Fire departments answer calls

The Picket Post-Camp Oak Volunteer Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire at 4 o’clock this morning at South Carolina 183 and Taylor Road near Walhalla. Seneca Fire Department and others were among the public safety responders Friday afternoon to what turned out to be a smoke scare at the Morningside Assisted Living facility on the Wells Highway. Scott Krein, director of Oconee Emergency Preparedness, said all residents temporarily evacuated were returned to their living quarters once responders attended to an over-heated heater.