It requires about 4 in of clear ice that's new ice not snowmelt ice for you to walk and Fish on the ice

The ice is seldom the same thickness throughout you have things like underwater currents streams Wastewater feeds from the runoff that may impact the ice thck so you may have 12 in in one spot but another spot may only be 3 in so make sure you're cautious as you're traversing the ice

Holding ponds in the neighborhoods I know these are popular for ice skating and uh pick up hockey games uh we want to make sure that we're keeping cautious of the water inlets and Outlets to those ponds as the ice around there may be thinner and not support the weight that the rest of the ice does

If somebody you're with does fall through the ice want to remember reach throw and go if you can reach them safely from the shore try to get them out if you can't throw them a rope or jumper cables or a log to help them climb out and if you can't help them yourself go call 911 get help on the way