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Milford firefighters are no strangers to calls with animals. “For a lot of people, it is their families. So, for animals and what we do, it’s important for us to make sure that we accomplish our mission,” stated Battalion Chief Jason Dombrowski. Their mission Wednesday afternoon involved rescuing a small dog from the marsh at Silver Sands State Park. The dog was initially found earlier in the day by a good Samaritan who saw the animal running loose on the Post Road by the Target in Orange. “Very busy area, so it was a good thing he brought it to us,” said Gary Farrar Jr., of Milford Animal Control. Animal control is in Silver Sands, but the handover didn’t exactly go smoothly. “A couple of our officers came out to help get the dog out of the car. One of the officers, unfortunately, lost the grip of the dog,” Farrar explained. And the dog took off into the park, which spans 297 acres. “Our officers chased the dog around the park for 30 to 40 minutes, lost sight of the…..