Indonesia as a one of country in disaster prone zones are needs manny studies of disaster risk reduction. Disaster literacy is part of a non-structural approach that focuses on people's knowledge of disasters. Disaster Literacy is a new study in disaster studies, while disaster literacy can be useful in measuring and building the capacity of communities in disasters. The goal of the disaster literacy study is how people understand the disaster. The article discussion about what are the disasters, positions and roles of communication science in the study of disaster literacy. Then how the method of disaster literacy research and what is the focus of the study of disaster literacy.