It’s midnight on a fireground in rural Australia. The landscape is cloaked in darkness except for the glow of flames and the sweep of torch beams. On this night, dozens of Country Fire Authority (CFA) volunteers and Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) firefighters are battling a bushfire under the stars. Such scenes are not unusual – in intense bushfire seasons, hundreds of firefighters often work through the night to contain blazes before dawn.…