Fire helo ops at night?

Hey guys,

I was down at the local airport yesterday and got talking to the crew of our
new regional fire/rescue helo operation when one of the crew/pilots noted
that they were doing a lot of NV training so they can start fighting fires
at night. Naturally I've heard of rescue and EMS type stuff after dark, but
fire stuff was one of those things I thought would never happen until they
brought the A10s out with water pods. The crew left in a rush to try and
steal an EMS call so I didn't get to get into it much.

Anyone heard of this type of thing actually becoming a reality or is this
just another case of these guys searching for a mission and trying to
justify their existance (which is pretty much all they're doing these days)?

-Mike