The firefighters union said that at least 200 of its members had died.
The leaders of the firefighters union, which has about 8,700 active members, face re-election this June.
An official with the firefighters union, though, went considerably farther.
Fire department officials said the increases began after a meeting of the firefighters union on Feb. 11.
Leaders of the firefighters union complain that the program was poorly structured from the beginning.
Charles West, vice president of the firefighters union, said that the city tanks had run out of gas before.
The city's firefighters unions have lobbied strenuously for the bill.
Officials of the firefighters union also said that the Fire Department had not given proper instructions to the replacement company.
This set off major backlash from city unions, particularly the firefighters union, and was a major discussion point across the region.
But the firefighters union has balked, expressing doubts that even the revised program will be adequate.