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For a second summer, D.C. is bringing back free CPR classes as part of National Safety Month. And seeing as though my partner was electrocuted on Monday, I’m here to tell you: GO GET CPR TRAINED, PEOPLE.

Don’t worry, he’s fine. But I still haven’t gotten over the shock of realizing that I probably wouldn’t have been of much use if things had happened differently (that “babysitter first aid course” I took in a New Jersey mall as a teenager definitely wasn’t going to do it).

Anyway, Serve DC, the mayor’s volunteer office, is coming to the rescue with another batch of free classes this month. There is a course from 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. several days each week, spread throughout the city (except for Saturday, June 18, when it will be from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.)

Trainers certified by the Red Cross will give a course on both CPR and using an automated external defibrillator (AED) in responding to breathing or cardiac emergencies. Go sign up here.

• June 1 – Turkey Thicket Recreation Center (Ward 5)
• June 3 – Deanwood Recreation Center (Ward 7)
• June 7 – Green Leaf Recreation Center (Ward 6)
• June 8 – Turkey Thicket Recreation Center (Ward 5)
• June 10 – Lamond Recreation Center (Ward 4)
• June 13 – Barry Farms Recreation Center (Ward 8)
• June 15 – Deanwood Recreation Center (Ward 7)
• June 18 – Banneker Recreation Center (Ward 1) from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
• June 20 – Chevy Chase Recreation Center (Ward 3)
• June 21 – Deanwood Recreation Center (Ward 7)
• June 24 – TBD
• June 28 – Green Leaf Recreation Center (Ward 6)
• June 29 – Barry Farms Recreation Center (Ward 8)