The present work entitled "Of the establishment of oil stations in the city of Goma. Community appreciation and prevention of risks"; was to make think about the ways and means to prevent the threatening growth of oil stations in the city already mentioned. We started with two hypotheses to confirm or deny the need to prevent the risks associated with these oil stations currently established in the city of Goma, once a renowned tourist city. These hypotheses led to the following specific objectives: - To understand the community's understanding of the threat, risks associated with the oil stations and the natural realities of the city, dominated by volcanic hazards. - To understand the precautions and preventive measures in place to estimate the vulnerability. The samples taken in the population specially targeted by our study allowed us to understand that the oil stations present real risks both from the oilmen themselves and from the inhabitants of the city.