North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District

Name

North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District

Legal name

North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District

Website

https://nltfpd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAL

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIAGAB

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS)

SECONDARYIMAMAJAG

Wildfire Risk Assessment, Prevention & Suppression Services

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Paper & Forest Products/Forest Management, Reforestation & Carbon Forestry Services

SECONDARYEDAEAKAE

Fire & Life Safety Inspections (Fire Code, Alarms, Sprinklers, Egress)

Education/Education Facilities & Support Services/Education Facilities Compliance, Inspections & Environmental Health (EHS)

Keywords

• Fire protection services
• Emergency medical services
• Wildland fire management
• Community emergency response
• Fire prevention programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Incline Village, Nevada

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Tax Revenue: As a special fire protection district formed by an act of the Washoe County Commissioners, NLTFPD is funded primarily through public tax revenue and district budgets to provide fire suppression, EMS, rescue, and fuels management services to the community.
2. Ambulance Billing: The district charges for ambulance and emergency medical transport services as a revenue stream for the district, accessible via the Ambulance Billing page on the district website.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District is a public safety agency providing all-hazard emergency response services including fire suppression, emergency medical services (EMS), technical rescue, and wildland fire management for the Incline Village and Crystal Bay communities of Nevada. In addition to emergency response, the district operates fire prevention, code enforcement, defensible-space inspections, public education, fuels management, and reserve/volunteer firefighter programs. It is funded by property taxes and supplemental fees and is governed by an elected board of directors.

Product overview

North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District provides a comprehensive portfolio of fire protection and emergency services to Incline Village and Crystal Bay, Nevada. The District operates as a single unified service organization comprising core emergency response services (Fire Suppression, Emergency Medical Services, and Rescue), prevention and inspection programs, fuels management including defensible space and curbside chipping, and community outreach through training and public education. The Training Center offers CPR certification and the annual Paramedic Refresher event. Key operational assets include two hand crews and three Type 6 engines. The District does not offer a software product; all offerings are government emergency services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Fire Suppression Services
• Technical Rescue Services
• Fuels Management Division
• Fire Prevention Division
• Sierra Fire Crew (Hand Crew)
• Defensible Space Program
• Curbside Chipping Services
• Operational and Special-Event Permits
• CPR and AED Training
• Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
• Fire Station Tours and Public Education
• PulsePoint Citizen CPR Notification
• Outdoor Burning Program
• Reserve/Volunteer Firefighter Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Treated over 3000 acres in Incline Village/Crystal Bay area since the mid-1990s through fuels reduction methods including manual thinning, mechanical thinning, and prescribed burning
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United States Forest Service (Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNLTFPD has strong partnerships with the USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. The district conducts fuels reduction work on USFS-owned urban lots and wildland areas, and works in coordination with USFS on the Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities Project and Defense Zone Improvement Project. The partnership enables cross-boundary fuels treatment across private and public property.
• Nevada Division of ForestrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNLTFPD partners with the Nevada Division of Forestry for fuels management activities. Hand crews respond to wildfires across the Sierra Front and western states alongside Nevada Division of Forestry resources. The partnership is central to the district's ability to conduct inter-agency prescribed burns and wildfire suppression.
• Nevada State LandscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNLTFPD has an ongoing cooperative agreement with Nevada State Lands to conduct wildfire fuels reduction on Urban Lots owned by Nevada State Lands in Incline Village and Crystal Bay. From 2023-2024, the district treated 212 urban lots totaling 95.7 acres through this partnership.
• Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNLTFPD maintains a strong partnership with IVGID for fuels management and community fire safety coordination. IVGID is listed as an agency partner in the district's fuels reduction and wildfire prevention efforts, particularly for the Urban Lots fuels reduction program.
• Washoe CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNLTFPD was formed by an act of the Washoe County Commissioners and maintains an ongoing partnership with Washoe County for emergency preparedness. The district and county jointly adopted the Ready, Set, Go! wildfire preparedness program. Washoe County provides emergency alerts and coordinates evacuation messaging with NLTFPD.
• Tahoe Resource Conservation DistrictminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as an agency partner in NLTFPD's fuels reduction and wildfire prevention programs. Works with the district on the Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities Project and coordinated implementation of the Lake Tahoe Basin Multi-Jurisdictional Fuel Reduction and Wildfire Prevention Strategy.
• Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTFFT is a key partner in the Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities Project. NLTFPD developed the nomination for this project in coordination with TFFT and the Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (MAC). TFFT coordinates cross-agency fuels management across the Lake Tahoe Basin.
• Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (MAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAC coordinates with NLTFPD on the Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities Project and the Lake Tahoe Basin Multi-Jurisdictional Fuel Reduction and Wildfire Prevention Strategy. MAC provides oversight for cross-agency fire management in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Scale indicators6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Truckee Fire Protection District: California fire protection district serving the Truckee area in the Sierra Nevada. Comparable as a mountain-community fire district with overlapping wildland-urban interface, structural fire, EMS, and fuels management responsibilities adjacent to Lake Tahoe.
• Meeks Bay Fire Protection District: California fire protection district serving the west shore of Lake Tahoe. Very comparable small-scale special district model with overlapping fuels management, structural fire, and EMS responsibilities in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
• East Fork Fire Protection District: Nevada fire protection district serving the Carson Valley (Minden/Gardnerville area). Comparable as a Nevada special district with fire, EMS, rescue, and wildland fuels programs in a WUI-adjacent Sierra environment.
• Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District: Nevada special district providing fire suppression, EMS, rescue, and fuels management in the Lake Tahoe Basin on the Nevada side. Most direct geographic and operational peer to NLTFPD, serving an adjacent jurisdiction with similar WUI risks and Tour de dependence.
• Lake Valley Fire Protection District: California fire protection district serving the South Lake Tahoe area. Comparable special-district model with fire suppression, EMS, rescue, and wildland fuels programs in a Lake Tahoe WUI environment.
• South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue: Fire and EMS provider for the city of South Lake Tahoe, California, directly across the state line from NLTFPD. Comparable Lake Tahoe WUI service area with similar fuels management, structural fire, and EMS responsibilities.
• Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District: Nevada fire protection district covering the greater Reno/Washoe County area. Comparable as a Nevada special district with fire suppression, EMS, and fuels management services, though at substantially larger scale than NLTFPD.
• North Lyon County Fire Protection District: Nevada fire protection district serving northern Lyon County. Comparable as a small-to-mid Nevada special district with fire, EMS, rescue, and fuels management responsibilities in a rural/WUI environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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