Tips for people who have part time fireplaces and are scrounging-

Check your draw, make sure you are venting your smoke. You'll have some, but too much leads to drowsiness, red face, then blue face.

Check your chimney, make sure you don't have something like a squirrel nest in it, or a duck. (Trust me on this- a duck fits in a chimney.)

Avoid soft woods, like pine, if at all possible. More resinous, so you get more sparks, and more soot. A chimney fire might warm the house, but it is the last thing you need.

Avoid, absolutely, manufactured wood products like chip board, plywood, pressure treated, etc. See above, but if you aren't getting a good draw, then heavier than air combustion products might be leaking back in, some of which are even more fun that carbon monoxide.

And for fuel that is easy to store, look at wood pellets. They are compressed saw dust, that's it. They are a pain to light, but they burn slow while throwing good heat, and a hobo stove full of them lasts for a while.