POWER OF ATTORNEY

	The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
Jennifer L. Sherman and Gwendolyn L. Hassan, signing singly,
his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full
power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to complete
and sign all Forms 3, 4 and 5 relating to equity securities of
Federal Signal Corporation and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto or documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock
Exchange and Federal Signal Corporation, granting to said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.

	The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is Federal Signal
Corporation assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file
Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings
of and transactions in securities issued by Federal Signal
Corporation, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in
a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.





Executed this 2nd day of September, 2004


MARK WEBER
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MARK WEBER
EXECUTIVE OFFICER