The Pennsylvania National Fire Museum in Harrisburg will be burning hot with a Fire Memorabilia auction and pig roast on Friday, July 9. Various consignors have consigned over 200 lots of firefighting antiques and memorabilia that will cross the auction block beginning at 6 p.m. at the museum located at 1820 N. 4th St., Harrisburg, Pa. The pig roast will start at 5 p.m. Offered will be an assortment of early high front fire helmets dating to the late 1800s and early 1900s, including many from Pennsylvania fire companies. There are some great photographs and tin types of early firefighters dressed in parade regalia, along with an assortment of ephemera to include early ball cards, calling cards, and advertising items. There will also be a selection of firefighter speaking trumpets, one dated 1857. These trumpets or horns as they are sometimes referred to, were used to shout orders on fire scenes and were also given as tokens of appreciation. The trumpet is still associated with chief and subordinate officers on the fireground today being used to differentiate various ranks. There will be several items of special interest, including a 10-inch leather presentation shield from the City of New York Fire Department from the mid-1800s and a sterling silver engraved presentation loving cup presented to Commissioner Stillman White of the Providence Fire Department in 1902. Early lighting is represented by a fire engine lamp from an early Fire Police unit and various firefighting lanterns with engraved globes. Telegraph equipment is represented by a wood cased fire alarm gong, fire and police alarm boxes, and an early fire chiefs tapper bell. The buyers premium from the auction as well as the proceeds from the pig roast are going to the museum, which is raising funds to assist with the replacement of its air-conditioning system. The auction is being overseen by Robert L. Enterline of Enterline Auction Service LLC and organized by current Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) auctioneering student Brian Enterline. Further auction information is available at www.eastmerefireman.com. Pig roast information is available on the Fire Museum website at www.pnfm.org.