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Individually these groups (especially [[Cop Show|the police]]) are depicted often enough, but once in a while you get all three playing a major role, or at least their respective vehicles.
 
Note that this is not them as a [[Trio]], as this is about the organizations, not a trio of people. Also takes into account locale-specific services like Coastguard, Mountain Rescue, Cave Rescue, etc. Then there's the mercifully seldom heard of [[w:Nuclear Emergency Support Team|Nuclear Emergency Support Team]]...
 
Sometimes praised in fiction as [[The Real Heroes]], but [[Broken Aesop|it's often lip service compared to how they are usually treated]].
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=== Puppet Shows ===
* International Rescue in ''[[Thunderbirds]]'', who carry out rescue missions.
 
=== Real Life ===
* Her Majesty's Coastguard is a search-and-rescue organisation in the UK.
* The Canadian Coast Guard is primarily a search-and-rescue organization. It has no connection to the military.
 
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