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Electrical Emergency — No Power / Hazard

Inbound electrical emergency intake. Triages life-safety hazards before routing.

9field definitions
4surface rules
3guardrail signals
4wrap-up checks

When this runs

classifies this work type when the caller says things like:

no power
sparks
burning smell
smoke from outlet
breaker keeps tripping
shock
wires exposed
panel hot
smell smoke
electrical fire

How the call goes

4 surface rules tied to missing field definitions. Urgent first.

1

Ask if there are sparks, smoke, or a burning smell — if yes, advise 911 first, then us.

urgent

Field: Sparks / smoke / burning smell

2

Ask if anyone in the home depends on powered medical equipment (oxygen, dialysis, CPAP).

urgent

Field: Powered medical equipment in home

3

Ask whether power is out in the whole house or just one area / circuit.

urgent

Field: Whole-house vs partial vs neighborhood

4

Confirm the power company has been called — neighborhood outages aren't ours to fix.

important

Field: Power company contacted

Extracted without a dedicated prompt

extracts these from the transcript in real time. If the caller does not mention them naturally, staff can confirm them during wrap-up.

Caller nameCallback numberService addressBreaker tripped / won't resetAppointment window

Guardrail signals

If staff says anything matching one of these examples, an urgent warning surface is created.

Tell the caller to flip breakers when there is any burning smell.

Guarantee a technician arrival time before dispatch confirms.

Diagnose the failed component as fact before inspection.

When the call ends

Before staff can end the call, walks them through a wrap-up checklist, then prepares the captured fields for the work record.

Wrap-up checklist

  • Confirm service address
  • Confirm callback number
  • Advise 911 if hazard
  • State next step

Then creates a job with:

  • Caller name
  • Callback number
  • Service address
  • Sparks / smoke / burning smell
  • Whole-house vs partial vs neighborhood
  • Breaker tripped / won't reset
  • Powered medical equipment in home
  • Power company contacted
  • Appointment window

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