This article raises a recurring theme in the consequences of disasters, whether natural or caused by men: the emotion of fear. A catastrophe hardly ever nature leaves no sequelae and, invariably, fear is among the most popular. The research question or problem more pressing is to determine to what extent the fear becomes an ally in the possible preventive civil defense or when we reflect on what happens to the victims in their expressions posttraumatic. The objective is to construct a path in which these emotional expressions, especially the emotion of fear, may contribute to the strengthening of experiences in disaster situations. Apart from literature, Interviews were conducted reports of agents involved in civil defense actions, to save, rescue and assist victims, are used as a means of understanding the emotion experienced, that can enable possibilities for prevention and building a new reality.
fear; disaster; civil defense