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How the crisis unfolded
Feb
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Feb. 11
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) detects 22 hotspots in Bengkalis, three in Pelalawan, four in Rokan Hilir and two in Siak, all in Riau province.
Feb. 13
The BNPB detects a further 72 hotspots in Riau, North Sumatra, Riau Islands and Jambi.
Feb. 24
Haze from land and forest fires in North Sumatra blankets areas around Kualanamu International Airport in Deli Serdang regency. Rokan Hilir regency in Riau also affected by smoke.
Feb. 26
South Sumatra declares alert status in response to worsening haze.
Feb. 27
Haze from several regencies in Riau reaches Pekanbaru, the provincial capital, reducing visibility to around three kilometers.
March 4
According to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the Terra and Aqua satellites detect 86 hotspots in a number of regions in Riau, confirming that the province is the worst affected in Sumatra.
March 18
Haze blankets Dumai city in Riau for several days, reaching a hazardous level.
April 1
Riau declares alert status in response to thickening haze.
June 30
Haze reduces visibility over Dumai city, Riau, disrupting flight schedules at Pinang Kampai Airport for three days.
July 28
Environment ministers from five ASEAN nations, including Indonesia, agree to share information on a government-to-government basis to identify the plantation firms on whose land forest fires have started.
Aug. 25
Haze worsens in Riau and Jambi, forcing local authorities to send students home from school.
Aug. 27
Jambi declares alert status in response to worsening haze.
Aug. 30
South Kalimantan declares alert status in response to haze.
Sept. 8
West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan declare alert status.
Sept. 10
The BMKG identifies a total of 210 hotspots across Sumatra, a drop from 326 at the end of July.
Sept. 11
Indonesia declines an offer from Singapore to assist in fighting forest fires as the city-state and parts of Malaysia continue to be blanketed by smog.
Sept. 14
Riau raises its haze disaster status to emergency.
Sept. 15
Jakarta deploys more than 1,000 troops to help put out fires across Riau.
