PRESS PHOTO BY DONNA GEWERTZ Members of Catasauqua Fire Department ready Ladder 231 for fire apparatus judging July 22 before Northampton Fire Department's annual Firefighters' Parade, held in conjunction with Northampton Community Days Fair. The apparatus, with a 110-foot aerial ladder, took first place in the aerial apparatus category. It is staffed by firefighters, from left, Joseph Kober, Greg Mertz, Dan Tillman, Anthony Barber and Devon Troxell.