Fire crews were making progress, but flames continued to "creep and smolder" in Ventura, California. And winds could kick up again.

Some 10,000 people remained under evacuation orders Friday morning as the fire continued to threaten more structures.

Improved weather conditions allowed firefighters to increase containment on the blaze raging northwest of Los Angeles and keep it from growing over the weekend, but residents from about 1,000 evacuated homes still had to stay away.

Padre Serra Parish in Camarillo, California, was designated as an official evacuation site by Ventura County Emergency Services and the American Red Cross.