The Rescue Unit was founded due to a need for emergency medical services to campus and the Chittenden County area. Since their service began, it has been a student-run organization that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The Rescue Unit responds to approximately 3,300 calls annually to campus, the city of Winooski, Fort Ethan Allen, VTANG, and parts of Colchester, and the interstate.

Currently the unit has two ambulances, a 2024 Ford F-550 (A2) and a 2019 Ford F-450 (A1) which rotate daily both serving as primary. Both trucks are stocked with a full complement of basic and advanced life support supplies for airway management, trauma management, and IV therapy. The unit runs crews with Vermont licensed Advanced-EMT's in addition to EMT and CPR certified crew members. Routinely, crews respond to medical emergencies including respiratory, cardiac, diabetic; motor vehicle accidents, intra-hospital transports, and many other incidents. Student volunteers have the opportunity to train and become ambulance drivers or crew chiefs. Additionally, in April of 2014, the rescue unit began offering paramedic level care to the communities that they serve. This change in service level, represents the highest level of prehospital care available. Currently, the rescue unit has four paramedics on staff.

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