First Federal Bankshares (FFSX) 10-Q 2006 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Michael W. Dosland, President and Chief Executive Officer and Katherine A. Bousquet, Vice President, Treasurer and Interim Chief Financial Officer of First Federal Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) each certify in his/her capacity as an officer of the Company that he/she has reviewed the quarterly report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 (the “Report”) and that to the best of his/her knowledge:

     (1)the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

                     (2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods covered by the Report.

The purpose of this statement is solely to comply with Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, as amended by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

February 8, 2006	/s/ Michael W. Dosland
Date	Michael W. Dosland
	President and Chief Executive Officer
February 8, 2006	/s/ Katherine A. Bousquet
Date	Katherine A. Bousquet
	Vice President, Treasurer and
	Interim Chief Financial Officer