I was thinking that, in way of realism, you should be right-clicking the woodpile to create a fireplace, and have matches to light it. Also, you should be able to light a fire with flares.
This is still happening in 1.5.7. I logged in after a day of no play, checked my tent - suddenly empty. After the server restarted, my tent was gone - next restart, my tent came back, still empty.