>>477844>in an urban environment, without camp blocks, canned burners, etc, to keep the fire going to cook food, boil water, etcIf we're talking about a densely populate city like Manhattan as opposed to the suburbs, you're not going to find much wood for fuel.
You're best bet in an urban area like that would be a gasoline stove, as you could theoretically siphon gas from abandoned cars in a SHTF situation.