Fracture toughness tests were performed on S1 type freshwater ice to investigate if similarities exist in the local K 1 fields for three different fractures geometries. The ice was tested using a handheld loading device called the FIFT (Field Instrument for Fracture Toughness Tests on ice). The geometries tested were the short rod chevron notched (SRCN) specimen, the reverse tapered (RT) specimen and the square plate (SP) geometry. All tests were performed at - 4°C. The results indicate that under comparable conditions (loading rate, temperature, crack orientation, and propagation direction), the apparent fracture toughness K Q is similar for all of the geometries. Even though the ice was warm, the crack extended unstably in each experiment and the fracture surfaces of the split specimens showed evidence of brittle fracture. The test geometry had a marked influence on the character of the fracture surface.