

Justin Tooze
Firefighter with the Madison, Wisconsin Fire Department and member of the Lake Rescue Team who describes and demonstrates ice rescue training.
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Feb 27, 2026 • 13min
The dangers of warming winter lakes
Justin Tooze, a Madison firefighter who trains on ice rescues, and Burley McCoy, a field reporter covering winter lake ice. They walk through festival life on frozen lakes. They explain safe vs unsafe ice, demonstrate rescue drills and immersion suits. They highlight deceptive thaw‑refreeze shelves and how warming winters shorten ice seasons and raise risk for people on the ice.


