Looking to find a permanent home for Snoqualmie’s original fire engine, members of the Snoqualmie Firefighters Association are auctioning a one-of-a-kind ride in the Railroad Days parade.

As part of their ninth annual fund-raiser breakfast, 7 to 11 a.m. this Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Snoqualmie Fire Station, the association will take bids to put a rider up front, in the officer’s seat, of Snoqualmie’s 1938 engine — the first fire truck the city ever had.

“It’s a piece of history,” said volunteer firefighter Doug McCall.

Funds from the ride will be dedicated to maintaining the engine and finding a new home for it. The previous location recently became unavailable, and the engine is now being kept outside in volunteer firefighter Al Harper’s backyard.

Fall is coming, and “we can’t keep