In April of 1966 a young girl was struck by a car and seriously injured while crossing US 1 in Eau Gallie.
Thus Harbor City Volunteer Ambulance Squad (HCVAS) began and served South Brevard for thirty-three years until its dissolution on September 30, 1.
A few days after this incident, a group of seven concerned citizens gathered around a kitchen table at the home of Ed Franckewich.
She lay in the road for 45 minutes before an Ambulance from Central Brevard transported her to a nearby hospital.
In April of 1966 a young girl was struck by a car and seriously injured while crossing US 1 in Eau Gallie