Exhibit 99.1

CEO Certification of Periodic Report under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I,  Joseph J. Ross,  Chairman  and Chief  Executive  Officer  of Federal  Signal
Corporation   (the  "Company"),   certify,   pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,  that:

(1)     the  Quarterly  Report on Form  10-Q of the  Company  for the  quarterly
        period  ended  March 31, 2003 (the  "Report")  fully  complies  with the
        requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
        1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2)     the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
        respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of  operations  of the
        Company.

Dated:  May 12, 2003


                                          /s/ Joseph J. Ross
                                          Joseph J. Ross
                                          Chairman and Chief Executive Officer