middle of town at 6,340 feet, averages 46.4 inches of snowfall a year (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). The Carson City station averages 14.0 inches and Reno's airport 20.9. Virginia City's yearly precipitation is 11.7 inches, so a large part of it comes as snow. Long limbs over a roof carry that snow until a weak one gives way. [Storm and snow-load breakage](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-guide/storm-and-snow-load-breakage/) shows the patterns. ## Old buildings do not take a hit well About three quarters of Virginia City's homes were built before 1980 and about 54% before 1960. The median year built is 1956 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024; a small town, so treat the figures as approximate). Many buildings are far older than the Census categories go. An old roof, porch or brick chimney under a fallen limb may be holding more weight than it shows. Stay out of the rooms below. We do not judge buildings, but our crew will not add to the damage: the crane lifts the wood straight up and away instead of sliding it off. ## Where can a crane stand on a terraced street? The town is built in steps across the face of the mountain. Streets are narrow, one side is a bank and the other is a drop, and cars park along both. Before any lift, the crew works out where the crane or the 75-foot boom truck can set up with its outriggers level, and whether the tree can be reached from the street above or the street below. Where no machine fits, a climber takes the tree apart in pieces and lowers them. It helps a great deal if you can tell the office which street the tree is best reached from and whether parked cars can be moved. ## Wood stoves and blocked roofs About a quarter of Virginia City households heat mainly with wood (ACS 2020-2024, a small sample). If a tree or limb has landed on or near the chimney or stovepipe, tell the office when you call, and let the fire department advise you about using the stove. ## The drive up From our yard on US 50 East the distance is about 11 miles, about 16 minutes without traffic, but the road climbs to about 6,200 feet. Snow on the grade slows heavy trucks. We do not promise arrival times. The phone is staffed seven days a week and emergency service is offered around the clock; if you reach the message box, calls are returned within 8 hours. ### Sources - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Virginia City 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, Virginia City CDP](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - **Drive from our yard:** about 16 min 10.7 miles - **Elevation:** 6,198 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7a 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 76% median year built 1956 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: Emergency tree service and storm clean-up](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/emergency-tree-service/) - [Tree service in Virginia City](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/virginia-city/) ### 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. ### Do you come up to Virginia City for emergency tree work in winter? Yes. Emergency service is offered 24 hours a day, including in snow season. Road conditions on the grade affect travel time. ### A limb is lying on my porch roof and the house is from the 1870s. Should I pull it off? No. Leave it, stay out from under it and call. Pulling a limb can drag the roof edge with it. ### Is there a rule about removing trees in the Virginia City historic district? We have no record of one for trees. Ask Storey County if you are unsure; they decide. ### Can you also clear a driveway blocked by snow and a fallen tree? Yes. Clearing roads and driveways is part of emergency service, and we use snow removal equipment when snow is the obstacle.