As safe as they are installed against any surface. If installed corrected they are very safe.
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Yes, you can.
Will depend on the surface. It may be nailed, secured with screws and drywall anchors, nailed with a power nailer to concrete or block, attached to bolts set into concrete, etc.
A fire rated wall is rated as such because of the material used in construction. There is specific drywall board and rated doors to obtain a fire rating. The standards are 2 and 4 hour ratings unless referring to electrical equipment.
The instructions in the box are usually decent. Just use plastic anchors for the track screws in vertical drywall surface. IF IT"S OVERHEAD mount-use the anchors that spring open once they go thru the hole for safety. Lights pretty much slide on the rail.
More to the point is how are YOU going to get wire to and from the box. Installing the box is the easy part. You first find a stud and measure the box dimensions onto it with one side almost touching the stud. Now, using a 'Keyhole' saw or drywall saw, cut out the box shape. At this point, I insert a 'fish' tape and pull the wire through, usually from the top. I pull the wire out enough to feed into the box and then push the box into the cut shape. Then screw the box into the stud obliquely, or if you've got an 'old work' box, turn the screws on the box to fix the 'ears' and secure the box. Now you can wire the outlet or switch in. -Turn off power first .