The owner of an Altadena bike shop is giving back to those impacted by the LA County wildfires even after losing his own business to the Eaton Fire.
Steve Salinas, owner of Steve’s Bike Shop, was helping hose down the homes of his brother and Altadena neighbors while the Eaton Fire swept through his storefront.
“Tuesday night I got a call from my brother that there was a fire started in Eaton Canyon and we know the drill cause we’ve been through a few fires,” said Salinas.
The business owner closed shop and headed two miles northeast towards the mountains with his son Raleigh to help protect his brother’s home.
More than eight hours later, Salinas drove to his house in Pasadena for a quick break before checking on the Altadena home of his friend Jimmy Orlandini.
“I decided to stop because his front yard was starting to catch on …