The association cited the oath that each firefighter takes to “never act officiously or permit personal feeling, prejudices, animosities or friendships to influence my decisions. ... (to) keep my private life unsullied as an example to all.”

“With this said, Mr. Salcedo has broken and offended the very code that defines us and our duty to public safety,” according to a statement from Steve LeClair, the organization’s president.

“The comments and opinions posted by Mr. Salcedo are divisive and betray the trust of our community,” the statement says.

Salcedo also shared memes saying, “Once you advocate killing cops you are not protesters you are now terrorists,” and “America does not have a police problem it has a criminal entitlement problem fueled by poor leadership and a weak criminal justice system.”

The material viewed by The World-Herald appeared to have been shared by Salcedo, not created by him.