Exhibit 32.1

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 June 30, 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:  August 14, 2003


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