A volunteer firefighter in Ohio has been suspended indefinitely after posting “unacceptable” and racist remarks on Facebook, saying he’d save a dog from a burning house before a black man.

Tyler Roysdon was booted from his position in Franklin Township after the post, which has been removed, was spotted, WHIO reports.

“That’s because one dog is more important than a million n——,” Roysdon wrote, according to a screenshot posted by FOX 19.

Messages seeking comment from Roysdon were not immediately returned Friday. A woman who identified herself as Roysdon’s wife later posted that he realized his comments were wrong and apologized, FOX 19 reports.

“Everyone deserves a second chance and is also entitled to their own opinion,” Joei Frame Roysdon wrote.

Township officials, however, weren’t buying that explanation. They called the volunteer firefighter’s take simply “unacceptable” and ordered him suspended without pay.

“Recently, a Franklin Township volunteer firefighter posted unacceptable remarks on social media,” the township’s statement read. “Upon gaining knowledge of this information, Fire Chief Steve Bishop immediately contacted the firefighter and directed the comments be removed. The firefighter was suspended without pay until the Board of Township Trustees could meet to determine a course of action.”

The fire chief does not have the authority to terminate employees. That requires a vote by the township’s Board of Trustees, and a disciplinary hearing has been set for Sept. 27, according to the statement.

Although listed as a volunteer firefighter, Roysdon did receive payment for each emergency he responded to within the township, WHIO reports.

Roysdon’s grandparents told the station he no longer lived with them and declined to comment on his suspension.

Brian Morris, a township trustee, said Roysdon’s remarks were clearly out of bounds by any estimation.

“I think it’s something you have to step back and take a look at,” Morris told FOX 45. “There’s no reason for it and he shouldn’t have said anything close to that.”

Another volunteer firefighter told the station that Roysdon’s comments in no way reflect on the department as a whole.

“We don’t pick and choose who needs us, we just go,” Ryan Grubbs said. “We’re volunteers, we’re doing this because we love the community.”