In order to clarify the changes of the spatial use of Kobe's ward offices as refuge and rescue base for the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Disaster, hearing and field surveys were made for the staffs in headquarters of rescue and volunteer operations in Kobe's ward offices. It is clarified that the complex ward offices combined with public health center and firehouse worked quite well under this disaster. Through this survey and interview many suggestive matters for ward office planning in preparation for disaster were presented.
