Silverton OR -- For assignment editors: Firefighters will be working the Silver Creek Fire inside Silver Falls State Park today. A media area has been set up at the park office. The media area on Friday, July 13 was in the F Loop parking lot, but that lot is in use by visitors today and is not available for media today. Any media who wish to be on site to cover the fire should come to the main state park office near the campground check-in booth.

The fire is not visible from public areas of the park, and that includes the park office. Cell phone reception is very limited; AT&T functions inside the park, but other carriers do not. Past news crews have also noted it is difficult to get a satellite signal out. To the extent possible, Public Information Officers will present on-site briefings from fire crew leaders and publish periodic news releases with photos as new information becomes available.