24-hour emergency tree service and storm clean-up

Battle Born Tree Service offers emergency tree service across Northern Nevada from Carson City, including removing trees from houses, clearing roads and driveways and hauling away storm debris. Northern Nevada is no stranger to the occasional violent storm: heavy wind, rain, snow or hail. Fallen trees and limbs can do serious damage, and cleaning them up on your own can be dangerous. Our storm clean-up work takes high priority when the weather turns.

At a glance

• Emergency service offered 24 hours a day
• One number for everything: 775.232.8243
• Trees removed from houses, roads and driveways cleared
• Crane and 75-foot boom truck in our own fleet
• Storm debris collected and disposed of
• ISA Certified Arborist WE-11728A on staff

What should you do first when a tree comes down?

First call 911 if anyone is hurt, stay away from any power line and call NV Energy, get people out from under the tree, and do not climb on it or cut it. Then take photos and call us at 775.232.8243; the steps are below.

1. If anyone is hurt or trapped, call 911.
2. If the tree or a limb is touching a power line, or a line is down, stay well away and call NV Energy. Treat every line as live.
3. Get people and pets out of the part of the house under the tree, and keep them away from the tree outside.
4. Do not climb on the tree or the roof, and do not try to cut the tree free. Wood under load can move without warning.
5. Take photos from a distance for your insurer.
6. Call us at 775.232.8243.

There is a longer version of this list in a tree fell on the house: first hour checklist.

What does our emergency service cover?

Emergency work includes removing trees from houses, clearing roads and driveways, and pruning or removing trees that could lead to personal injury or more property damage. We remove the trees, the limbs and the debris and leave you with a clear space.

A tree lying on a roof is often a crane job. The crane lifts the trunk off in sections instead of dragging it across the roof. Our crane is part of our own fleet, which is described on the crane-assisted tree removal page.

Who gets served first after a big storm?

Following severe storms, our priority is responding to existing clients. We are equipped to provide services to anyone in need, and we do. Call as early as you can, tell the office exactly what the tree is resting on, and say whether a driveway or road is blocked.

The phone line is staffed seven days a week. If you reach the message box, your call is returned within 8 hours. The same number is the 24-hour emergency line.

What storms break trees here?

Wind and snow load do most of the damage. Downslope wind off the Sierra can snap dead tops and tear out weak forks. Heavy wet snow breaks limbs when it falls on trees that still have leaves, or on evergreens that were never thinned. NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals put average snowfall at 14.0 inches a year at the Carson City station, 20.9 inches at Reno-Tahoe International Airport and 46.4 inches at Virginia City.

See preparing trees for downslope wind and heavy wet snow and broken limbs.

What comes after the emergency?

The emergency visit makes the property clear. A storm-damaged tree may need more work once things calm down. Talk to the arborist about stump grinding, dead wooding, and trimming and shaping to reduce damage from the next storm. A split tree that is worth keeping may be a candidate for cabling and bracing.

If you are filing a claim, our page on storm damage and insurance claims explains what insurers usually ask for. Your insurer decides what is covered.

Our main website also has a page on this service: Storm clean-up (main site page).