California’s insurance commissioner won’t allow canceled or nonrenewed policies in and around the fire zones for a year.

Decreased winds have helped slow progression of the fire, as officials prepare for the return of strong winds early next week.

Chart showing structures destroyed by Los Angeles County's most destructive wildfires. Palisades Fire far exceeds damage from previous fires. The most destructive fires in Los Angeles County history

The blaze threatened the observatory and communications infrastructure at the peak. Later, an observatory official said it appeared to be under control.

The Eaton and Palisades fires have burned more than 34,000 acres in Los Angeles County − an area larger than the city of San Francisco. The two fires cover the widest area among five fires in the vicinity and are raging through densely populated zones.

Firefighters made significant gains Thursday at slowing the spread of the major fires, but overall containment remained far out of reach.

"We are not screwing around with this, we do not want anyone taking advantage of our residents that have already been victimized," Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said.

Here is our fire coverage for Jan. 9 at noon showing the latest conditions across the region. This also has a fire weather forecast and reports on the Palisades and Eaton fires.

Two Los Angeles County wildfires which tore through more than 34,000 acres in four days, killing at least 10 people and destroying more than 10,000 structures, are now among the 20 most destructive fires recorded in the state of California.