'Deep sorrow': Officials mourn North Carolina firefighter who died during vacation trip

'Deep sorrow': Officials mourn North Carolina firefighter who died during vacation trip

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- A beloved eastern North Carolina firefighter died Friday during an incident while on vacation, according to fire officials. Jay Lyons, 25, a fireman at Red Oak Community Rural Fire Department, died outside the country during the trip, Red Oak fire officials said. Lyons, of Tarboro, was described as "our brother" by crews at the Red Oak fire, who added he deployed to western North Carolina to help the Little River Fire Dep…