Fires lead annually to major losses both in terms of fatalities, injured people, and in terms of lost values. In response to this challenge, the Fire Research and Innovation Centre (FRIC) started in spring 2019. The main objective of the centre is to increase knowledge within the field of fire science in order to support decisions and develop better solutions providing increased fire safety in buildings. FRIC shall strengthen cooperation and lead to a long-term increase of competence and dissemination of knowledge within the fire safety field.