Stoves

You need to be able to

• use your own stove - know how it works, and any safety aspects to consider (including storage of fuel when using your stove and storage of the stove and fuel when you're not using it)

• use general fire precautions - make sure your stove is stable, isn't positioned so you can't get away from it if it catches fire, use a wind-shield if appropriate.

• know about other stoves - how they work, safety aspects, advantages and disadvantages of different types of fuel.  Make sure to read the instructions on any stove

Different Stoves

Zen stoves has TONS of information - more than you need really, but you could read it through once

Wikipedia does too

Types of Fuel

• Gas - e.g. in a Camping Gaz Twister stove

• Paraffin - e.g. in a Primus stove

• Meths - e.g. in a Trangia stove

• Petrol - e.g. in a Coleman multifuel stove

• Wood - e.g. in a Yukon firebox

• Hexamine - e.g. in an Esbit stove

Some info here