The 11th Carabinieri Brigade also intervened , through its subordinate units , in several natural disasters through the years . In the 1966 flood of the Arno , the XI Brigade provided 50 M-113 armoured vehicles and several tankers.p . 540 In the 1968 Belice earthquake , the XII Carabinieri Battalion " '' Sicilia '' " , headquartered in Palermo , deployed its rescue unit and other troops , together with the IV Mounted Carabinieri Squadrons Group , under the leadership of the Carabinieri Legion of Palermo and under the guidance of the VI Carabinieri Brigade.pp . 549 – 551 In the 1971 Lazio earthquake , the Rescue Unit of the VIII Carabinieri Battalion was deployed.p . 555 In the 1976 Friuli earthquake , the 13th Carabinieri Battalion " '' Friuli Venezia Giulia '' " , 4th Carabinieri Battalion " '' Veneto '' " ( 75 troops , three Rescue Platoons , in the immediate aftermaths ) p. 559 and 7th Carabinieri Battalion " '' Trentino Alto Adige '' " ( 31 troops , in the immediate aftermaths ) p. 559 intervened paying rescue and providing police and utility services.pp . 203 – 204 In the immediate aftermaths , 93 vehicles of the Carabinieri Battalions were deployed.p . 562 In the 1980 Irpinia earthquake , Carabinieri Battalions from Bari , Naples and Rome also intervened.pp . 203 – 204 In particular , in the early hours of the emergency the 11th Carabinieri Brigade deployed 1,500 troops and 180 vehicles , alongside several other Carabinieri assets.p . 53 Each of the rescue units provided from Carabinieri Battalions consisted of 120 troops with a field hospital , rescue vehicles and tools and field kitchens , as well as two physicians and paramedics
1976 Friuli earthquake
1976 Friuli earthquake
11th Carabinieri Mechanized Brigade