The inaugural Northern Rockies Fire Student Summit was held October 8-10, 2026, at the Lubrecht Experimental Forest outside of Missoula, MT. The summit brought together 20 students, with attendees hailing from the University of Montana Student Association for Fire Ecology Club (UM-SAFE), the University of Idaho Student Association for Fire Ecology Club (UI-SAFE), Montana State University (MSU), and Salish Kootenai College (SKC).The event was organized by a planning team of students support from the Northern Rockies Fire Science Network, with the goal of bringing together fire students from across the region to learn about fire research, prescribed fire, and fire aviation while making connections with their peers.