Pyro-vernacular studies is an emerging field that integrates and co-designs the relationships between vernacular architecture, cultural fire practices, and First Nations Peoples’ knowledge systems for more resilient human environments. Acknowledging the rich collaboration with First Nations communities, this approach recognises fire not as a destructive force, but as a generative, relational tool for caring for Country. Drawing on cultural burning traditions, pyro-vernacular studies investigates how fire regimes can support biodiversity, regenerate native ecologies, and influence the organisation of the built environment. Through ethnographic and co-design methodologies, it seeks to create architectural responses that are co-created in honour of Traditional Knowledge systems and foster coexistence between people, flora, and fauna. The practice is deeply place-based and grounded in respect for Country, emphasising long-term stewardship, responsibility, and intergenerational knowledge transmission. As the climate emergency intensifies, pyro-vernacular studies offers a critical lens for reimagining regenerative futures, by engaging with Indigenous-led frameworks for land care, dwelling and settlement design for cultural continuity.