EXHIBIT 32.1

CEO CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT UNDER
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

     I, Robert D. Welding, President 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended
     December 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: February 19, 2004

/s/ ROBERT D. WELDING
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Robert D. Welding
President and Chief Executive Officer