Firemaking

Firemaking is not a major skill for non-members, serving only as a supporting skill for cooking.

For members, There is at least one quest where firemaking is used and lanterns which can be lit.

You requre a tinderbox, sold for 1gp at general stores, and a supply of logs which can be bought, collected or cut. Use the tinderbox with the logs to make a fire. It is also possible to light logs which are on the ground, but this tends to be slower.

Random events
All the general random events can occur, but there are no currently known ones specific to firemaking, though Dr. Ford seems to be doing his rounds for any action where you may be struck by some part of the task you are working on