GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — It was an intense morning for first responders, Tuesday morning after the first snow of the year also brought icy conditions It took EMS, fire officials, officers and sheriff’s departments working together to get to every call. Starting around midnight, first responders were running from call to call for winter weather-related accidents.  “Normally, we run about one or two vehicle accidents between 1 a.m. and 10 a.m. This morning, we had about eight. It seemed like they all happened during the commute time,” said Deputy Chief Dwayne Church, who oversees the Emergency Services Branch of the Greensboro Fire Department. He said it was a 350 percent increase in call volume.  Brenton Brintefield said when the weather is bad, he always takes extra precautions, and that's something he wishes other drivers would do.   “People not staying focused. That’s what’s wrong with drivers right now. We got a turning single that they don’t use. They don’t check their tires,” Brintefield said. Meanwhile, first responders say that on Tuesday morning, the roads were deceiving.  “The roads looked clear. I think that’s what caught a lot of our residents off guard,” Church said. That's the thing about black ice: it is hard to see. During the chaos, one of Greensboro’s fire trucks was hit by a car when a driver lost control. There was minimal damage and no injuries, but Church says it just goes to show how dangerous mornings like this are.  “One of the most dangerous things that we do is respond to vehicle accidents on the highway,” Church said. He said the highway is where they had to respond to most calls.  Greensboro police say officers closed Interstate 73 in both directions between Interstate 40 and Friendly Avenue because there were just so many crashes and it was too dangerous for people to travel.  The Greensboro Police Department responded to 45 calls for winter weather accidents.  The High Point Police Department responded to a dozen calls.