page_title: Jamaica, Queens
section_title: Fire safety
hierarchical_section_title: Jamaica, Queens / Fire safety
caption_attribution_description: English: FDNY engine ladder co on hillside, Sutphin blvd-180st
context_page_description: Jamaica is a middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is mainly composed of a large commercial and retail area, though part of the neighborhood is also residential. Jamaica is bordered by Hollis to the east; St. Albans, Springfield Gardens, Rochdale Village to the southeast; South Jamaica to the south; Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park to the west; Briarwood to the northwest; and Kew Gardens Hills, Jamaica Hills, and Jamaica Estates to the north.
  Jamaica was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica". Jamaica was the first county seat of Queens County, holding that title from 1683 to 1788, and was also the first incorporated village on Long Island. When Queens was incorporated into the City of Greater New York in 1898, both the Town of Jamaica and the Village of Jamaica were dissolved, but the neighborhood of Jamaica regained its role as county seat. Today, some locals group Jamaica's surrounding neighborhoods into an unofficial Greater Jamaica, roughly corresponding to the former Town of Jamaica.
context_section_description: Jamaica contains four New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire stations:
  Engine Company 275/Ladder Company 133 – 111-36 Merrick Boulevard
  Engine Company 298/Ladder Company 127/Battalion 50 – 153-11 Hillside Avenue
  Engine Company 302/Ladder Company 155 – 143-15 Rockaway Boulevard
  Engine Company 303/Ladder Company 126 – 104-12 Princeton Street
caption: Engine Company 298/Ladder Company 127/Battalion 50
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