Gas fireplace

We live in a Victorian home.  The fireplace was originally coal fired.  Therefore too small to serve as a wood fired fireplace.  So, years ago we had it refitted to be gas fired.  We never got around to figuring out how to use it.  Tonight as the potentially biggest blizzard in IL since 1967 descends upon us, we decided it was time to make sure it worked in case we lose our electricity.  It is these little things that we now are catching up on as empty nesters.