BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) – Family, friends and community members gathered Saturday afternoon to pay tribute to a man who spent decades as a Moncks Corner firefighter and state fire instructor.
Donald Wilkins served as the assistant fire chief for the Moncks Corner Fire Department for 30 years and served as a South Carolina Fire Academy instructor for over 45 years.
Wilkins began his firefighting career as a volunteer in West Virginia in 1968. He then served in various fire departments and became a fire service instructor in 1979. He worked at the Moncks Corner Fire Department as a volunteer in 1991…