The FBI says it has confirmed that more than a dozen fires, including the Salt Fire that has devastated Ruidoso, were human caused. Damage continues to mount almost weekly due to floods along the burn scar. The FBI said in a statement Monday that it is investigating a man and his girlfriend for possibly starting 16 fires on the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation between May 3rd ans June 18th. The pair has been positively linked to six fires. Footprints of a Vans brand shoe have beeno found at multiple scenes that matched the man’s girlfriend’s shoes. Neither ha sbeen formally charged with a crime, so their names are not yet being released.