tony marcella, abc2 news. >> all right tony thanks a lot. may 6th is fallen heros day honoring the men and women who have served and perished in the line of duty as members of the law enforcement or fire department. celebration will be held at dulaney valley memorial gardens may 6th and this morning bonnie is the chaplain for the arbutus volunteer fire department and window of mark faulkenhan joins to us talk about this special time here in the state of maryland as we pay tribute to the men and women. thanks for being here today.bonnie, talking about this, the significance of this day, it is felt year-round to know that these men and women are gone but not forgotten. >> absolutely true. this is my 26th year to sing at fallen heros day, and we this year have five fallen police officers and also mark, one for fighter, who died in the line of dutiy. aid great opportunity for folks to come out and pay respects and tribute and thank the fire service and the police officers for what they do for us every day. >> and you are talking about your late

tony marcella was there for the ribbon cutting. thisser 'really going to help the damage suffered by the dundalk fire department for that fire happening last year. >> reporter: shiny chrome and fresh paint is nice to look at. it's what they can do with these trucks that is exciting. >> it's rewarding when the people that are doing the work have some say in designing it. >> reporter: you heard right. firefighters, emts all had input as to what equipment to get. which means an engine 15 is design for east view. engine 57 for spare owes point. >> in particular here at sparrows point we have a ladder tower that can gain access to some of the higher buildings. hopefully mitigate an incident a little bit sooner. >> reporter: with some of the latest technology at firefighters' fingertips, the $1.8 million of equipment is worth every penny. >> the money we spent for this equipment and the millions of dollars, but it's well worth it because we're going to use it to save lives. >> reporter: the new ambulance are going to dundalk to help heal