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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * McConnaughey David   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP /DE/ [fss] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Pres.-Safety & Sec. Sys. Grp. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1415 WEST 22ND STREET, SUITE 1100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/20/2009 (Street) OAK BROOK, IL 60523 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/20/2009   A   8,000 (1) A $ 0 44,317.555 (2) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right-to-buy)

$ 6.68

02/20/2009

A

25,400

(3)

02/20/2019

Common Stock

25,400

$ 6.68

84,400

D

Performance Rights

(4)

02/20/2009

A

7,600

(4)

12/31/2011

Common Stock

15,200

$ 0

15,200

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McConnaughey David 1415 WEST 22ND STREET SUITE 1100 OAK BROOK, IL 60523			Pres.-Safety & Sec. Sys. Grp.

Signatures

Jennifer L. Sherman, attorney-in-fact for David McConnaughey		02/24/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This represents a restricted stock award. All 8,000 shares vest on 2/20/2012.
(2)	Some shares are subject to restrictions and forfeiture under Company Stock Benefit Plan. 681.896 shares were acquired through dividend reinvestment.
(3)	Option becomes exercisable as to 8,467 shares on 2/20/2010, 8,467 shares on 2/20/2011 and the remaining 8,466 shares on 2/20/2012.
(4)	Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive up to two shares of FSS common stock based on a three year performance metric. The number of shares to be received will depend on the Company's relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) for the 3-year period beginning on January 1, 2009, which will be evaluated against the TSR over the same 3-year period for a pre-set group of approximately 30 peer companies. TSR is calculated by adding the changes in a company's closing stock price between December 30, 2008 and December 31, 2011 to any dividends paid during that period, and is adjusted for any stock splits or dividends.

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