According to the National Fire Protection Association website, “At age 65, people are twice as likely to be killed or injured by fires compared to the population at large.” Furthermore, according to the United States Fire Administration, older adults especially have an increased relative risk of injury or death in a fire. In 2013, the USFA reported that older adults comprised about 14 percent of the total U.S. population and that 36 percent of all fire deaths were from individuals of that demographic. Additionally, the USFA reported that “older adults had a 2.5 times greater risk of dying in a fire than the total population.” Perhaps even more shocking than the previously given stats, at age 85 and older, USFA reported that adult Americans were 3.6 times more likely to be involved in fire-caused fatalities.
Bearded dragons, or beardies as they are affectionately called, are a laid back, hardy, easy to care for lizard that make the perfect reptilian pet for adults and children alike. The lizard is originally from Australia, although now all beardies purchased in the United States are captive bred. Australia banned the export of the lizards many years ago.
Hurlburt Field, Fla. — One unit on Hurlburt Field is responsible for training all weather airmen who are preparing to deploy with the skills to train and maintain existing weather systems all across the world and test and validate emerging weather-sensing technologies.
Hurlburt Field, Fla. — John Townsend, the deputy division chief of special operations forces mobility requirements for Air Force Special Operations Command, retired after 42 years of service in and around AFSOC.
In an industry dominated by french fries as side items, Chick-fil-A® is the first fast food restaurants in the industry to add “superfoods” like kale and Broccolini®, to its menu. The phenomena began on Jan 18, the same day they eliminated coleslaw from the menu. However, to compensate for the lack of coleslaw, they have provided the coleslaw recipe online – and we have included it next to this article.
