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But such extreme conditions are rare and individual homeowners can take steps to gird themselves against more-common wildfires.

But they want someone fully committed to the job and not treating the governorship as a stepping stone to the White House.

He lasted just a year in the role, stepping down in April last year after a decision to rip up a power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens left him facing a vote of no confidence.

"I think there's a real commitment from players across the board to make certain that we're doing everything that we possibly can to improve, and these three steps are just a start."

Earlier on Tuesday, the US and Canada stepped back from the brink of a major escalation in the trade war.