evidence: The Portland, Oregon, fire department has refuted President Donald Trump’s claim that the "entire city is ablaze all the time." "WE ARE NOT ABLAZE IN PORTLAND," Lt. Rich Chatman, the public information officer for Portland Fire & Rescue, wrote in a text message to CNN reporter Daniel Dale after the president made the remarks at a Monday press conference. "There is a very isolated pocket of demonstrations that have involved fire, none of which have been substantial enough to need more than one fire engine." Demonstrations calling for racial justice have taken place in Portland since the May 25 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but, according to Chatman, fires at protests have largely been "inside dumpsters or trash cans and away from structures." Chatman did acknowledge "a handful of incidents that involve direct attempts at starting a building fire," but emphasized that they involved "a small group of demonstrators."