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Police, Firefighters, Paramedics. In an emergency, they are the first to respond, as most emergencies are related to their jobs. Often overworked and underpaid, but still dedicated to their jobs. Got a real big public image boost, at least in the USA, after their selfless actions on 9/11.
 
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) playing a major role.
 
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 CoastguardCoast Guard (or Lifeboat Society in many countries where the Coast Guard is a branch of the military), 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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