Lots of people suggest they do nothing. problem is it's harder to detect a warm gust than a cold breeze.
We have this fan and it has a fair effect at moving that heat out of that close proximity to the log burner.
Do your research and don't get a cheap one. Although mine seems to be cheap now. Tomerson 5 Blades
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