How Vatel's dual AI voice-agent system guarantees 24/7 emergency coverage for CRN
By putting in place a dual AI voice-agent system managed by Vatel (handling about 500 minutes of calls per month), CRN completely eliminated the gaps in its after-hours emergency coverage. Through the coordinated action of an AI voice agent for calls and an email-monitoring agent, every crisis situation is qualified and transferred to the on-call technician in under 60 seconds, ensuring absolute responsiveness 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and on weekends.
Under 60 seconds end to end
2 AI agents running in parallel (voice + email)
Full 24/7 coverage, nights and weekends
CRN
CRN is a Canadian company specializing in property disaster-restoration services (such as water damage or flooding), a critical sector where every minute of delay can worsen a building's structural damage.
Overnight emergencies without a reliable owner
In disaster restoration, a missed call at 2 a.m. can have catastrophic financial and material consequences. Before AI integration, CRN's after-hours process had several major vulnerabilities:
- No reliable owner for night calls: After-hours calls were forwarded to a personal device or landed in voicemail, which created a high risk of missed calls.
- Opaque, manual on-call routing: Although a rotating on-call calendar existed on paper, there was no automated system to consult it in real time, forcing stressful manual handling and lookups in the middle of the night.
- Ignored emergency emails: Urgent claim requests arriving by email overnight went unanswered until teams arrived the next morning, losing precious hours of intervention.
Two agents connected to the same live on-call list
To cover every assistance entry point, Vatel designed and deployed a unified emergency-coverage layer in 4 weeks:
- 01Week 1
Discovery
Deep audit of the rotating on-call schedule, classification of urgency levels, and review of call and email intake procedures.
- 02Weeks 2 and 3
Development
Programming of the AI voice agent with real-time schedule lookup, development of the email-monitoring agent, and setup of multi-channel routing and escalation logic.
- 03Week 4
Deployment
Main line configuration (after-hours SIP), automatic on-call schedule synchronization, and integration with the company's email inbox.
Zero coverage gaps and escalation in under a minute
Since go-live, Vatel's solution has provided continuous, unbroken protection for CRN's clients.
| Key indicators | Before Vatel | After Vatel's AI voice agent |
|---|---|---|
| Number of AI agents | None (Manual handling) | 2 AI agents running in parallel (voice + email) |
| On-call escalation delay | Slow, manual, and uncertain | Under 60 seconds end to end |
| Email alert channels | None (Manual morning reading) | 3 instant simultaneous channels (Call, SMS, email) |
| Operational availability | Limited and prone to forgetfulness | Full 24/7 coverage, nights and weekends |
An intelligent, automated human handoff
Vatel's two AI agents work together to guarantee client safety:
- The emergency voice agent: It handles all after-hours calls, answers general questions to manage the client's wait, and qualifies the severity of the incident. If it is a real emergency, the AI instantly consults CRN's rotating on-call schedule and redirects the call directly to the responsible technician's phone in real time.
- The email-monitoring agent: It continuously analyzes the general inbox. As soon as it detects an email describing a crisis situation, the AI simultaneously triggers escalation notifications on three distinct channels (automatic phone call, SMS, and email) to the on-call employee to make sure they are woken up and immediately operational.
Exemplary responsiveness for complete peace of mind
By automating the detection and transmission of claims to its on-call teams, CRN eliminated critical communication delays. The company now guarantees immediate handling of every incident, protecting its clients' buildings while relieving employees of overnight monitoring tasks.
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Vatel's voice AI answers every inbound call outside CRN's opening hours instantly, eliminating the risk of lost calls or failed voicemail forwards. The virtual agent autonomously qualifies the urgency of the need to reassure the client and launch the appropriate assistance actions in real time.
As soon as a caller reports an emergency, Vatel's voice AI instantly queries the company's rotating on-call schedule. It identifies the employee precisely assigned to that shift and transfers the call directly to their phone line in under a minute.
Vatel uses an inbox-monitoring agent that analyzes emails received after hours. As soon as a crisis message is detected, the AI simultaneously triggers notifications on three different channels (phone call, SMS, and email) to the on-call technician to ensure no emergency goes unanswered.
The dual-agent system guarantees that any emergency (whether it arrives by phone or email) is qualified and routed to the responsible on-call person in under 60 seconds. This makes it possible to launch emergency interventions almost instantly.