We investigated the influence of the inhabitants' consciousness on refuge in disaster in case of the eruption at Izu Oshima in 1986. The restlts are as follows : 1. Inhabitants' normative consciousness correspond to refuge. 2. On inhabitants' normative consiousness, neighbor and administration are poles apart, and rocal organizasion and indivisual are, too. Then firemen, that belong to organization of disaster prevention by inhabitants, perform a key part of confidence between them. 3. The corresponding of refuge with inhabitants' normative consciousness : 1) Those who rely on administration are little anxious and negative on refuge. 2) Those who rely on neighbor are very anxious and active. 3) Those who rely on some of these; administration, rocal organization, neighbor, are little anxious and active. Inhabitants consciousness in disaster is a primary factor that leading on refuge is executed systematically and smoothly.
