Heard about the problems out east with ice storms and service interruptions. Governor from some state said avoid alternative heating sources. Pretty sure he's not talking about wood stoves.
Being a guvnor, I'm sure he meant it'd be far better to freeze to death than to come up with any non-guvmint regulated form of heat…
You are probably right, there are lots of problems when the power goes out for an extended period like running generators in a closed garage.
I've heated with my gas range before when I didn't have heat back in '11 before I got my stove in the basement and my Generac for the house. That was not fun. Power came back on after 5 hours.
If it came to keeping my pipes from freezing, that gas range is going on and I'll take my wife and child elsewhere.