# Fire Clearance (a) All child care centers shall secure and maintain a fire clearance approved by the city or county fire department, the district providing fire protection services, or the State Fire Marshal. (1) The request for fire clearance shall be made through and maintained by the Department. (b) The applicant shall notify the Department if the child care center plans to enroll children who are nonambulatory as defined in Section 101152n.(1), so that an appropriate fire clearance approved by the city or county fire department, the district providing fire protection services, or the State Fire Marshal can be obtained prior to the acceptance of such children. {% hint style="info" %} (1) Persons who use supportive restraints pursuant to Section 101223.1 are nonambulatory {% endhint %} > NOTE: Authority cited: Section 1596.81, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1596.72, 1596.73, 1596.809, 1596.81, 1596.95 and 1597.95, Health and Safety Code. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://t22.caqualityearlylearning.org/application-procedures/fire-clearance.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.